The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-01-11

sixths of our farmers do not practice 1t.
If there is profit in grinding then the ag-
gregate loss is heavy. 1t seems strange
that the advocates of grinding are so sure
that it is paying them. and yet so large q
proportion of farmers continue to feed
whole grain. The writer believes that it
pays to grind or crush al! grain for stock,
except poultry and possibly sheep. Pou-
try manage whole grain perfectly, and the
weight of evidence in favor OF feeding
ground grain TO sheep is not as great as In
the case of other stock.
The benefit from the ground fooo does
not come wholly in the aid to digestion.
and when fed alone it may not pay for
grinding. Horses usually bolt their grain
too rapidly. and the saving comes from
mixing the meal with cut hay or fodder.
Corn and oats should be ted together, and
when ground aud mixed with n little
dampened roughness, il is safe to count
on a saving of one ourih OF the grain il
not more Horses do better when a little
oil meal is given them, and it is more
effective when mixed in chopped feed of
some sort. The best balanced ration can
be formed from ground food.
Ii Is easier to throw corn or oats into
the feed box and let the horse swallow il
halls massicated before he touches his hay,
and we are often inclined 10 follow the old
and easy wav, but the number of those
who 60 this is growing less as we learn
more OF the science of feeding and feel the
need of practicing more economy. In
some OF our best stock sections grinding
feed is nearly universal. but in some OF
our great states the wasteful methods pre-
vail without scarcely an exception. In
F,,l I.fr Al 10 al
most a necessity. We be ieve that those
who have begun grinding and mixing
their feed would not return to whole grain
feeding.
smut of Oats.
The Michigan station says: The spores
seeds of the smut attach themselves to
kernels Of oats and are sown with them.
When the kernel terminates the smut
spores also terminate and enter the young
plant, growing and subsisting on the in
side of the plant until finally when the
head appears il is smut instead of oats 1t
has cost nearly or quite as much to grow
the affected plant as n healthy one. Ger
tain conditions of soil or weather NAV be
moro favorable TO the growth of smut than
others, but let il be distinctly understood
that its presence is not due to any condl
ton of soil or weather We COW smut and
We must reap smut The wind may carry
the loose. powdery smut over the fields,
and the spores become attached TO the
kernels of the oats. These spores are so
small that they cannot be seen with the
naked eve unless there are many together.
but they are ready to be grown when the
oats are sown. Probably the thrashing
machine is the most effective way OF
bringing the spores into contact with the
Oat seed single kernel may have thou
sands of these spores attached to 1t and
not be observed. These adhering spores
may be killed by dipping the seed into hot
water for few minutes, and not injure
the vitality OF the seed This method
known as the Jensen or hot water method,
wac discovered by J. L. Jensen OF Dem
mark 10 1887.
The Feeding Value of Slower.
The amount of stoyer that iG lett in the
fields to be bleached aud otherwise
damaged by the winter rains indicates
that It's true feeding va ue is not vet
appreciated. The handling of it is not
pleasant. and its bulk makes housing
costly. but the nutriment it contains is
too valuable to justify the present waste
ful ways OF not few OF or otherwise
good farmers. An acre OF slower il worth
considerably more than ton OF timothy
hay The uutriment it contains is greater
and tue effect on stock Is better in all
wavs.
We have urged the importance OF this
feeding stuff ON our readers before this,
and the necessity OF caring Tor u. To any
WHO may be inclined TO doubt the cor
rectness OF our statement the following
estimate OF a five years experiment by
the Massachusetts, experiment station is
commended. Comparison of the value of
en-ilage and fodder corn corn grown for
fodder with that OF hay is also valuable
/ The BHiletiH saws:
/. The high nutritive value of fodder
corn, corn 6 over and good corn ensilags,
as compared with that OF English hay.
counting 10 all instances pound for pound
OF dry vegetable matter, Is IN ly confirmed.
I The general condition of the animal on
trial, as well as the quality and the
quantity of the milk obtained. point in
that direction.
2 To produce one quart o. milk, using
the same quality and quantity of grain
feed. required in every instance larger
quantity OF perfectly dried hay than OF
either fodder corn. corn slower or corn en-
silage, in a corresponding state OF dTyness
-stOyer leading.
TIE net cost OF feed in the case of the
same ration OF grain feed is from one
/ third 10 One-half less per quart OF milk,
when fodder corn, corn stover or en-
silage serve as substitutes for English hay
/ in the daily Diet of mich COWS, corn fod-
( der as a rule leading, while corn slower
leads the corn ensiage in four out Of six
cases
To be Commended.
/ 1t is noticeable that all the winter meet
ings are giving an unusual amount of at
tention TO the production of better cheese
and The building up OF the home trade to
larger extent. The cheese makers are
not, rs a rule. trying to please the home
consumer, going too much on the suppo-
sliiOn that the consumer in Europe is a
better buyer han the one at home.
Cheese should not only have a pleasant
butte cry flavor but digestive quality as
well. good cheese should have fully So
per cent Of its weight butter TAT. When
this IS secured aud the cheese properly
male there will be no reason why 30 per
cent OF the people should say that cheese
does not agree with them. The patron of
factory should be o ne OF the most inter
ested Of the parties-not how poor milk
can furnish and vet have II accepted but
how good milk is needed and how beet
attained
Cleanliness from stable to curing room