Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-09-08


which Fodder Lasted the Longest:
The figures just given Of the compara-
tive Yields are open to the objection that
different quantities Of the nonexperi-
mental fodder (thc clover rowen and the
grain) would have been fed to produce
them. There is another method of COM
parison which is not open to this objec-
ton. 1t was noticed in feeding the crops
from three fields that in each field the
corn stovcr gave out first, and that there
WAS always more OF the whole Cnsilage
left than either Of the other portions. In
other words, the whole ensilage lasted
| the longest. and each OF the Others will
be compared with it. If the corn stover
had been fed until it was all eaten up,
and the whole cnsilage had been fed the
same number of days. the butter pro-
duced by the two feeds would have boen
exactly the same, but there would have
been greet deal of the cnsilage left,
enough to live contained l,277 pounds
Of dry matt r, or &c per cent OF the en-
tire amount Of the dry matter in the en-
ilage.
1t is evid, 1t. then, that the whole en-
silagc has lasted so much longer than
tho corn stovcr. that the same results
would be obtained by planting less land
if the crop is to be fed as cnsilage than
would be required If the crop is TO be
handled az corn stovcr. In other words,
one acre Of corn made into whole cnsi-
lagc Welded Just rs much return as l.26
acres made into corn stover. Calculat-
ing in the same way for the other meth
obs, 1t is found that an acre Of whole
cnsilage Is equivalent 10 l.0s acres OF
corn fodder, or l.28 Of slower ensilage.
The above Is tho comparison on the basis
of the production Of equal quantities OF
butter. If the comparison were made
of equal products OF milk, tho relative
advantage of the whole cnsilage would
in each case be slightly increased.
The Eject of Drying and Grinding on III.
gcstibIiity.
A com garrison Of tho records from the
whole ensilage and the slower ensilage
shows that the ears and husks Of the
whole ensilagc in the silo lost but Is per
| y
7 and husks Of the slower ensilage, lying
, out on the ground in the wet weather
: and afterward brought to the barn, lost
23 per cent The cows on the stoyer en-
= silage ate more dry matter both OF stalks
r and ears than those on the whole ensi
; lage and gave even less milk. AS there
; is no reason to believe that the stalks Of
8 one ensilage were any different from
. those Of tho other. 1t follows logically
I that the dry matter in the ears and huski
r that had been dried and ground was o.
t less value-that is, less digestible value
8 than that OF the ears and husks OF TIN
0 whole ensilRgc. The same conclusion 4
/, reached with even stronger probabillt,
D from comparison Of the yields from tn
| corn fodder and corn stovor, which diff
! fered only in the corn Of one bein,
ground and the other fed whole.
t Relative Cost of tho -Four Methods.
. The labor required in feeding wa
) largely In favor dPthe ensilago us com
8 pared with the whole corn fodder. How
: much stronger, then, is the comparison
: between whole ensilage and either OF tn
e methods in which the corn was harvest
i ed and ground, Leaving out Of accoun
t the bad effects of the drying and grind
r ing, there is still complete loss of al
n the labor and expense of the extra work
@ The cost Of harvesting and grinding tn
, corn In this state will be about 10 cent
: per each bushel Of 80 pounds of corn
meal, not counting the labor or expens
Of carrying to the mill This is NOR
II than quarter Of the total value Of tn
q meal and, according to the results c
}. these experiments, is labor and none
e worse than wasted.
l. w. w. COOKE, Director.