The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-07-15
THE FARM AND HOME.
PARTICULAR POINTS CON-
CERNfHG THE SiLO.
Take tho Corn Stnnding-DosS Dehorning
Pays-TIrO Blight in Tho Pear
The Ram-shscp 5hearinS
and Home Hints.
The slIo.

The Sllo.
A number OF questions concerning
the silo were answered US follows
through the Ohio Farmer:
Can silo be built small enough
for three head Of stock?' Yes but
there would be such small amount
in it that there would not be weight
enough OF itself to make it settle.
and weighing would have to be re-
sorted to. One six feet square ana
ten feet deep would be quite stable.
and with two tons Of stone on good
cover there would not be any
particular risk.
What lengths do you prefer in cut
ting" The s-inch cut is in my op,n-
ion. the best length. 1t packs the
best handles easily and the gum: u
the catde are never cut by the silage.
Then il the siage is judiciously fed
there will b. no unconsumed stalks.
Have you changed your mind
about willing the corn he ore it goes
into the silos" No. but the better
way | think is to let the corn stand
and mature TO point that Is rep
resented by the wllted fodder and
then take it standing for the 9ilo.
Wilted fodder does not handle as
nicely as the fresh cut, does not go
through the cutter us we'll and in the
siO il is more likely TO mold by over.
dryness or have punches or places
where the Stage has not kept quite
as we'll, SiIage to keep in the most
perfect manner needs TO have at least
70 per cent Of moisture when put up.
and wilted fodder is often below his
point. -- /
Can an animal be wholly wintered
on silage alone?" Yes think so
from some little experience OF my
own, and from what | have seen. "
Silage from we'll matured corn would
carry young stock through in fair
shape. or course the ration would
be one quite deficient of nitrogen but
the food being in succulent state
the animal would have less difficulty
in appropriat ny it than if in a dry
condition. il we are to believe so emil
nent an authority us DR.. Manly Miles.
One horse in our barn has had a
bushel of siIage day all winter and
shows no sign that it otherwise than
agrees with him.
What are the best varieties tC
Dlantgn That depends upon the 10
calily. The idea is to get corn thai
will fully mature before the frost:
come The Pride of the North is well
spoken o.. The larger kinds OF hnts
red cob goured seed and the b. anC
w. are the kinds that are most spoken
OF for siIage. In some sections the
large hints are in demand as they
produce fairly well and have al
abundance Of grain. Inc real ques
ton is, shall we raise the smalle
kind that produces the largest amour
OF grain to the stalk, or grow u large
kind that while it has us mucn grain
Yields twice the fodder and supple
some grain to make the two average
This is II matter that the siIO mel
might discuss with profit.
What is the best machinery to GU
the fodder in tie lield?' There ur
l only two harvesters in the market
, and neither OF them only TO II limite
r extent. The usual machine used i
: Ohio is u corn knife, in the hands {
n good stout man. In very light cor
5 the reaper will do quite good work
, but Us soon us the corn gets to be c
e good size. it tangles it up 50 that tn
Y cost of picking it up is more than 70
i hand cutting and laying it in goo
grayels of proper size. Then the
=, can be easily loaded upon the Wagon
p and as easily taken oil, and place
upon the cutter table.