Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-06-28

sweet as sugar. and this is sufficient proof
for me that our way is right and as the
entire cost does not exceed So you cannot
afford ~ take the risk Some say there
will be no Juice in the bottom Of silo. II
YOU go out and cut of stalk Of corn just
when in roasting ear shape you will find the
san will run out Of It So when great
mass Of it is put together il presses out
great amount of Juice, which Of course set
ties 10 the bottom of slo Then il the bot
tom of silo is water tight YOU will find you
will have fine ensilage, and you can fill
your silo lust as fast as you like. Three
wears experience convinces me 1t Is non
sense 10 til slowly, as our ensilage has been
put on test with slow filling, and has been
pronounced equal if not superior TO the en-
silage of the slow filling method
Now let us sum up cost of silo. This silo,
1Oxl0 and 10 feet in height, will hold about
40 tons of ensiage, and give 10 cows two
bushels, or 40 pounds day to every COW,
for six months The stills, studding and
plates cost So 80 nails, 81 posts for stills,
81. 1t will require / 300 feet of surfaced
hemock boards TO put two courses Of boards
on inside, and as / got prices Of these
boards today they can be bought for Sl.25
per 100 feet, which would come to Sl6.2j
One barrel of cement at $3.50 will fill the
amonnt as sand can be procured on the
roads for nothing.
Frames .... ........... ............ 40
Boards 10 ~
Cement .... 100
Tarred paper ...4@
TotaI. ...... So. y
The cost Of this silo is $50 %. | said l
thought ] could build silo for about $50
Here is a silo that will keep 10 cows for six
months in a year, at cost of only $500.
said also in order to do this one would
have to do the work Any farmer that
knows how to use saw and Ratchet can
build this silo, and ! will pledge my word
that if constructed according TO direction
the ensilage will keep as well as our silo
that cost ten times as much. As we were
the pioneers of our state in slos we had to
learn by costly experience. We give your
readers the benefit of it, so you can save
the money.
forgot to tell how to cover the silo de-
scribed. When silo is full leave it uncov-
cred until it heats up to 1870 That will
take about three days Then cover with
tarred paper and put load of saw dust on
top of the paper, so as to keep out the air
from the ensilage where the paper laps
over. That is all the cover you need. 1t
does not need weight That is a piece of
nonsense and is done away with, though it
cost us over 500 to find it out.
Some time soon ! will send you an ac-
count of the way we plant our corn for en-
slage also our mode Of cutting it and
hauling it to the barn, 1t may save
some one money that is going into the bust
ness and there are plenty, Judging by the
amount of inquiries by letters to me.
In conclusion will say that the dairymar
who builds a silo will more than pay it,
cost the first year in the extra amount Of
milk he will sell Try it and be convinced
Ensilage is also good for sheep, especially
ewes Our sheep eat it in preference t.
hay, and milk equal to when on pasture
We have 100 lambs now, and although tn,
weather is very unfavorable they are a
fine as one could wish for two and tire,
weeks old lambs l think it is all due t.
ensilage and good care.