Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-01-17
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A most sensible and moderate article
on ensilage from the Lire ,Sl9eh Journal
we give below:

A most sensible and moderate articl
on ensilage from the Lire ,Sl9ch J0uyna
we give below:
The use Of corn ensiiagc for COWS i
settling down upon Il reliable basis, anc
one which accords with sound common
sense. The wonderful results claimed fol
it by over.zealous admirers are net vcri
fled by exact experiments. The tests made
at different experiment stations durinc
the past year have shown that onsilape
preserved in silos of the most approved
construction has neither lost nor gained
to any important extent, in its value tor
feeding. Professor Henry Z. Avord.
manager of the HoughLon experiment
farm, read paper at the recent conven
tion of the New York state dairymen'.
association, in which he gave in detail the
results OF exact tests made in feeding l. t..
OF several tons each of fodder corn weigh
ed green, one lot being preserved in 3.
good silo, and another, OF equal Weigh
and quality, cut at the same time, ano
preserved by drying. TIE corn was led
to an equal number of cows in milk. nnr
as near alike in all respects as il via
possible 10 get them, and chanyed. :,
intervals. from corn pr served In s,I0 to
corn preserved by drying, and heroyersr
We have not the exact figures at hand
but the result as summcl UP ny Prof
Alvord, was, that the dry fodder cave Il
little better return in milk and butter. ana
mat the ensllaged corn lasted Il tritle the
longer; the difference being no uiratcr
IMAM might be expected to occur in feeding
Two lots OF ensiage or two lots of dIi.,
corn to two sets of COWS in The same way
Practically, there was no difference in the
food value of the corn preserved in the
two modes, but the animals fed On ensi
lage looked better than those fed on the
dry corn, in all the trials. The llr,e|
amount OF water in Their ia IONS sccmeu
10 KEEP them plumprr than tho.e using
dry feed
The best results from FEEDING ersi,,ac
were produced by feeding ii in connrctiCu
win little grain and other dry fodder.
making the ensllage abo1l hall O. M,
ration The production Of milk Was ten
greatest, and the quality the best. Il cave
10 the milk and butter al The fne illvur
ana color OF summar or Grass fed milk
Experiments made by Professor tto,g.
ii. Cook, director oil the Naa .Jerspy
experiment station, debated At o.. arnu Il
meeting OF the society for die ,rolo,I0n
OF agricultural science, ut Montreal. last
August were in strict accord with those
OF Professor Alycrd. These tests werr
made in the most careful and exact
manner, leaving no room for the imrolna
ton to warp their significance, aud are
therefore, OF immense value. They show |
That neither Common sense nor chemistry |
Is violated in the interior of the sjlo. I'M, |
that both are vndicated. They show. also |
that sllos have a real and substantial value
which entities them to Il place IN th,.
OF both dairy and stock
farms, but have not the power to worK
Our readers may notice that the conc!u-
sions arrived at arc substantially what
The FREEMAN gave a year ago, and which
it has as yet found no reason to change.
That ensiIage has real and substantial
value. but that the best results arc secured
by feeding in connection with other and
'icher foods. We give also in another
column note to the Journal on corn /
odder, as cattle food, which we believe
ound and sensible except that we believe 2
lr. Allen plants too thickly. Corn fodder Il
'om harvested corn, if secured in GOOD
we believe of nearly equal
alue to the ordinary hay. We also
'lieve that the best way of feeding it is p
cut it and wet it where cnsilage is not
led. but it should be cut at any rate, =.
ough it will nearly all be eaten if fed n
diciously, without being cut. Corn is
take much more important position a.
long Vermont crops than it has hereto. 2,N%I
70 done, both as a grain and fodder tre
Up, and as forage crop alone both rs 5 y.
silage and dry fodder. tn