The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-08-19
FILLING THE SILO.
The Proper Way OF Preserving ore.,
Crops Tor Winter Use.

The Proper Way OF Preserving Ora.
Crop. for Winter Use.
Considering the possibility OF nm
early winter TO cut short the late plant
ed crops, the Importance OF the silo 4.
magniHed 10y which the green crons
may be preserved for winter use. IA
will be we'll TO take thought Of the
morrow To anticipate the silage supply
by corn planting aS late as into July on
the low lands which may be drv
by that time. A writer In the Ameri-
car Cultivator says that the value of the
silo goes without question now In pro.
gressiye dairy regions. The best meth.
od of constructing II Is practically set
tied also built out of wood instead ,of
stone. Wood, being porous and poor
conductor OF heat, is far more desirable
for the silo The silo should be built
Of wood and then painted thoroughly
with waterproof paint making every
crevicc and crack thoroughly tight
The farmer has his choice between two
kinds of walls-the double.walled
wooden structure, with tarrcd paper
between, or the single wooden wall
| lined inside with matched flooring, and
covering over carefully with paint.
Either one of these answers better
than the lathed and plastcrcd silo.
which was so universally received n
few years ago as the highest perfection
Of wooden silo walls.
| Such II silo built early In the year will
Toe ready for the corn by the time the
crop has properly maturcd, but one
| a O., 1.. IT,, -
field corn TO answer the purpose. One
variety of corn cannot be recommended
generally, for nearly every locality re-
quires different kind. Generally one
can select the largest variety that
grows in his section, for the silo re-.
quircs corn that will make a heavy
growth and gives q great yield of ears
and fodder. Such corn Is the ideal one
for this work. The biggest crop TO the
acre is the best, for generally such corn
will keep rs well rs the small crops
After the proper selection of the variety
the corn should bc drilled in the field in
rows from three TO four feet apart, nc.
cording To its size and yield. Some Of
the smaller varieties can be planted as
close as the minimum distance, while
the very large stalkcd kinds will need
the maximum distance between the
rows. In drilling 1t one kernel should
Ice dropped from seven TO nine inches
apart in the rows, according to the kind
The cultivation OF the silage corn
will always produce better results
when il is attended to quite frequently
during the growing season. 1t should
be surface cultivation, however, rarely
extending down more than an inch or
two. The weeder should also be put
To work, and after this has torn mp the
weeds crop of clover can be spread
between the rows. This will save
year in the rotation. and not iniure the
growth OF the corn. The clover will
not grow much during the growth OF
the corn, but when it is harvested for
the silo, the clover will spring up rap
idly, covering the whole ground in o
short time In this way there l. no loss
IN growing the Silagc on the field, for
the land would have 10 he cultivated
for the clover crop II not for tho corn
The corn is gathered early in the sea
son, long before the field crops are, and
this still leaves IA considerable period
for the clover crop to grow before cold
weather. In one season the amount OF
corn and clover taken from an acre VIII
be great, and the clover will add 10 the
soil almost as much heterogeneous matter
as the corn takes from it.