Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-11-14

grain and these show the average 10 he
about two pounds Of straw to one Of grain.
or little over sixteen bushels of wheat to
one ton Of straw. utilize every pound
OF my straw either al food or rs an alb
sorbent 10 add TO tie bulk and value OF the
manure pile and should Just aus soon think
Of pillng corn or hay in the woods and
leaving it TO decay rs to aa the same with
straw Both chemic0, analysis ar4 the eN-
perlence OF our BEST farmers show that
wheat straw, If save ia good condition.
has more than half the feeding value of
average hay and that it can be combined
with other foods, so as to furnish not only
cheaper but a better ration for cattle
than an exclusive hay diet. mean bv
this simply that an animal may be fed straw
IN connection with the richer heterogeneous
foods. oil meal corn and bran. so that the
cost will be less and the grain and coudi-
ton of the animal greater than if il was
wlnterd on hay alone. Cattle that run 10
a straw stack and are fed six or eight
pounds of the above named foods mixed
each day will winter in better condition
than if fed all the hay they viii eat with
out grlan, Straw pays i'm the additional
comfort of the stock Our cattle need a
little outdoor exercise each day aud it is
not good practice to allow them to
roam over the farm or stand in a muddy
barn-yard, and by stacking the straw in n
small well-drained yard convenient to
the barn, so that the waste from the
managers can be scattered over it. the
waste from the Straw-staCk with this will
keep the stock dry under foot. and IN
bright winter days the cattle are the pict-
IRE of comfort as they stand to the leeward
side of a stack Then the horse stable will
bJ comfortable and pleasant if the horses
are furnished with a generous bed. and the
urine instead of escaping through the
tiQor. VIII be absorbed by the straw and
Will add generously ITO the yaiueo of the man
ure. Never carry over straw tack unless
you find there is likely to be a failure of
wheat and a shortage of straw the ensuing
summer try TO get all the straw under
foot in the baIm-yard before the last of the
stock go TO pasture and it find the stock
are not getting it town fast enough ] cut
1t down with a hay-knife and throw 1T
down part of it at a time and scatter ii
over the barnyard After the cattle have
gone to pasture, wnen there comes a heavy
rain all hands go to work and fork the wet
straw and manure which has accumulated
during the winter into FIAT piles four or
five feet high. shaking it mp and mixing
it well. We then feed our hogs for few
days ON these heaps, so as to make the
surface fine and pack enough to prevent
the escape of ammonia In from two to
four weeks it is ready fora second turning
aud the wetter it is at the time the better
This second turning fits it for top
dressing the wheat or grass land, as il win
be fine enough 50 as not 10 interfere with
the use Of the drill. Another use of straw
which think would be profitable in
muching the wheat with it. II you would
have a field of wheat which has not made
growth enough to protect the roots and
have am old ,traw-stack, the first time the
ground freezes enough to bear the team
scatter d light coating of straw over it and
] think you win find it profitable way TO
use it. as it NOT only protects from freezing
and thawing, but it also fertiIizes to some
extent In conclusion let me say. utilize
your straw in some way There is q mine
of wealth suffered to go TO waste by neg
Letting ii