The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-02-14
9ndersatt gHte1ligfHter.
GREEN FOOD FOR CATTLE.
Few Phases OF EnsHage Discussed In tho
Annual Congress-.
Ne,o York Sun.

Seventy.fve farmers interested in pre-
, serving summer growths green and Juicy
in winter met yesterday, in the third
annual Ensilage Congress, at 55 Beakman
street. Ensilage has been tested in this
country for FIVE years. The object Of the
annual meeting is to compare experience
and results. As an art, ensilage is yet in
it's infancy. It was practiced first in
France, in 1873, on large scale, and
was adopted in America in 1878. The
syatem has enemies who insist that the
{ preserved grass or corn spoils tho milk,
and that, being in the first stage Of fer
meptation, it must eventually undermine
the health of the cattle.
Edward Gridley, of Wassaic, N. T.,
gave an account of the difficulty the
Wassaic farmers had with New York
condensed milk company which lad it's
factory near Wassaic. Milk was furnish
ed TO this factory by farmers from great
distance around it. In 1880 three far
mere experimental with silos. = Milk
: increased in quantity, and milk inspectors
at the factory tried in vain to detect
something wrong in it. They pronounc-
ed the milk good. In 1881 eight addi.
tional silos we're made, and in 1881 and
1882 agreat deal Of milk was furnished
to the factory from cattle fed on eaiilage,
and no. fault was found. In 1881 four
moresailos we're built. There we're then
more ailogin Wassaic than in any other
part tof country in o territory oissim.
liar extent In February, 1885, tatl milk
wasEefunsd at the factory. The farmers
swer6st6Id thst some milk which came
from COWS fed on ensilage had been
condensed BY itself, and it was ,Eound
that: :thesmilk would not remain fit for
consumption as long atime as other milk.
twas asserted, toe that New Yorl: con-
sumers complained that they could taste
something bad in the milk. The loresi.
der of the milk company offered to fur
/. r,ish the usual food for COWS if farmers
would not!fll their silos last summer, and
{ refused to make contracts with them
] from October ], 1885, to March 81, 1884,
if the farmers filled their silos.
Corn had bean planted when this prop
osition came from the condensed milk
company, and farmers permitted the
question to remain open until the time
came for them to decide whether to fiji
the silos. When that time arrived seven
5silos were filed and eight were allowed
to remain empty. They are empty
yet. The speaker was one who refused
to weld to the condensed milk company.
He had bought thirty steers and was
fattening them for market. DR.. Tanner,
Mr. Chafee; and others had done the
same. Mr.. Gridley thought it question
which was the way to make most money,
but he thought it was by selling milk.
However, he was not 80 certain OF that
when he found two year old oxen gain
Z two and one-third pounds day or en-
silage. g; 8
Dr. Tannerof the same town said he
/ had 100 COWS, and after the trouble with
the factory he sold 100 of them and took
the milk Of fifty to New York city. The
customers who used the milk diel not
complain of it.. If they did he had hay
enough for the cows. s -. St7..z.l'
B. Rogers Of Binghamton, said he fur
nished the milk. of ensilage fed cows to
many people in Binghamton. They
complained Of the milk just after the
silos were opened in : winter. Out Of
s.s rs.aIy,;on % 9 srS rs. , nasaad ask;no. tba
-, na,.rS,ent = - ~ a nr;cnItnre @ atl Wash;no.
tonEtn. , ,s msLs an ana lvs;s: of ensiiaee milk
and and ~nf1 *HatT nrodnced bve ethe ordinary
feeding ana to: publish the result and
also Requesting the State Experimental
sStation1of Nav York to make a similar
: com mnarat;ve apalysis.
EidarGF.yanss If the lebanon Shakers
Slled. sth.aas s;;Ios Last Sumner and had
:soa % ont .I tmo - st.y tbano , Tho;r hntter waa
ieu ,aa 0as wv W ~. ~ e Tsda, Eaans % tho,nht
aS sco! ~ ose.. ue. as ,+;aio snt
has y - s;s aa raason phn p ens;Ieaa I =
Saa .nas . .asssot - fnoa ~ % Ta saw M ;nin1;ons
eject Ss + IN the cattle
l p,nf IN Miles f;1 If sfIa "a mberst Apricnltu.
raj ji Gojleoa .1 read naner on tia prevention
Of acility in ansilape. He said that fer
mentations e the result Of 8 process of
1;tal 'S,- act;v;tv = IN NV wh;ch microsconic germs
srs ,. rnn-;,b ~ TSssa germs are called
hs snd tbsn uTS9 nrodHcs S the @ ac;ci;tv
re syss ~ bsntsr;a @ .a co31J % hs t;iled Ill ] theya
anniS - TI1 heano4 rs o4ac;d;tv @ The ~ wav n lii
tSs1. u II IL . .baH~ht wos ~ f,I Tho u;Ios
iaisnrelY y anS Hot mt @ @ On tn tbe WI wepbts
,v,t nnt;l * : tsnnaratnra . ia h;oh snonah to
nraasnt nS S ;ts sait;na haio,r tba no;nt neces.
rs sarn - lii I i tha Is cter;a ] Tb;s tamnera.
e.s sn.s ~ T. A Nhsd I fnnnSs uas from, 1i5tp 100
S.s A M : .aa,,it "sss IL hal;anad wnnld
ueglees. ine lssuis, n1 oei'o'eu' "oa'1
Do 99ilos@iy sMeeS ar ens,lage; s,i IT,
e Jonn .Myel, o1 MI S:5e l1eoo9se a. nase-
Meysry sa;a Htae ha ed sacb of Gas S;s
the morning and twenty pounds at night,
With each meal was given also quart
Of ground oats and Indian meal. The
cattle were never turned out to pasture,