Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-03-06

In York County. The unanimous reply
90, "llow are they pleased With the 10
sultsy" Il, swell pleased"
From two towns only, come reports OF
sllos not In use, and these werv built
some years ago when the prevailing idea
VAS that the fodder must bc put I'm very
green, and WHEN the large growing va
rieties Of southern and western corn,
only, were grown for ensllaEe. They
are also excellent In hay sections, which
fact, Of course, lcssens somewhat the
necesslty for silos.
Replies to question hye show those
Who have silos are nliing them with
sweet corn fodder, ears grown Tor can
ming, yellow corn, white southern corn,
reb cob ensllagc, Hungarian, and second
crop grass. Most of those who report
have fed eusilage from four TO six ycars,
aud one man ten years. The results In
every case, With all kinds OF fodder
either whole or cut, are satisfactory.
Many adding that they could not farm
without q clio. The quantity OF seed
used varies from eight to sixty.foar
quarts per acre. All allow the corn To
stAnd as long 40 possible for frost, be
fore cutting. About sixty per cent 10
put In whole and forty per cent cut.
The lengths vary from thrce-elghihs OF
an Inch TO four lnches.
These reports would seem TO show
that any large growing fodder can he
succcssfully put In the sllo, either whole
or cut, and that it ls more q matter OF
choice or convenience than anything
rl.e ~ TO what the prsctice should he.
Only In one case does complaint come
from the ensilage freesing, and that ~As
put up somewhat green.
Complaints come from the ensllsge
moulding In the corners, and Ne would
recommend cutting these corners ~
pr.cticed by Mr.. sidney \. soule of
South rreeport, or having at hand some
green waste material, like swale hay or
damaged husks from the factory, and ~
often a. one load IL put In tramp tb~se
solidly In the corners.
Replies 10 question slx show all the
silos to be built In part of the barn, at
an average cost Of about thlrty.hve dol
lars for material. They are mostly
made of wood, double boarded With
tarr,d paper between; With ccment bot.
tom. The sises vary greatly, being
made To correspond to the space u is
wished to nll.
Replie. to questions seven and eight
show suggestions for round silos u built
outside, and several changes from thru
20 two feeds PER day. With good results.
Also the feeding OF grain on the straw,
With very satisfactory results, particu-
iarly oats and p~as, sown ~ early ~
possible.
several correspondents report feeding
so-called "feed fiour," With good results.
This article comes from the West. lse-
.embles common wheat nour except that
Il 4. darker coloresi, and snslytes at our
station, twenty percent nitrogen.
One correspondent reports better rc-
suits With shorts fed 10 COWS than With
any other grain.
several hnd Il pays to grind grain for
horse. aud colts, rather than to feed is
whole.
One reports results from oats cut In the
milk aud fed In the straw, unsatisfactory.
Several also report, improvement from
feeding more home grown products,
and most grain crops unihreshci.
One correspondent reports feeiine
oats, harley aud peas to cows, Ia place
of bran, cotton seed and corn meal With
satisfactory results. Severl report
good results from gluten meal, In milk,
but some complain Of Injury TO the grain
of butter.
In general. the tendency 10 toward
closer feeding of all coarse fodders, Ike
straw or s~ale hay, With supplements of
grain, either purchased or grown on the
farms, aud the stock carrying capacity
of the farm. IL thereby much Increased
Answers To questions niD~, ten and
eleven show = large amount OF work
done In the fall to forward work Of early
spring. Manure either drawn out and
worked into the soil In the fall, OF drawn
ou, In large heaps In the winter In resdi-
mes. for use Ia the spring. This With
most of the land plowed In the fall, gives
. start that ~ill be Of much value.
In most places where mixed grains
are so~p, they are either, oats aud BAR
lev nj the rste Of three bushels per acre,
oats and peas two bushels each per
acre, or wheat, barley aud oats one
bu.hel of each per acre.
The improvements noted are better
care Of farm stock, undertaking OF
vet places, more aud better hoed crops,
aud more attention TO roadsides and
gardens.
n 4. pleasing 10 note the evident feel
ing Of sstisfsction and OF desire to
grasp all better methods which seems to
exist In all sections of our state.
OXFORD COUNTY.
IIiRAM.-I would be glad To give you
something Of value for your bulletin but
you ought To know by this time that
whs, I say don't amount Ia much how
ever. let me say, I am right here where
Was when last wrote you and In spite
Of the hard times which ~e read about,
AN getting on fairly well. The en.iiAge
comes out In due shape aud smells Ike .
ro.e, although my good wife, Betsey,
scolds some when we come Into the
house With the smell of II on our clothes.
II 4. strange what - depraved sense OF
.meii some people have! The cows are
doing very fair with more TO come In
soon. We are putting In about forty
dollars worth OF cream per month.
A. X. T.. GOoGINs.
suMNER.-The farmers In this section
are old sheep ralsers and are going Into
the dairy business, that 10 Why the stock
hs. increased one-thlrd while the stock
Folders grown were only two-thirds.
There IL heap Of sllo talk made and
probably some one will make break
and put one In before long. hut It's oil
a new business To them and they Will 90
.low. AZ for myself I am changing
from cows TO sheep on account OF the
question Of labor. I believe sheep vii
pay better for the labor involved where
one has q good summer range for them
than any other stock.
HACKER DAVIS.
BEruEL.-I did not weight or cover
nv ensilage Last fall, although l have
always covered and weighted IL before.
drew about sixty bushels OF cobs and
husks from the corn shop and spread
evenly over the top, and trod the whole
surface twice . week until openod u
for feeding. The surface for about
three Inches In depth moulded and
rotted, Masking an alright covering
which settled With the rest OF the silage.
Il was as fresh and nice when opened
II To feed In October, - one could wish,
but heated and spoiled around the edges
after that 90 there has been more waste
than usual. whether thls WAS due to
the hot weather which occurred at that
season, or because Il hsd not settled
enough 10 exclude the air, cannot say.
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