Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-22

eo.sul - en1u11ny asslr1nanss|
40 ye41Ao1, - - - - 49,
~. h q1nnei1fDs - - esnsumsd
vasisd ifn1s nnssue linf1n. ~ -
evsrnes lar - deys, 6aRing yAtcA -
exp03mant cou11nmn4, ~ ~ H. -
by pr day - % 60 - - nj
~. q ua4sRs toonf q 81 IL. NJ
on1R 1T eoos1mod - ossEaGs q 81
ia pR day q s1s1lnge sd dEznk 4aIl
H. q wneaR, . toenl q ST. ~. Thoee
rscsis1ng hay Cninsd 80 liz dnFingl
u sxpenDens, - f-96 H.. eacA pr
day; While those rscuiviug enziIaGe
e.ined 90 ths.. or Les III. RI day.
1heee results ass sineularly unifoRn
Indeed, Il Is Fuwarkah1e undsx any
syse<za 81 gssd:ng that thsss sho1id
roe b greater dinerence thAn ten
p unts fr00 sccideasal causes, IN The
relative eaias of tvo lots q ssseks.
afieS thf1e month"; course al feeding.
Ihe Differences, slight q il i, b n
fsvoe oe enai1ngs. This dx0Hence,
however, becomes more marked vhen
the report comes 70 dsa; With The qun-
ton ct hoe much green grass vas Rep
resented b. the hay and By The enGL
age, respectively.
Il appears INT 100 psrss Of the gas
produced g. Is lbs a good silags, and
A-56 pa Is Of inferior and moulty sll-
age, 10 parts 0g water, etc., being loss
By evaporation. An equal quantity of
s IS mads 1.H parts q sod hay,
2-6l parts inferior hay and wasta. s. 50
parts heing wstes and wnBte. The en-
salaes fed n the expeSinent accord
ingiy fepressnted the product Of 3 @6
lbs II gresn gran, vhile the hsy con
sumsd 10 prod1cs the sans feeding 70
suits appreciated 3i.4i2 In. Of grass.
In this particular case there Vas The
product II 2i0 = re- u gfsss con-
sumed - ensilage and the product al
2.su acres Of grass consumed - hay.
This b quito . di6srence in favor Al
epsilaee. and. II The experiment. were
continued . year, would Indicate . diff
ference Of something over 1.6 acres IN
the amount Of land required for the
SUPPORT Of Dix bullock
The question o. to the relative cost
oe making hay or ensilage il not
touched upon, and, indeed, does not
seem necesssry in this connection,
since the farmer. If he 4 going to
adopt ensilage, can make it 70 better
advantage and at LEES cost from other
materials u an grass, and which can
not be - conveniently and thoroughly
utilized Is dry fodder. DR.. yoslckers
report Is one Il the most valuable con
tribu;i0ns 70 the literature Of this in
eresting subject, and seems 70 clear
away the strongest objection which
mas aereso!ore been made 70 the use Of
essiiage.- breeders Gasette.
rouLr.r ITEMS;
We are indebted TO NJ. n. l.. Curry
for The following useful Information,
IN reply TO questions asked him from
day 70 day. the answers given being
the results OF his experience and OBJ
servation. viS-:
What size OF yard 70 required Tor
each 100 fowlsf"
Ans.-lf fowls are 70 have room 70
pick up their own vegetable and ami
NAL food, IS to 100 is the usual allow
ance 70 one acre; II o be supplied
with the required food, one hall the
above room Is sufficient, but must be
kept clean.
Which is the best breed TO select -
the one for laying and thu other for
settingf"
Ans.-Wyandottes, Leghorns, Plym-
outh Rocks and Games-Light Bfah-
mas, Butts, Langshans and Part idge
Cochins.
III hens are kept In good, warm,
honses, judiciousiy fed
and cared for, how many eggs viii
each hen be expected 70 average per
Ans.-From I'D to l30 il pure bred, l
such 40 i.eghorns, Wysndottes and
Plymouth Rocks.
For each 100 hens how many cocks |
are necessary"
Ans.-Eight to ten, but they must be
strong, vigorous and healthy.
How many broods shout Q hen
hatch per annum7"
Ans.-They should only be allowed
10 rear one brood, to insure health and
vigor.
What hight OF fence 10 re luired for
fowls kept in confnsmentf"
Ans.-for any OF the Asiatics. feet |
vii answer; for LeghoTn,. Games,
Rocks, &C., from Is to IS |
feet Is required.
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SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY IN cALIYoRs1A.
A late number Of the {" Sugar Beet,
published in Philadelphia, contains .
letter fr. IN Claus 6preckels. president |
of the Western Beet Sugar Company,
in which Mr.. Spreckels says that all /
have been completed for |
the erection Of . beet sugar factory at /
Santa Cruz county, Cali /
fornia. and that il will be in operation
in September next. The machinery |
aud seed are on the way from Germany |
farmers fol the raising OF beets. Mr..
spreckels will not stop with the erec-
ton I one factory, but expects to have
At least ten in operation before the close
Of next year. The price 70 be paid the