The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-06-28
A Few Facts About Ensilage.

"A rev ABDUL
american Agriculturist.I
From March to March 10 all six animals
were allowed 80 lbs. of eAsilage and lbs. of
cotton-seed meal a day (for every 1000 lbs.
of live weight The weights taken on the
latter date (15th) show that No. had gained
20 lbs. in the two weeks; No. 5, 80 lbs; No.
| 6, 30 lbs; No. l, 45 lbs; 40. 2, 20 lbs, and
No. 3, 80 lbs. On comparing the effect of
change of ratiOns on Nos. 4, and g. the
remarkable fact appears that in the case
of each animal, 30 lbs. of ensilage and
| 6 lbs. of meal gave in two weeks exactly
the same grain that 20 lbs. of hay and the
same quantity of meal gave in double the
number of days (2S)-No. 4 gaining in each
test 20 lbs, No. 8, 90 lbs, and No. g. 80 lbs
On March 10 our supply of ensilsge being
nearly exhausted, 1219 lbs. of hay were
substituted for % lbs. of the ensilage, and
| for a week each animal received a daily IA
ton of % lbs. of ensilage, 12% lbs. of hay,
and lbs. of cOtton-seed meal. The change
was made in order to prepare the animals
| for a ration of hay and meal. The weights,
taken on the 22d, show, when compared
with those of the two preceding weeks that
| the change had in the seven days, injurious
ly affected all the animals except No. =. This
| animal made gain of 10 lbs, but No.
gained only lbs. No. g. 10 lbs No. 4, Tbs,
and Nos. and g. each 20 lbs. From March
% to April Is each animal received daily %
lbs. of hay and lbs of cOtton-seed meal.
The weights of the animals on March %
! were as follows: No. L, 1920 lbs; No. ,,
1,262 lbs; No. 3, l $50 lbs; No. 4, 9l7 lbs. /;
No. 5, 920 lbs No. 6, S45 lbs. The same an
finals on April Is weighed respectively
] $50 lbs, 1927 lbs, l ,155 lbs 947 lbs, $40
lbs. and S35 lbs. 1t appears, therefore, that
IN the nineteen days No. lost 10 lbs. No. 2
p lbs, and No. 10 lbs, and that No. 4
gained 80 lbs, and No. 20 lbs, and No. 3
5 lbs. Compared with the rapid gains of
the preceding periods, these figures are sig
nihcant.
The results of these several experiments,
carefully conducted and long continued,
and agreeing so closely with those of last
year, are very favorable to ensilage, and
show that when mixed with heterogeneous
matter, two pounds of it are fully equal in
/ feeding value to one pound of hay. l should
perhaps state here that samples of this en-
silage, tested in our laboratory by Professor
Brown, gave IS 81 per cent. of water.
| Ensilege should not be condemned on
purely theoretical grounds, for these ex-
periments, while they do not support the
extravagant claims of those who hold that
the process is one that bids fair To revolu-
/ tionlze the agricultural world, and that its
products is an all-sufficient and perfect food,
certainly show that it is one well deserving
Of many further trials by practical farmers.
| Farm and Workshop Notes.
The Michigan peach belt and other locali-
ties in the adjoining States have suffered Sc
verely by frost.
Brewery refuse is valuable for mich COWS
only when fresh, as it affects the quality of
the milk when sour.
In Trimble County, KY, opposite Madi-
son, Ind, over 100000 peach trees were
planted this last spring.
D.. IL. r l..
growing cow peas for turning under, poor
soil can be made to yield good crops.
Orchard grass and red clover make excel
lent companions. and as they grow so we'll
together the former is being substituted for
timothy by many farmers this year.
The present high prices are convincing
proofs that farmers have not been able to
Overslock the market yet. There is plenty
of room for more farmers in this country.
Okra is as easily grown as corn and re
quires the same treatment. The young,
unripe pods make delicious soups, and il
sliced and dried can be used all the year
round.
Permanent pastures should consist Of
mixed graSsers in order to satisfy the desire:
and peculiarities of animals. A variety
does much in the matter of promoting health
and thrift.
Flax culture is taking a new start this
season. According to the late estimates
} there has been sown within a radius of ter
miles from Gilman, ILL.,, between 5000 and
10000 acres of fax.
Ponds for carp should have muddy bot
toms, and there should be no other fish in
them, not even minnows. Carp are naturally
vegetable feeders, but will not refuse worms
larvae and other animal substances.
The Gardeners Monthly says a compare
lively young lemon tree grown in a pot oil
Ptub for ornament will yearly bear from
twenty-five to fifty lemons of better quality
than those we usually buy at fruit stores.
DIR. ]. ]. Bright, of Enfield, writing to the
London Daily News, recommends, to prevent
the torments inflicted by the flies on horses
application 10 the latter before Harvesting
OF a mixture of one part crude carbolic acid
with six or more parts of olive oil. This
should be rubbed lightly all over the ami
NAL with a rag, and applied more thickly to
the interior OF the ears and those parts most