The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-05-18
sI1ns AND ENslLAaE

far as possible from ali scientific and
technical terms. and confne Ourselves
more strictly % a stafemen; and discuss
ion Of plain facts In such times Of shoIt
profits, and the most strong competition
in tse business Of farming il becomes
an almost absolute necessity for the
farmer 70 cast about him for the solution
o. the problems that raast effect his prof
{ It's and hence the state CT his finances.
I Ifhe he & grain farmer he must adopt
the method that vii enable him 10 raise
j large crops Of wheat, or other cereals, and
e. the same time keep ap his stock, aud
maintain the fertility Of the soil If be
be s stock farmer, he must adopt such
methods As will enable him to bring
sock to maturity at the least possible
cost, 70 grow the greatest nunb er Of ami
mals per acre ofland and st the sane
time increase the fertility Of his farm.
I II he be 8 dairy farmer he must adopt
/ methods that vii admit Of his increas-
{ ing the number OF COWS 10 the acre, pro-
duce more MIX TO the COW, and so IN
+ crease the fertility Of his land as to make
{ one acre maintain one c1s for the year,
1 supplying her with al the food she shall
require. and that in sufficient quantity TO
( produce . profit IN milk and at the same
time increase the fertility Of that acre -
I To my mind, and nov speak from ny
+ oEn experiences, the Silo Is the great Sc
luton TO a vast nlsjority Of the Difficult
( ties arising in these three named classes
Of farming.
We then cone 70 the question Of build
ing Silo, and the farmer sits down 10
reason with himself as to whether OF not
be shall build q silo. Probzbly the first
question be viii ask is-how much vii
/ Il c0s.2 Wen, 7 win tel y0u Whist II
cost me Having concluded to build q
silo decided 70 build in one corner Of /
my Gov barn, as had the room-as BY
that means I Wo1id not need SO much !
room for hay-and could at the same
time eco1onizs in the matter Of roofing.
Remarks. therefore set aside q space /
10 lset vide and % feet long, or the |
whole Of the width Of the barn, and q
feet deep, CT from the plates down to the
stable do0F and two feet below; digging
ont this two feet TO get more depth.
which IS a very necessary requisite.
Having the foundation dug out, I set IN
false girJsrs Of SxI0 oak running from
one side OF the barn 70 the other. Nov
or the inside ofthese giriers, or rather
ag1ins. those giriers on the one side
and the barn frame on the other three
sides, 1 set up 2x6 hemlock studs edge
wise, "a feet long aud placed Is inches
apart al around the inside Every par
ticle Of timber thai went below the
ground Level vas treated to q heavy coat
ing Of boiled hot SIS tar, as a wood pre-
seryative. AfteE these studding we're all
IN we sealed the inside horizontally with
good hemlock boards 70 inches vide and
one inch Thick from bottom clear 10 top.
On these boards Es carefully lacked car
bonizsd felt paper running the same way
as the boards With a good broad lap
where the pieces came together. OTer
al this we pat OF q first quality Of pine
ship lap inches wide having half far
row. When this ceiling was on We pain
ted the whole oFthe inside With hot gas 4
tar. and had a most c5npis.e silo at a .
cost OF SLIP per ton capacity. Remarks
about doors. etc, etc. Was Il a success 4? l
VIII answer that BY saying an now 1
building another siio Of the SINE capacity I
along side Of the Grst one. The cost Of 4
The first silo Is too great, due very largely I
from having had 10 experience myself |
IN building, and having had a very poor I
carpenter. This new silo can be b1i.. a. I
a cost Of . e.s- Per ton capacity. Taking .
ail IN all the cost Of construction Of a silo. /
If built in the way It should be should I
not exceed -5cts- per ton capacity, and if I
built outside as = separate building /
should nos cost more than SI25 per ton I
capacity. Thus. If yoU build a silo in
your barn, taking part Of your hay bay 4
which room you viii not need # ycu .
have 4 silol, 4 slot hold 100 tons viii I
oost you about $500. II built outside asa
separate building silo fIOOtons capacity /
would cost probably sl2500. Remarks
on cost, how 70 build &e-
Now that We have the silO constructed !
we vii want something to put into IL 4
Oftbe many forage crops that have been
tired in tie Sc, nothing has been found 4
10 equal the corn crop. This IS due TO
several reasons In the first plase We
have no one crop 50 universally grown 4
the country over as corn, nor 90 We have
any that vii give such good returns 4 I
50 great a variety Of soils. or produ-e 50
much food to the acre. For the present
then corn f0r eusiIsge- II you wish to
grow the greatest possible weight per
acre you should drill your corn with
grain drill at the rate Of two bushels Of
seed per sore But II on the other hand
yOG wish 70 grow the greatest amount Of
nutrition YOU should dril IN your corn at
the rate OF S quarts per scre, placing the
roEs 3 feet apart and cultivate as you
would for an ordinary crop Of corn.
BY this means you can grow on good
farm land from Is to % tons OF as good
stock food as can Be grown in America,
all things being equal. Remember now,
am not guessing Al this, Bat am talk
ing facts. Last year On good sod and,
but 10 better land than many OF you nov
possess, grew IS tons Of corn PEI acre.
That would have husked 100 bushels Of
ears per acre This last is the great ad-
vantage to be gained by thin seeding
you get g greater proportion Ofgrzin, and
the more grain you can have in your
ensilage the better II will be for your
stock You should grow what Is knoxn
As the B. and Y corn which Is a large
variety Of Southern corn, that vii pro
dnee more tons per acre than any forage
crop We have at the present time Any
corn VIII do, bat this B. and W. viii
produce the greatest tonnage and Is Just As
good You should eut il from the stalk
Just as the ears are beginning % glaze,