The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-11-28

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though IN sgfns Eases the rnanlls bass
evidently teen n0fu ~Hatisfaaiafy lhah In
others, the advantages N The dIheragt
operations, n and MI. have claimed
fpr their systems seem ~ show Thai \
noufishlsR and useful fovd for Anlmals
can Do preserved, Independently a any
drying process, With vide lines Of Al.
verRenee In the details ~ the methods
adopted.
u has been conclusiyely shown that,
ny different degrees u weighing and ii
expulsion and exclusion NJ atmospheric
ar from The material stacked or enslled,
diHofelt degrees NJ heat and Of conse.
1tient chemical change are produced.
The degree 10 which such chemical
changes Increase or diminish the feed.
ing value In comparison 10 the green
crop, u, In the present state 0f knowl.
edge. In great measure n matter Of opin.
Ion, and careful feeding experiments
conducted with n view 10 test The exact
effect of these changes will be highly
important 10 n solution Of this question.
Sllage which has been covered In i'm.
mediately after cutting, and not again
uncovered, has been shown 10 retain It's
color and freshness, although develop
ing small quantities Of certain acids In.
dielatiye OF a process Of fermentation
without any considerable accession Of
heat Other silage which has been put
IN ut Intervals, and from which the air
has not been Immediately or entirely
excluded. has undoubtedly developed
heat, aud In this case the
c0l0ring matter Of the leaves has been
less well preserved. Yet, In both cases.
q useful feeding material has been rem
dered available which, In unfayorable
weather. would have been practically
lost II any attempt had been made to
II into hay.
Bearing In mind the Importance OF
economy, the Commissioner, have in.
CURED into the efficiency Of various
OF stacking uncbaffed green
fodder crops without drying, by which
u has been commended that with n proper
system OF pressure the necessity for a
can be done away with. The Com.
l%nlssioners are not at present prepared
70 express any opinion upon the econo.
OF any such system, or TO compar
is advantages with those which ara
claimed by the advocates of chafred and
'lose.stored silage; but II seems to be-
established that a temperature sufficient
y high to involve danger Of fire can be
controlled by n proper and efficient sys.
'em OF applying weight to the stack of ,
green fodder. The different systems OF I,
weight have greatly occupied |,
he attention OF the Commissioners, but !
the quality Of the silage does not ap. t
'ear TO be materially affected by the Q
IL becomes simply one of :
economy. and may safely, for the pres /
mt. be left to each operator to decide G
or himself according TO the special v
circumstances affecting tho particular
ocality In which his farm Is situated. {
some OF the best samples of chaled II
have been produced with pressure =
rot exceeding seventy pounds per super. d
icial foot. but tho degree to which 4
Weighing Ii necessary or desirable re-. Q
mains TO be decided upon the greatest Il
mount Of evidence that may become 81
to us. Good results are claimed 3
o have been obtained by means Of d
weights varying from seven pounds to q
hundred pounds per superficial y
on the top Of the silage. a
The experience Of dairy farmers does {
lot appear to justify the assertion which
las been more or less circulated that
larry produce Is, In any way, iniuriously
Elected by silage as food; on the con.
rary, much valuable evidence has been p
to show that feeding COWS with it
silage distinctly improves the is
ield OF milk and cream and the quality Il
I butter. Where complaints have !.
risen OF milk becoming tainted the :
ause has been, In our opinion, to lis v
avlng been In proximity with strong :,
melting silage, or with persons who y
ave handled II, rather than to the use v
I such material as food. The Commits y
Ioners have already heard sufficient y.
violence to justify them In encouraging 81
development Of the system Of stor. :.
X undried green fodder crops as a val. ;,
able auxiliary to farm practice. In ! !
edition to other advantages, losses oc- y,
nrring through weather u~nfayorable !,
Or haymaking may be avoided, and l,
crops not hitherto grown In this "
ountry o. account Of the impossibility
! ripening their seed (such as certain
arieties OF maze) may probably be sue .,
cultivated In certain districts. ~
the increase OF our present means OF ~ =
'eding various kinds Of live stock ON y
rable or partly arabic farms ~