Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-11
FITTING roppER CROPS.

ElLKssBuKGH, w. T., Feb. "a, 1855.
Ma. L. MEEKER.
Az. Editor Posr-lSrKLLIGEScER
DEAR Sis-Wishing to receive some
information, l come 10 you. Have
read your paper from the st Of the
- Familiar Talks" IL this letter l.
worth an answer, please omit my
name and answer through paper.
We live her. on "r near the Column
bia River, about forty miles from FL
rnsuuig. Nome Of the range cattis
sete ted this winter aud only lea
sere 81.
wish TO ask you. can | keep feed Ia
he around. or. In other words, Cen l
'ilg pit va the gro' i'd and use II as d
.iio? You had u short ariicae some
time ago about some one that did so.
Here se are aoou' forty miles from a
- snii,l and over mountain whert
100 pounds Is good load Tor tea ~
hence lumber - very expensive. Here,
a. l.. many places IN the T"rritory, as
could dig a pit III sidehiti and have
door as To u siieniii cellar, 10 take Out
FROM with bur little expense. Our
itnd here is very dry, 50 no danger
from moisture and no expense excep
labor AID enough lumter 10 cover t.
receive the earth covering To exclude
tise air.
Then another thing here with US:
Suppose We did not wish to feed the
eusi age the first " ar, will il keep over
for the next yezr9 l rails d quite q
quantity o. corn. cut it up quite young
tonly the EARLIEST was ripel let il stand
In large shocks ii,i Jan airy, when il
was a. fine feed as | ever saw. Both
horses aud cattle commenced improv-
ing from he tirst feed. ! hauled IL NJ
and stacked il without being bound
giving IL n good piicn 10 she'd the va
ter, but ii commenced to heat from til,
iirst. and is all colored aud large por-
lion spoiled
Csu YOU tell me how 10 save corn
folder in case pit silo Will not dor
NV wife Just came in with = dead
chicken . young puiIet. On being
op ned, xe could ot lind any cause
Tor its death. Ii was covered Wit, !.
and very heavy. IL was bruised from
It's fall from the perch, about four ct
Can chickens be too fat to lay IT do
welif
Answering the above letter, it is ne
cessary to say we have had no expert
ence in pit,ing corn fodder, having
only preserved ensilage in the silo, but
we have no doubt whatever that our
correspondent, can preserve his fodder
in pit In fact, the l'itling Of fodder
crops has been practiced TOR centuries
and has been revived. a. we might a.
most say, as one of the lost arts, and
IS. In fact. the origin Of the practice OF
ensilaging. as well as the word. . con-
bination OF two French words. zen y
,inl and "silo," "a PITT and rechrist'
ene,i as " ensilage."
II the soil IS open and porous, y q
would advise plss,ering with clay; dig
The walls perpendicular; put your corn
or other crops In, by layers of tao fee,
depth, giving time TO beat up. tramp
| ing ,ly next to the walls and IN the
| corners. and cover lightly with straw
| or other liter aud but lightly with
esrth. Not stick OF lumber is need
ell except i, be for cover to shed the
rain, and thi. may be done as with pit
ting potatoes by having the center the
h ghest, To take out Tor Use. cut the
ens,lage in sections perpendicular, lie.
ing off one section q: n time. The
wall o, ensiisse will not spoil nor b
affected in any way, as We know by
personal experience,
Ensiase properly preserved will re
nsin good for years, and until used.
weesnnot Soy shsteaasesi the death
Of the chicken referred to. but do not
believe chickens are often too fat TO ~
or do well.