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Ladino Acreage Expected
To Increase This Year
Acreage of ladino clover and orchard grass this year in Virginia is expected to jump to about 750,000 acres—an increase of 75,000 acres over last year, say Extension agronomists at VPI.
The value of the increased acreage, they say, is seen in the answer to this question—-“What will a ladino clover and orchard grass pasture do for you?”
In swine production, good pasture will reduce the grain requirements by 10 per cent, and the protein supplement requirements by 50 per cent.
In raising pullets, the feed cost can be reduced by 10 per cent.
On hundred pounds of digestible nutrients from good permanent pasture will cost about 50 to 60 cents: from a mixed dairy ration, it will cost about $5.00.
A good system of pastures that will provide at least 240 days of continuous grazing will reduce the feed cost of producing milk by 20 to 25 per cent.
As for beef cattle—you’ll be in trouble if you even try to produce them without good pasture.
The agronomists point out that with an expected 10 to 15 per cent drop in farm income this year, farmers will have to use cheap, high-quality seed or their livestock if profits are expected. The answer? Good pasture. »
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