The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-03
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SfLD AND ES~II.AGE,

The Ifairis fersiey. always 3 con
-isseDt advocate 81 easiiage. publishes
the report 81 the Kansas state Board
Of Agriculture, or that part of il refer
ring Ia sil0s and ensilAge.
In this. the practice Of preserving
green crops Is strongly commented
as practical and profitable by those
having the largest experience and
cites Instances where corn efi-ifaee
bad returned feeding values equal 10
seven tons Of tame hay 20 the acre.
seven tons OF has per acre that i.
thr equivalent OF food at seven tons OF
hay Is large RESULT " i unsloabt-
eddy true thaagh. and can be proven
true IN other crop. beside that of corn
The two or more crops OF clover will
doubtless reach that equivalent. Fred,
writes, in giving the experience of the
present year ON the creamery farm.
In soiiing you don make but a very
little hole III n iD-acrc patch of grass
10 give the dairy all they viii eat.
aIn surprised at the amount OF
feed that grow. on an acre.
|, really believe that 10 acres
OF clover and timothy wouli give that
dairy oil 80 cows all the green feed they
would eat from May until August.
both months inclusive" Now. he il
remembered. thar ensiiaging the crop
for winter feeding is nothing more
than extending the soiling system to
the whole year instead Of combining il,
aS heretofore, where practiecd at all.
to the SIMMER season. III Ia acres viii
furnish feed for 80 COWS four months,
Il is easy for any farmer OF any ex-
perience 70 see that that Is more by
FAR than can be had OF 10 acres OF pas
tuHe. or 10 acres Of grass made into
hay.
Showing the faith that Is In us. with
our works, in the letter Just quoted
| from. he says We'll, in the face OF
your sagge stions we have decided TO
| build another silo Ito stow 40 tonsl
over there Con the creamery farm. }
| What hay We do make will be from
the first crop IN good weather, and
then have the room in the silo Tor the
second crop. which VIII come on in a
time that il would be difficult 10 save
a crop for hay"
We already hal siios to hold DO
tons. and this additional one men
tiulcd viii increase the capacity to
fully go tens Of ensilagc upon that
farm
| With selling winter "a well as sum-
nef with The cutting OF two crops a
year Instead Of one. with the increased
Weld made certain by not traasping
the ground and destroying the crops
root BY the hoof. OF the stock. we ex-
peat finally to run \ COW TO the acre
and keep them fat % that the year
round with bat light addition of grain
10 the ration. Those that have heard
the talk that ensilere viii not make
gooi milk, that such feed destroys the
| keeping qiialitic4 OF the creamS taints
the butter, and all such nonsense. iaay
not need 60 farther than the creamery
farm 10 obtain complete refutatian OF
al such foolish assertions.
Ia the light of further experience.
and ~ further lave .tigatiep us actual
demonstration by actual figures and
| results. We l0 not be tate 10 say 10
the dairymcn Of Washington, that
they can not afford to keep cut of the
procession pf advancement loneer
Than The mere time 10 build d silo.
without mourning. Il not an actual
loss. at least resulting in lesser
profit.