It hardly ever pays to pasture meadows

It hardly ever pays to pasture meadows

It hardly ever pays to pasture meadows, except slightly, the first season, and then only when the soil is dry. It is also poor policy to pasture any kind of grass land early in the spring when the soil is wet, because the tramping of animals crushes and destroys the crowns of the plants. After the first year the sward becomes thicker and tougher, and the grass is not at all injured if it is grazed wisely.

Fig. 228. Alfalfa the Wonderful
The first crop of the season is being cut and stored for winter

Source: Agriculture for Beginners