The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-02-02
Aarifnltnral.


Last SUMNER tscofFe 1. Ioseii. We
oensiul and very intelligen, farmer IN
Cheat, Columbia couniy, built spacious
silo ga his farm and hcssa al experiment
rita ensilAss, ,he results 81 Which arr sit'
gu belov We copy iroa tie Chatham
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Mr. Powells ailo consists Of three sec
tons. each Independent II the Others 10
one u these was placed last September
loo tous Of German OF goldea millet Thus
Vas put ia eholc Aquanti,y Of eoru was
run through tho ensilage cn,,er and layers
Of 1t we're placed upon the millet at inter.
walls, tho number Of layers being four.
This srciiou 81 the sliu Was opened about
Dee. 10. The ensilage was 10 excellent
condition, only very small portion OF the
sides near the top having beea affected by
the arr. The smell Was wholesome and
there was an absence OF aoidity or sour
ness. The corn stalks fully retained their
Juices aud there Was ouly slight change
IA the color OF the ensilage from green to
brown.
The next section was filled Immediately
after the eusilage was put away, This com
partmeui was deyotea 10 the preservation
Of about 1870 tons OF Blouut's prolific and
Chester county mammoth corn. all OF
which OF conrs. was run through the en-
silage cutter Feeding from this section
commenced ou November % When tue
compartment was opened the ehsiiage was
found 10 have been somea hat affected by
The air TO the depth OF two inches across
the top At the ends, from the top about
IL inches downward, the fodder was also
very slightly affected. The enuilaged corn
had changed but little from its original
green color The juices were preserved.
The mass had undergone some slight fer
menteton and the fodder carried slight
trace of acidity when tasted, though not
more than was good for the stock. Mr..
Powell told the reporter he thought the
FODDER was much sweeter than some he
had found while looking over other silos,
aud it was certainly much lighter in color
In making his first experiment at pre-
serving clover which is located in the
south section OF the silo, combination OF
circumstances drove Mr. Powell to II radi.
cal departure from his original plan. The
clover was cut rather late for this purpose
owing to the delay in the completion OF
the silo. Mr.. Powell attempted to cure
il, but the weather was unfavorable, and
the rs tons OF big Peavine clover was tum
bled into the silo just as it came from the
meadow 1t was long and bulky, and IN
a portion Of il the blossoms were red and
the stalks green. Instead of utilizing the
arrangement Of screw pressure, which Mr..
Powell adopted in regard to the millet aud
corn, he put on top Of the clover about
1000 sheaves Of rye. During the ten days
following there was perceptible escape
OF steam from the mass, and Mr.. Powell
feared he would lose both clover and rye.
The grain was removed. II was found
that the clover had not been damaged.
The straw and heads of the rye were slight
" discolored. but the grain was uninlured.
The clover was. well preserved. Itsmslled
as sweet Ms new bay and was greatly rel
ished by the stock Mr.. Powell was OF
course highly gratified at the result, but
be will hardly think Of undertaking to
preserve clover on the same plan again.
Mr.. Powell is wintering about 1926 sheep
together with about 30 head Of cattle, hor-
SEES and hogs The stock came up in thin
condition and have thus far shown great
In fact every animal on the
farm appears TO thrive on it; and even the
poultry enjoy eating it.
The daily ration OF COW or steer is
from SO to GO pounds, divided into two
feeds, with light feed OF hay. The fat
tennng and milking stock get about the
same quantity with grain ration such as
they wonld receive il fed on hay. The
horses each get from 10 to 20 pounds OF
ensilage per day, with q ration OF hay; the
horses in use being also slightly grained.
The sheep are each given from to
pounds OF ensilage per day, with light
feed Of hay about noon.