Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-04
UNCUT ENsILAcE.
dow 1t Is Handled on nm ExtensIvc Nav
York Farm.


"anaied on nm Extensive New
York Farm.
MY silo was filled with uncut corn
august n, just before the hard frost.
oome OF it was small, some large.
stalks laid one way as far as possible
and kept even. As soon as filled IL
was covered with inch hemlock boards
Two thicknesses, and about ten tons OF
stone laid on top. 1t was opened in
December last and found to be in ex-
cellent condition. The first three feet
on top where the smallest and green
est corn was put was quite acid, but
from there to the bottom OF the silo.
the ensilage was in the very
best condition, which shows con-
clusively that the more mature the
corn the sweeter the ensilage will be
and the better food it will make.
My silo is about 16 feet square and 26
Ieet deep. After settling down, there
was IL feet OF solid corn. l cut about
feet in width the whole length of
the silo with broad axe. into pieces
from one to two inches in length; it
takes about half an hour each day to
cut enough for my stock-eleven cows
and six large calves The smaller 1t
is cut the cleaner they will eat it.
mix according to Stewards ration,
with one exception-I have some
straw cut and mixed with the hay.
Stewards ration is 60 pounds corn
ensilage. B pounds hay, 2 pounds lin
seed meal and 4 pounds OF bran.
Cows we're in fair condition and
gave some milk when commenced to
feed the ensilage ration, which l mix
in layers bushels ensilage, with !
bushel OF bran, and 2 quarts of old
process oil meal, then bushels of cut
hay and straw, moistened, then more
bran and oil meal, etc., until | have
bushels of ensilage and IL bushels of
hay, which make two feeds, afternoon
and morning, as l mix the feed every
morning after feeding the stock. !
have tried both feeding dry and wet
ting the hay, but get best results when
the hay is wet, as bran and oil meal
stick to it so that stock have to eat the
whole mess to get the grain. feed
about 6 a. M, giving each COW &c
bushels Of the mixture, which is all
they will eat; then at 8 in the after
noon l feed again, giving the same
amount of ration.
The cows commenced to gain in milk
at once, and in two weeks time gave
almost double what they were giving
when first put in the stable. They
have been in their stalls fastened with
Nchains almost three months; iyos
been giving milk all the time ami WI,
ing in flesh, and some of them IA
enough to butcher. | do not Il, my
cows out of doors at all, but givefhen
all they can eat and drink, as can keel
them cheaper that way than by letting
them out doors to SILVER in the old
fashioned way.
There is no ensilage wasted; If any
Is ltib lIOHl buo CoWo, UTAH 10 cpIlhhtOs
over it and the hogs eat it all. Siloe
have come to stay; many will be bull
in this section the coming spring
is not necessary to go to any great ex
pense to build silo unless person
wishes to, as any building that i
strong enough to withstand the press
ure. boarded and made air-tight, will
do. and those who have not got a cut
ter can put the corn in whole, al
though if the slices are large it vii
pay to buy cutter, as after that !
once paid for the cost Of putting ensi
lage in the silo is the same. The car
rier saves mems labor, and the tim
will soon come when those who ow
steam threshers or horse-pow err wi
have cutters to fill slices, and max
that business as well. Cor Cour
try Gentleman.