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ing "Oak Leaf Forage" told of how
in some parts of the West where there
is little pasturage, and what little of
a poor quality the farmers use all
kinds of oak foliage as a feed, even
poison oak being given to sheep
and goats, but cattle will not eat the
poison variety, finding the resin objectionable.
In value this oak foliage is
considered next to alfalfa. The conditions
in the West may make a difference
but it was considered too doubtful
an experiement to try such feed here
Charles F. Brooke cited an instance of a
fine young healthy lamb being killed
by poison oak, and Dr. Kirk told of
disastrous results in a flock of 1500
Angora sheep where treatment and
feed on that order was tried. Mrs.
Moose also gave some points about protecting
young plants from sun as
late frosts. Paper cones with metal
pegs to go into the ground and hold
them firm give ample protection and
fitting one over another can be packed
away in a small space.
The second reader Mrs. Massey, had