The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-04
Jnc, food for the Cows IN Win.
teF-Time.
Prom tho southern World

liz, pca-SlueS. sw~eet-pOtito Nult>- Ct
NH u cannot easily be preserved a
-ourd. good hav. these methods are un-
d,u tedly Of the greatest interest 10
~ouu lcrn farmers while many ma
iind them the most convenient ana el-
.eyi W method OF preserving other fod-
d,r> Ike maize. rye, etc. which VIII
Also make good hay with proper care.
CORN AND MAIZE ENsTLAGE.
Tie following letter from DR.. ID. W.
g. ;enhow. OF Greensboro. gives an ac-
eoL.lt OF a very economical plan OF
m,.uur corn ensllage. and il will inter
81 those esp, cially who keep many
mich cows:
GREENSBORO, y. C.. Jan. p, 80.
Agreeable To promise, | here hand
you "a sample OF my ensilase. | put
about thirty tons IN an old tobacco
barn. ~ putting an inside wall, with a
spa 9 between the two walls OF n
foot. which was packed full OF clay.
maAing the silo alr-tignt. | filled tins
from about five acres OF ordinary corn.
Which had been drilled in rows about
three and one-hslf feet apart and one
foot space in the rows. 1t was filled by
one team hauling the corn to silo. four
men cutting the corn down IN the held,
two men cuttin. il NJ with a o~ne-horse
lever power, and two III the sllo To place
and pack the cut corn-all OF which oc-
cupied one and one-half DAYS IN sep
TENDER. Hands coet s~eventy-ive cents
per day.
\ cunic foot of this ensilage weighs
about fifty pounds and is a good teed for
4 cew per day. with two quarts OF meal
and tive pounds OF Ion, hay
Ouc acre. AT t!te expense OF SIX dol
Iau> .m cultivation, viii produce enough
cu~ ia.r Tor a COW Tor one Year Ten
dollars viii pay tor putting up the pro-
dac, Of one aero. The acre must be
good land.
1 t oio viii cost much or little. ac-
cOriiug to the taste OF the builder: it
viii last for Years.
No food is equal to ensilage, except
the green food OF which it is made. The
packing down can be only appreciated
nN those who know the place sauer
kraut takes upon the table OF the old
Dutch farmer.
In the valley of Virginia. where the
Dt~t of graz ug l. To he found. II IS cstl-
mated ttal one cow requires five acres
tu ,upi y lcr gris>. while everything il
Il, urlsti,a. Then she viii consume
during The winter the hay which grows
.ipoIi one acre. with is much meal a.
tie owner can afford.
haze tweuty-one milch-cows when
| iirst ted them ensilage. only four OF
them refused TO make a good meal of
of It. They came to terms about II
much sooner than | did about kraut
three or four tempting bucketfuls IN
duced them To love it.
Respectfully, d. w. c. BENBow.
PEA-vINE ENsILAGE.
We quote the following instructive re-
marks from Il letter of Mr.. {. w. Gar
rett's. OF Enfield, y. c.. published with
the proceedings of the Second Ensilage
Congress. which met in New York,
January oath and 18th, 1888:
ENFIELD. n. C., Jan. &c, 1883.
| have continued the use of ensilage.
and have no reason to retract anything
before stated as To the commercial re-
suits of its use. | keep cows sufficient
to supply only my own milk and butter.
The great benefit to me from using en-
silage has been in the feed of work ami
| mails, horses and mules. These were
first fed on it in November, 1880, since
which time they have been given ensi-
lage three-fourths of the time, and this
during the season when the heaviest
work was required of them, and | have
as yet seen nothing to prevent the on
tinuance of its use. They keep in good
| condition in both warm and cold wealth
er, and | have eve discovered II
.l . - l,aoa.n -. 1Aa-,,,aa. sc a..
bowels from its use. During this time
| have kept from eight to eleven mules
and three to four horses | have raised
one colt (fed on ensilage from the iirst.)
which is remarkably large, active, and
vigorous for his age.
Now as to cost of the ensilage made.
Fifteen acres We're planted in ~pea-vines.
the ~Whipnoorwill variety.
ITEMS OF COST.
Manure for - acres, 500 pounds manure
To the acre. made ron chemicals.
cotton seed and stable manure. cost
inc $1,000 per 500 90
Preparing and planting. - per
81 W
~Cultivatlng, two ploughing. 81
each per 80 %
luitlVdlinH- one nOelnS 81 edcH
per ID 90
10 90
Labor o~fdeliyering at silo, cutting
and weighing three silss...... 50 90
1925 90
Add for interest, wear of machiu-
cry. large estimate. ......... 90 90
215 90
Deduct seed saved from vines be-
fore ensilaged.. loo 90
Net cost of en>ilage l25 tons....sl75 90
Or sl.4O per ton.
The Two large silos are built above