The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-07-07
THE FA RM AND HOME.
PARTICULAR POINTS CON
CORNING THE sILo.
Take the Corn standing--Does Dehorning
Pay?--Fire Blight in the Pear
The Ram Sheep shearing
and Home Hints.
The sIlo.

# The SIlo.
A number Of questions concerning
the sllo were answered as follows
through the Ohio Farmer;
Can a silo be built small enough
for three head of stockp' 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 and
ten feet deep would be quite stable,
and with two tons of stone on good
cover, there would not be any
particular risk. s
What lengths do you prefer in cut
ting" The s-inch cut is in my opin-
ion, the best length. It packs the
best, handles easily and the gums Of
the cattle are never cut by the silage.
Then II the silage is judiciously fed,
there will be no unconsumed stalks.
Have you changed your mind
about willing the corn before it goes
into the silo?'' No. but the better
way | think is to let the corn stand
and mature to a point that is rep
resented by the wilted fodder and
then take it standing for the silo.
Wilted fodder does not handle as
nicely as the fresh cut does not go
through the cutter as we'll, and in the
silo it is more likely to mold by over
dryness or have lunches or places
where the Stage has not kept quite
as we'll Silage 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 this
point.
Can an animal be wholly wintered
on silage alone?" Yes, l think. so
from some little experience of nv
own. and from what [ have seen. y
Silage from well matured corn would
carry young stock through in fair
shape. Of course the ration would
be one quite deficient of nitrogen. but
the food being in a sllcculent state.
the animal would have less difficulty
in appropriat.ng it than if in dry
condition. if we are to believe so emil
nent an authority as Dr. Manly Miles.
|
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-
cality. The idea is to get corn that
will fully mature before the frosts
come. The Pride of the North is well
spoken O.. Thelarger kinds of fints,
red cob goured-seed and the B. and
W. are the kinds that are most spoken
of for silage. In some sections the
large f1lnts are in demand as they
produce fairly well and have an
abundance Of grain. The real ques-
ton is Shall we raise the smaller
kind that produces the largest amount
of grain to the stalk. or grow a larger
kind that while it has as much grain.
yields twice the fodder, and supplies
some grain to make the two average?
This is Il matter that the sio men
might discuss with profit
What is the best machinery to cut
the fodder in tie feld?" 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 the hands of
a good stout man. In very light corn
the reaper will do quite good work.
but as soon 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.
Does Dehorning Pay? a..
What good is there in delorning
any way? l speak from experience.
and these mules are pleasant to
handle and are not dangerous. l
have registered Jersey bull that
attempted to butt one of my little
chaps the other evening; now if he
had had his horns. away would have
gone my little babe.
Dehorned when little all my family
go among my red mules. and de-
horned Jerseys without any risk. l
feed my mules. hogs and horses, green
or dry feed in an open lot and all eat
together; even the young mules eat
too. and none of them bother the
other bulls. Anyone can't do horned
cattle that way. Safety first of all
worth hundreds of dollars.
Feed under shelter in large trough
a ~ feet long; when there is a part1-
toned house 12x20 feet / have seen
as high as eighteen head eating on
some cold days at one time. Saves
feed; saves room; saves time; can
feed the eighteen nearly as quick as
four If you had to scatter the feed out
in lot see?
Milking, oh how pleasant it is for
wife, daughter and baby to all go in
the milk stall with safety. Besides
they fatten so much faster when not
gored and trampled about When
you go to ship-three moro to the
sar-three freight free; get them to
destination in much better fix, not
bruised and hurt like horned cattle
Saving; we'll yes, should say SO.
Is that ALP Well. no. We are told
that they do not shrink like the ones
that are gored and bruised so bad,
hence a dollar more per head, or $24
4 gu -: