The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-05-22
agriculture.


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We commended the iollosins .essouable
hints. IRON Hon ! u Lyman u Efeier,
10 the eueial psfassl ard candid consid
Grafton II sll ~he sie iptrpsiea 10 Il
10;
I Peffectioa ~ pot usually -usioed by .
single ,fr !, le,k more iban cen
! iury aud the miuas II maar inca to invent
the present steam Fnsiua lmptosemepls
may yet b. made "a siinr ana rusilags. !
have received very lnief, Stag letter from
J. O. Sanford OF stamford. VI. aud boz
Of bis cDsiiasr. WATCH Is the b,si | have
ever seen, Deacon Hsrsey kaal. tbs ttst
MAJ 10 this town 10 have sila aud who, be.
sides fnauing eur cotton factory, 10 one OF
our most extensive aud rnterprising farn,
ers, has elaminsd this ensilage aud Is AZ
enthusiastic over Il AS ! an. aud ] can say
the same Of all who have txsmlned u
Sanford says that there is. be supposas
DO such ibiug as sprriec,ly sweet ensilage,
but bis has SO ltils aellity, compared
With most, that u Is called sweet, He
does not believe 10 growing the great
southern coru.sialks aud making them ipio
al intensely sour. bad smelling ensilage
aud feeding COWS 90 pounds Of this vile
fodder daily. He prefers pure. sweet
water Tor his cows 10 preference TO the
abundance OF poor vinegar in the ensilage
OF thickly.grown, light colored, tall aud
4 immature stalks Of soniheru corn
] Last season he used several varieties OF
common eight rowed corn. sweet corn and
Sanford corn. This year be has sent to
northern Vermont for sanford corn to
plant. His idea is to use the largest corn
which will ripen its crop where he lives
He believes in planting his corn for the
sio only a lutte thicker than he would il
trying to grow the largest possible crop Of
sound shelled corn. He believes with
Professor Cook OF the Burlington Expert
ment Station that the butts OF the corn
stalks are far superior to the tops and
leaves for fodder He cuts his corn when
il is ripe enough to husk. and the kernels
are so aoft when the cattle eat the ensilage
that they are digested, and he thinks rs
| fully digested as meal is. He says; u
would let the corn pass the roasting state
before cutting" do not understand him
to let his corn stand ill it is dead ripe and
| dry. He cuts it into half.inch pieces.
He says be fills his. silo just as rapidly or
| slowly as suits bis convenience. He is
| careful TO tread it down well at the sides
and in the corners and says II is well to
tread /, down once a week or so while the
ensilage is settling He does not weight it
| but after it has stood few days puts upon
it load OF poor hay and couple of loads
OF brakes from bis pasture, and these he
uses for bedding
| When the field is near, two men cut and
help load aud one team draes while two
at the cutter do all the rest Que OF these
two at the cutter helps unload the team.
| II the field is distant. two teams are used.
He is satisfied that his ensilage per acre is
equal to five tons OF hay. He feeds 25
| pounds day to each COW, and suppl
ments with grain. His COWS eat it greed
| lily, and he considers it great success.
| He does not know the exact cost OF thus
harvesting his corn crop but says that il
Is the cheapest way to harvest his
corn.
When we consider the saving OF the
large stalks and cobs which were formerly
lost. together with many of the leaves, and
the eight or ten cents bushel Of shelled
corn which the husking costs, and from
four to six cents bushel Tor grinding.
to say nothing Of the Smelling and carrying
to mill, it appears to US that this way OF
harvesting. keeping and feeding the corn
crop must be. as this excellent and succes.
ful farmer says, great success. MIR or
and Farmer.