Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-06-27
UNCUT eNslLAce.


UNCUT ENSlLAcE.
How Il Il Handled On N Extensive New
York Farm.
Ny rsilo was filed with uncut corr
August "a. just before the hard frost
Some of it was small. some large
stalks laid one way as far Is possible
and kept even. As soon as filed il
was covered with inch hemlock boards
two thicknesses, and about ten tons Of
stone laid on top. It was opened in
December last and found to be in OK.
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 Is feet square and 26
feet deep After settling down. there
was II feet of solid corn. / cut about
feet in width the whole length of
the silo with q 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 it
is cut the cleaner they will eat it 1
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. 5 pounds hay. 2 pounds lin
seed meal and pounds of bran.
Cows we're in fair condition and
gave some milk when ] commenced to
feed the ensilage ration. which mix
in layers bushels ensilage. with !
bushel Of bran, and quarts of old
process oil meal. then s bushels of cut
hay and straw, moistened. then more
bran and oil meal, ETC.. until have 2
bushels of ensilage and II bushels of
hay. which make two feeds. afternoon
and morning, as mix the feed every
morning after feeding the stock. l
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 tho
whole mess to get the grain. / feed
about 6 a. m, giving each COW 20
bushels of the mixture, which is all
they will eat; then at 8 in the after
noon I feed again. giving the same
amount of ration.
The cows commenced to gain in milk
ut 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
chains almost three months; have
been giving milk all the time and gain
ing in flesh, and some of them are fat
enough to butcher. I do not let my
cows out of doors at all, but give them
all they can eat and drink, as can keep
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 left from the cows, Dran is sprinkled
over it and the hogs eat it all Slices
have come to stay; many will be built
in this section the coming spring. 1t
is not necessary to go to any great ok
pense to build silo unless a person
wishes to, as any building that is
strong enough to withstand the press
ure. boarded and made alright, 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 will
pay to buy cutter, as after that is
once paid for the cost of putting ensi-
lage in the silo is the same. The car
rier saves mems labor, and the time
will soon come when those who own
steam threshers or horse-pow er will
have cutters to fill slices. and make |
that business as well-Cor. Coun.
try Gentleman.