The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-11-13

BnnIage, whisa Is causing a deal o

EnsiIage, whis1 rs causing deal OF
writing In the agricultural press, haV-
ing been known in this country but .
few years, Is by no means new in Eu-
rope. Some interesting facts are learned
this matter from recent es-
say on the subject by Prof. DR.. Keuhn,
Director of the agricultural college at
Halle
In view of the fact that so much has
been said and written on ensilsge there
is necessity o. bringing together sci
entihc experiments aud practical expe
rience, wighing all the advantages and
disadvantages, and then settle the ques-
tion what conditions make ensilage
necessary and profitable. Ensilaga has
been in use in Sweden aud the Baltic
provinces of Europe more than a hun
dred years. The reason is because the
climate Of these countries is rainy and
damp a. the time of cutting grass and
clover, a serious obstacle To drying it as
it should be. and so silos were resorted
to to prevent it's total ruin. In Germa-
ny ensilage was known more than half
a century ago, but never came into gen.
! eral use, because whenever It is possible
to dry grass or clover, OF anV other green
fodder IN the sun OF air it is always pre-
fprred to any conserved fodder. Fol
which reason ensila0e has only beer
adopted for the saving OF such green
] nf nfh ha oox or
frNm ruin or fed ont at the time Of har
vest. To properly preserve ensilage
professor SAYS. the atmospheric al
should he excluded, as then the fodde
will he Wholesome, durable and nourish
ing. otherwise the mass will lose par
of i's nourishmpnt and will 6e trans
formed into a sour. decaving, mould,
condition. Experiments have show
hat bv feeding eDsilaqn to cattle tn
quantity of milk is INCREASED. hut npIfh
pr the milk OF butter have as h7e
taste as when feeding upon grass OF hav
neither will the butter keep sweet an
fine for long space Of time, for whic
reason it IS advised to sell milk so pic
duced, and not use it at butter factC
ries.
TIE German agI icultu-al experimer
stations all concede that by ens;lage th
. minimum loss is about fifteen per cen
Of its weight and sometimes more.
is declared to be a loss of DutritiOJ
matters occasioned by oxid:zation AT
fermentation. This, too, occurred VI
der the most favorable circumstance
and with the silo almost hermetical
SEALED.
Prof. Kouhn differs with Prof. MeilO
f Mears. who recommends not IN cor
nart az nncn believing that the sndd'
heatirp will kill the germs nf Ferment
'ion. Prof KonHn and others mainta
that thn loose condition encourages n,
1izatinn and fermentation end 2 cnrI
spending loss. The whole ques'ion
= nrsilage therefore depends upon a cor
y 'inafinn Of conditions Whore q ma
IF green fodder is IikeIv to arrumuIa
~ and cannot he properly cured. Il is NJ
ter 70 ensilqpa it Than To have il ruin
> for the want Of proper attention. Il
! recommended that Si1ns ha small and
2 creased in Numbers rather than in 81
for the reason that when in large 81
f.rnenfation ncrnrs. "a II must m
y greater OF lpss axtent If is much M
~ violent than in small ones. T. is claim
II that OF siIacp will keen for three vea
y hut the loss is considerable. and
= host wav to nse enei'+oa IS six mon
after it is prepared. - Germnntoocn Z