The Columbus journal., 1892-07-13
THE FARM AND HOME.
PARTICULAR POINTS CON-
CERNiNo THE SiLO.
Take the { sta.dlss-Dess Dsherai.s
Pay3-F1ro Blight In the Poar-
The Ram-SAssp Shearing
md Home Hlats.
The Suo.

A number OF questions concerning
the sil0 were answered as follows
through the Ohio Farmer:
Can . silo be built small enough
for three head Of stock?' Yes bui
there would be such q small amount
in it that there would not b weigh,
enough of itself to make 1t settle.
and weighing would have to be re-
sorted to- One six feet square AMI
ten feet deep would be quite stable
and with two tons of stone ON u good
cover. there would not be any
particular risk.
What lengths do you prefer in cut
ting." The s-inch cut Is in my opln-
ion. the best length. 1t packs the
best handles easily and the gums u
theNeattle are never cut by the silage.
Then if the silage is judiciously fed.
there will be no unconsumed stalks
'.iIave you changed your mind
about willing the corn before it goes
int ihc ; 10 Nc. but the better
Way | think is to let the corn stand
anu mature to q point that Is rep
resented BY the wIlted fodder and
then take it standing" for the clio.
Wilted fodder does not handle "a
nicely rs the fresh cut does not 60
through the cutter rs well. and in the
silo IL IL more likely to mold by over
dryness or have punches" or places
where the silage has not kept quite
as we'll Silage to keep in the most
perfect manner needs to have at least
10 per cent OF moisture when put up
and wilted fodder is often below this
point
Can an animal be wholly wintered
on silage alons?" Yes. l think 80
from some little experience OF my
own. and from what l have seen"
Stage from we'll matured cor would
carry young stock through in fair
shape. or cours the ration would
be one quite deficient of nitrogen. but
the food being in q ~succulent state
the animal would have less difficulty
in apprOpriat NJ it than if in q dry
condition. If we are 10 believe SO emil
nent an authority as DIR. Manly Miles.
One horse in our barn has had q
bushel of silage a day all winter and
shows no sign that it otherwise than
agrees with him.
What are the best varieties to
plant?:" That depends upon the To-
caiity. The idea is to get corn that
will fully mature before the frosts
come. The Pride OF the North is well
spoken o. The larger kinds of flints
red cob goured seed and the h and
w. are the kinds that are most spoken
Of for silage. In some sections the
large flints ara in demand as they
produce fairly well and have an
abundance OF grain. Tne real ques-
ton is shall we raise the smaller
kind that produces the largest amount
of grain to the stalk. or grow u larger
kind that while it has as much grain.
yields twice the fodder. and supplies
some grain to make the two average?
This Is u matter that the silo men
might discuss with profit
What is the best machinery to cut
the fodder in tie field?" There are
only two harvesters in the market
and neither Of them only to a limited
extent The usual machine used in
Ohio is a corn knife in tho hands of
q good stout man. In very light corn
the reaper will do quite good work.
but as Don as the corn gets to be Of
good size it tangles it up so that the
cost Of picking it up is more than for
hand cutting and laying it in good
gravelS of proper size. Then they
can be easily loaded upon the wagon.
and as easily taken of. and placed
upon the cutter table.