Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-07-07
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The Ncw Enyidad /ipmc|o9I has fine
following account of II farm ON which ru-
silage is carried on upon s'al, u' tM-
usual magnitude: Two OF fine liz silu.
Mt Brightsidc, Mr. W. II. Willu.uua
Holyokc farm; were filed last week v.ti
the rye grown on n l5-acrG meadow lut
The sios are Of 30 tons capacity each Ii
took Just Il day to fill one sIlu, iuclu3W"
much time lost i'll arranging machinery.
etc. The rye WAS cut with Walter \.
Wood reaper, the only one iii Use Guy
where i'll this vicinity. The machine
reapcd the rye rs fast us six teams and ] :
men could load and carry it to the h,iu.
where two large onsilagc- cuttcrs- cut it
into bits tlrce-cighths of an Uti, in longth.
and threw it into the ~sflos. There was
not quite enough ryc ON the II ucios to
fill both silos, anl-Somr green clover va.
used to complies the filling Of the second
one.
very Ingenious and convenient but
expensive, method of WEIGHING or pl, $50
ing The ensilagc is employed here, \
strong plank cover, exactly fitting tlr
silo, is put on when i IS filled, and The
cover is weighted dSl witt Facl,, .u
the usual manner. in addition TO this
the cover is pressed down by great
screws, two to each cover. At the cuI
pressing against the cover, the screw. lit
into an iron shoulder, through which TIE
end of the screws, smaller than the maiH
part and without Il thread. can play up
or down distance of eight inches. Whoa
the cover is screwed down tightly and the
rocks are put on, the latter OF course OK
ert steady pressure, and the oi9M
inches play on the screws allows the
pressure to force the cover dow. that dis
tance The screws are then tightoucd mp
again, and when the rocks have pressed
the cover down another eight inches, the
operation is repeated. Al immense tim
Der passes over the Whole length ui ihu
silos, about six feet above them. which is
bolted down by great iron rods lirliy
fastened in the foundation oi tie wall. -
the silos, and running mp through tlW
masonry the whole height of thc walls.
1t is through this timber, thus securely
fastened that the screws run, and $50 syt
leverage for the immense pow yr they
exert.
The field Just cleared Of rye has been
ploughed this week, heavily mamrrd and
planted to fodder corn. The corn Will he
cut and ensilaged in September in season
to SOW fall rye. 1T was quite Western
sight on Tuesday of this week To- see five
teams plowing this long 15-acre field, hut
what most attracted our attention WJg the
operation of Wizard sulky pillow. With
two horses weighing about 11OOs pounds
each, and man riding, il turned fur
row II inches wide and S inches deep.
with but little if any extra excrtium uu llc
part of the team, although tine sod WA.
very heavy III puces. Compared wi.a
trudging behind an ordinary pillow. Il wac
II positive pleasure to operate il. ",
plowcd around the field several time
with the Wizard sulky, and were mucl
pleased with its simplicity and thr cN.
cellencc of its work, to say NOTHING uf III,
relief it afforded the plowmm. Wcs.,
no reason why the sull,y pillow SHOULD moi
come into MS general use MS the moving
machine, although it will no douht u,
considered ior some llme gnod dvai ui t
doino n nroisewnrthv wnrk in introimciny
new and improved firm mnrhinnrv to a.,
nothing Of lis otLor oncrotinms
The JERSEYS are another nttractin, ot
BRIG Inside The attention nf tLr vi.,fn,
is esneciallv called to thc Ultlo L.iroI
Anec1ote recently nrrchoscJ in Nnv
York for Tho ostonish;rn sn,n nf l1o15
"iust nbont sIOO0 more thon sho ia wIr,b
the little rnnt" os One inonnr,riotiy,
granger remarked = = TLr silns
oltogetL.r AZ 100 tons' co,ooc;t, orn tl,,
most extensive in the wnrIJ - n tL,
object of tle owner tn sn,,no,, ,nc Lnn
dred head Of horned dottla IA fn n
horses 1000 sheen md i0o Loos MI -,
the farm of 100 orres EnormoTs ~. th,