Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-01-18

cows. Is fully satisfied that this practice
must prevail.
O. NJ. Tinkhan gave large amount of
evidence in favor of ensilage.
A gentleman present thinks he can do
better with the money that would be ex,
pended in the cost of raising AMI putting
corn into the silo in the purchase of hay
or other fodder or grain.
The address of Mr.. Goodell was plain
and practical was listened to with n great
deal OF attention and elected lively and
long continued discussion, lasting until a
late hour.
Adjourned until evening.
There WAS present large audience for
the first session.
TUESDAY EVENING.
The first exercise of the evening was an
address by Prof. j. H. S,nborn, superin-
tendent of the New Hampshire college
farm, on " Animal Nutrition" He advo-
Gated the idea that larger animals will
cost less TO grow and fatten than smaller
ones. rs the last require more food to
keep up the animal heat than will the first
He then alluded to the importance OF
selecting those kinds of food that will moi
only produce good growth Of the animal
hat rich quality of manure-a matter
that should receive special attention from
the armer. He said that young, growing
animals require different kind of food
from mature one From the composition
of the calf a food like cotton seed meal
containing muscle. making material, is
best; while for the OK corn meal. a fat
forming food, will be what is more di, eotly
wanted. He advocated strongly the neces-
sity Of so combining different kinds ol
food-those that are dissimilar in compo
! sition-so as to make them much more
easily assimilated and valuable. The
professor bases his statements on long
continued and accurate experiments
nothing being done by guess, so that his
reasons are valid and the deductions
worthy of consideration.
In illustration he said that he is feeding
lot of steers on oat straw and cotton
seed meal, each containing elements dis
similar or wanting in the other. This
mixture is as good as English hay. anc
utilizes the straw that would alone he s
poor and imperfect feed. and is afforded al
less cost. Five years experience has
demonstrated the truth of these assertions
he endeavored to impress these facts upor
the minds of the farmers. so as to induce
them TO make much more profitable ust
of their coarse fodder. Finds that ration
each of clover hay. corn fodder and oat
straw to be about right and to produce
good results. Thinks that the time fol
raising hay at q profit has passed by. ant
IN ci
profit In raising much more corn and othel
grains, using cotton seed meal when re
quired. Or course improved methods o
tlllnge will be required. Is not much il
favor of ensllage, believing it will even
tually turn out some as has the muct
question and the steamipg of food. which
have mostly had their day and gone by
He undertook to prove from the figures
given by advocates OF the system that il
will be expensive and will not pay as wei
as drying the fodder in the usual way Ht
was greatly averse to the handling of 81
much water. Finds only one man il
twenty that has raised twenty-five tons pei
acre, and that the yields have been greatly
over estimated. Says that an acre o
matured corn will contain more nutritivt
matter than one of ensilage. Two bushe
of corn and its stover will be worth a
much as a ton of ensilage, and will no
cost more to produce. Says there is iittl'
definite in this new sysfem-too much il
nothing more than guess work, and henc,
not reliable. He claims that there Is los
of the fodder from the process of ensiag
ing. as is found from analysis. Does no
believe that three pounds OF ensilage viii
equal one of good hay, or that the process
Can add anything to its value,
Being asked how much an acre of corr
fodder would weigh replied, from tbre
to four tons. Green fodder contain
eighty six per cent of water. and dre
corn fodder some fifteen per cent.
Prof Sanborn and Mr.. Goodell discusse
the subject of ensilsge, pro and con, for
considerable time.
Secretary Adams inquired If corn mea
was the best to feed with ensilagep
1t was replied that it was not, cotto
seed meal being better.
Further remarks were made by o. M
Tinkham. Mr. Goodell and Mr.. Sherman
DIR. Cutting. while he is not particular
for or against slos, is in favor of combin
ing foods, as has been intimated in th
address of Mr.. Sanborn. He would fee
the corn fodder with cotton seed meal an
sell the hay if desirable or in excess of tn
wants of the stock. One advantag
resulting from the use of ensilage is likel
TO be in this combination of foods.
afraid that fungi may creep into the sill
and produce disastrous results from th
nature of the material.
A spirited argument was held betwee
the secretary and Mr.. Sherman of Pom
fret, the latter believing that better resul
can be obtained more cheaply from th
feeling of hay and some kind OF graf
than from oat straw or corn fodder an
cotton seed meal, as claimed by the secrt
tary of the board. The discussion wa
sharp and to the point, and the audienc
was greatly pleased with 1t and expresse
much satisfaction.
The secretary was kept in the ha
, answering questions for full hour aftt
adjournment, and great interest was maj
ifest. 1t is meetings like this that benei
, all. Discussion that brings out though
and thought that is productive of resul
, is what farmers need. Advancement
, imperative and energy is required to brin
it about.
The attendance was good.
. DR.. Cutting is decidedly opposed
. aislng roots, especially turnips, from h
own experience, believing them to hardl
! pay for the labor of gathering and fec
, ing.
! A farmer present raises about one tho,
; sand bushels of mangolds yearly, sr
finds them profitable to feed.
, DR.. Cutting, in reply to an inquiry, sa
l that he would cut oats when the straw
about half green.
/ Tuesday afternoon, when the subject
ensilage was being discussed and stat
ments made in relation to the cost of
. when in the silo, Mr.. Ballard of Il
= Junction House said he thought it mig
be done with improved implements Q
, large areas at less than 81 90 per ton. /
agreed to make statement and prese
, it at the evening session. He did so, M
1t is here given in full as a matter Of inte
I, est to farmers at this time.
The statement is as follows:
, Flowing 80 scres man and team fifteen days. $50
harrowing three
Planting two ..............................,. 4
nhrIoNlnR tnree D
EuitlVatink thTee
DuBhelS seed 10