Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-02-19
SINKING ENsILAGE.

We are not little amused at this
characteristic letter from our friend
Whitney. The sample OF ensilage re-
ferred 10, that smelied teaTfully,"
was the kind that Percy says the COWS
{" hunt for +" and eat the best"
The trouble with Whitney is that he
is not i" educated up to the point Of
knowing good ensiiage when he sees
it. Yes. AL who have tried it are in
favor of it," which tells the whole
story, and Whitney has the soil and
crop toats) to make the ve-y best; and
If mixed with peas. perfect ration fol
full flow of milk, without feeding
very" Literally of grain, oilmeal, OIL
anything else. We are well on the
way of feeding hundred tons Of thi.
ensiiage, and can begin to speak from
the book of experience.
PApILLA, w. T., Feb. Z, lsss.
Mr.. L. MEKKER,
Ag. Editor Posr-lSrELIIGEScgR
DEAg SrR--Your letter aud box q
ensilage came TO hand in due time.
dill hope 10 get 10 your place the LIST o.
February but could not do %. NJ y
get there soon, however.
The ensiiage hail moulded badly be
fore got it, and smeiied feAriuliy.
hope It was not q fair sample. as
would hate TO think my cows had u
eat such smelling stuff. / know that
ike the " dehorning craze" about al
who have tried 1t are in favor of it.
Just had ietter from Virginia. The
writer says be is using it and likes /,
very much. Ali Of my farm and dairy
papers have q great deal OF testimony
IN its favor. I no,ice that nearly al
use corn for ensilage, and. of course,
can see how they can make it pay t.
use that, as they can get 50 much larger
yield than Of hay OF any kind. | alsc
notice that nearly all of them feed very
literally OF grain, oiimeai, &c. &c.
and many of them warm the water 70,
their cows, aud, besides. have blooded
or grade cows to feed it to. The grain
the oilmeal, the warm water, tn warm
stable and warm ensilage, all help u
increase the yield, as does also the kind
treatment snd the dehorning. just
how much credit TO give each Of these
improvements over the old way u the
question that is hard to decide. II
each sa 'es 10 to IS per cent. OF feed
and increases the milk 10 TO . per
cent. we will have pretty large yield
and not have to feed much Of any.
thing. Better COWS, better feed. bette!
care an better treatment generally
have increased the yield Vi butter In
some herds from rs pounos average
per year to 80. 275. and so on up to
$50 pounds per COW. shall never Be
satisfied till | can get mine up 10 the
neighborhood OF 30u Jounus, but nv
lie may not be long enough 70 make
1t. IL is q SLOW process. ~ so much
depends upon the COW, and good cows
are very hard 10 buy. and ony . small
y rcehtage Of those we raise will BE-
extra. even If We keep the best bull We
can set and only save heifers from the
best COWS.
am getting rid OF poor cows - fas,
IS can better ones TO take their places
and | guess a little faster. Feed is too
high u keep any but the best. and
there is no profit even IN them at pres
snt. Now that feed i SO high, all
ought to try TO have as little Of il
was. Ell as possible.
A mawosme into nv barn The other
day and said: - Well. would not have
barn without Managers" Now,
want 10 say :" would not have q man.
ger IN either cox or horse barn
tried the no-msager plan 6rst in cos
Darn. and found the cattle wasted no
Il thsnx-ua fsfty nnf,fxiS m a rhals ryr..
ter. This fall l cut the front out oi
nav horse manger-I mean the side
| isTshesi from the morse. Nov they
cal their hay of the aoor and waste
nothing. / had one stable where
KEEP. two ponies that could not IL in
that way, as there Was no hoor 10 from
OF them. The veTe fed IN chutes
from above, opeling little below ths
| top Of their managers, 30 that they hae
/ 20 pull the hay out into the massgs,
| saa thea over into thear stall. Thes,
| two ponies waited more hay every day
shaa TIE eighty head Of horses and cal
| lie that had no mangers. When IL Il
/ on isxsl eoor ii iron. OF them the,
/ cannot get it over The boar mex, 4
them, { horses. or through The sLsnch
ioGs, i coss o. young AEtle. AM the,
do nos pollufe Il - badly ~ifh theii
B. cath that they wsl not eat IL. sup
pose sAs mzlorisy sill still De hAe Ii,
man who {" would nos have q barr
without rGanger<. bot | have trieS
both ways tos cattle aud horses. and Al
who viii Try IL. feea sure, Uiil agre'
With - = ~ WI anou: he horns