Perhaps it will be most helpful in discussing the forages adapted to Florida to proceed from the viewpoint of the man starting a cattle ranch.
In this matter of Southern forages I have long advocated much more generous support on the part of the State and Federal agricultural agencies, because I have great faith in the future possibilities.
Furthermore, countless live stock farms exist where the practical utilization of these forages has been worked out in detail.
What the future may hold in store for us in the way of new forages does not assist at the present time, but it is worth considering.
From a practical standpoint we cannot use in the South the forages of the North and West, with the important exception of corn.
This fact needs emphasis, because the newcomer in Florida is often carried away with the idea that these forages may be made to succeed.
In the beginning of this active live stock development it is unfortunate that there is not a larger body of exact data concerning both the culture and feeding value of the more important forages available.
In very large measure these forages are quite different from those used in the portions of the United States where animal husbandry is most developed.
The Sharp-tailed Sparrow, which has two complete molts annually, generally forages in dense, abrasive vegetation.
The Seaside Sparrow, which has but one molt each year, forages in relatively open areas.
In our latitude, after the first flight of snow has covered the ground, the winter-birds, pressed by hunger, are compelled to make extensive forages in quest of food.
They live principally upon seeds, and hence their forages are made chiefly in the tilled lands, where the weeds afford them an abundance of food.
The case which she imagines to be unique and morbid, peculiar to civilized mankind, is precisely the case of the hen bird who sits upon her eggs, incubating the future, whilst the male goes and forages for her.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "forages" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
