New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-25
KEEPING FODDER IN SILOS.
THE SECOND ENsILAGE CONGRESS.

FARMERS DISCUSSING THE NEW METHOD AND THE
EFFECTS OF ESsILAGE on CATTLE.
There was a gathering of over 100 farmers
on the second floor of No. 55 Beekman-st
Yesterday at the second Ensilage Congress. The
invitations sent out by j. b. Brown secretary OF the
first Congress- which was held last year, embraced
request to those who spoke or wrote
on that occasion to contribute any changed opinion or
increased experience Hence many enthusiastic be-
evers in this method OF preserving fodder for cattle
came brnful of ideas. They occupied every minute "
over four hours and the Congress adjourned till III M
to-day.
bust OF Auguste Goffart, the Frenchman whe
brought ensage before the world In An improved FORM
was unveiled by j. B. Brown who called the meeting to
order shortly after noon, aud made brief address, In
which he said
This is the advanced class in this great study and
numerous important letters TO us from Maine 10
California from those who cannot attend In person. III
was evident soon after last meeting that second
Congress must be necessary in order to correct certain
misconceptions that had grown up con-
corning the system, aud many questions not
touched at that time remained to be discussed and II
possible, answered We arc much more competent TO
do this now than theu. We met last year In
sort OF amazemeut that so many had succeeded; we
come now together curious to know If any have failed
The test Of the value OF this system
or OF any other is the comparative cost
OF labor required to produce the same results we
have learned to diminish the labor required either In
producing the crop in preparing the so or IN nlhg
it with ess haste, have increased the value OF the
system Nearly all the first sos were built by men who
could not afford to FAIL and they cost so much that they
discouraged their poorer neighbours VITO supposed they
must all be OF masonry. More than onenalf OF the
100000 farms OF the United states are LOO acres OF
less in size This Ensilage Congress Will send word to
these small farmers that they snare In the profits OF
system tnat was supposed to be reserved ior eapl
that cost only $40 and holds ten tons and Is very
good enslage too. We say 20 England aod Scotland
Don't walt for the weather harvest your fodder while
it is wet We can say to Ireland-Welli don't know
E Eas tSSS 's Mr. ' Gladstone '1 that he %as
and aSR he Promised do o We can say to
Don't abandon your farms, bur keep all yoar sunshine
In conclusion Mr.. Brown read a letter from Eugenla
Go1art, siserin-law Of Augu.te Golr presenting the
aud then removed the covering The exposure OF the
bust was greeted with applause
and he called for expressions OF experience Alfred A.
said That dariSa Inc Las. year his caves had developed
well, his cows had yielded an even now OF milk win
fine condition and his oxen bad grown IN weight and he
had had sickness. lie had ted TO all al the ensage
they would eat thrco times a day. giving the milch
quarts but the young cattle nothing but ensage When
feeding rye ensilage he had noticed, twice In two
thought probably that the ensiage had been too long
exposed TO the air aud fermentation had started From
his daily farm Journal no read resume OF the cost AID
yield Of four acres OF ensage crops The total cosi OF
SO tons Az pounds oil corn In rue ned was sloo and
the total expense from the Held to the silo was 800 81
Mr. Brown called on the Rev. DIR. Ormiston who told
OF his experience last his farm al Whby, thirty
miles from Toronto ON the shore OF Lake Ontario His
twelve acres OF land had produced average OF twelve
ton from the field 10 the clio lie mad raised second
clover aud put IN the so Oh the corn and piled
opened the irst week OF January, and all
found 10 good condition. though his wrote snelld
"rummy" Horses, cattle calves aud Pgs eat Il readily.
turning away from turnps TO take H. Or ormis ION wac
satisfied that sos could be built cheapy but tho ught
letter from Z. W. steward urged the putting of good
pasture grass into ensage for the sake OF good beef
lie said be had found that eusage OF sweet corn and
clover produced much and as good milk aud butter as
fresh grass
Mr. Moore, OF Rockland County. built sfo in the
ground and one in hIs barn with matched boards In
depth six inches all around In the second IL
sound next the boards ia the centre when frOZe lie
fed &c 10 the cattle all the same aud they seemed to
Charles T. Cromwell OF Rye, n. Y, said he had built
Last year he had sowed his corn broadcast.
II came up. and with it ragweed 80
ensilagcd all as It grew. Horse tooth. Southern
his opinion, makes the beat ensage oats were
Mr. strong, Col den Springs, sain that be had grown
tons o. corn on So a aGIss ~ eOit s o. ~
half Of the cost OF bis previous crop Ny not eu" 1nc
could made cheaper than they lie convinced
that IL was not necessary 10 make them alright All
TO feed fourteen cows ensiiage on December 81. AT
that tame they were,gyng OF forty quarts each
daily. Now they give Each cows fodder
costs two and One-half day. lie reported that
two farmers in his neghborhood had failed with ensage
last year.
j. T. Smith, Of Doyston thought that II IL had not been
for enslage ho would have been Ia the sherns hands
before this Now, however he making butter for ia
cents pound that his bousckeeper had the impudence
70 ask 81 cents for In the market
j. w. Walcott, who runs large farm rs an adjunct
OF his hotel, the Vendome, In Boston, answered a
great many questions 10 his methods aud results
The Of harvesting TO him less than A cents
ton and the total about 81. He had used Tyo
ensage for four years. had had bad Tesu,t1
but tine must he cut early. To Ills milch COWS he
gave since November 20 ensage mixed with three
day; TO his younger stock euslage only. The most
convenient slO was that could be filed IN day. la
one that been fortnight filling ho had noticed tho
strata indicating the quantity put In each day. One
costing $50 wgs good one costing S2o,OOOi the
whole secret In having sufficient continuous press
ure TO force the oxygen. lie ased $50 pounds To
the square foot but this than was necessary
showing that raised 353 tons and $50 pOunis Of
ensage twcntysiK acres at cost OF 10 20 per Ton
W. N Gilbert OF Ricnland, n. w. had raised forty four
acres NJ S505 49, but he had not charged rent
OF land or interest Mr.. Hemingway, OF Connecticut,
told q mournful story Of the death OF horse
two veterinary surgeons TO the rye cnslage
with which no had fed them. DR.. W. u. Eager, formerly
this city, OF West Point, Nebraska said nc
was still using ensilage ana liked II better than ever
He feeding $50 cows with IL. He preferred corn a.
being productive or milk than la 1881 cost
him OF cents ton 10 raise IL and put IT In the slo
Before the Congress adjourned motion offered by H.
H. BTow0, OF Winterton, Orange County, adopted.
appointing q committee OF 1--we 70 report plan FOR
permanent organization.