Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 10 · column 5 of 6 · from the scan, no model involved
noted. And the cost of wintering livestock is a major factor.
IN VIRGINIA, winter feeding lasts for 120 to 150 days; if that period can be shortened to 60 to 90 days, the savings would be enormous.
Standing fescue (Kentucky 31) <*is one possibility,” suggested Master. With a bow to Northern Virginia, he conceded that some farmers have maintained that fescue wasn't as good as orchard grass, but he said VPI scientists now know “the sugar content of fescue drops when the weather turns warm, and goes up when it turns cold.”
Mast saw standing fescue as a method whereby the farmer “substitutes land for labor and machinery” in meeting his feed requirements.
"Supplemental feeding and careful management are
See Page 11
93.8%