The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-03-29
The Benefits Of a SiIo No. 2.

to answer them all if possible. The
first question asked was this
Should not the corn be huskod
and the fodder cut into the silo ?"
| would not advise any one to do
this unless they could not fill or
would not have enough silage corn
to fill the silo. There is more risk
when the corn is green, as you must
wet the fodder in order to get the
mass to heat sufficiently. The writ
or has tried this experiment and it
came out all right, but it is risky
business.
"At what stage should the corn he
cut 2"
1t should be cut when in the glac-
ing stage or when there is sufficient
moisture in the stalk to make the
whole mass heat and thereby de.
stroy all bacteria. The next ques.
tion asked
Would a SHREDDER be good ma.
chine to cut the corn ~
/ have never seen one work, but
have examined the machine. and
would not approve of it's use to cut
silage, for the reason that it would
cut and shred the grains of corn and
make sticky mass which would not
add anything to the feeding value of
the silage. Ii will no doubt require
more power then n simple cutter.
For dry fodder they are no doubt IA
good machine. / have used the
Dick and that is good machine, but,
for the same reason stated above,
did not use the splitters. For dry
fodder, thore is no better. Every
mo" re his own judgment in
L ard to the machine to be used.
Toe writer has no interest in any
one machine but thinks the G. w.
Ross of Springfield, Ohio is one of
the best He has examined the
merits of half dozen and think
that one would fill the bill. It's
shortest cut is , inch, so that would
leave nothing to split nor shred even
for dry fodder.
The writer has suggestion to
offer Let some of our threshers
make the move and get heavy ma
chine to cut silage. 1t would be
money i'll their pockets, and the
time will come when they must seek
other sources for work, rs farme ers
can't afford to raise 80 cent wheat,
and there are no indications that
wheat will ever be higher than 70
cents. The next question asked
Would it not be better to have
the corners obtuse, i. g., have board
extend all the way up in each corner;
1T would create a space between tho
walls and would sooner or later ad-
init air. Tramp corners and sides
well and you will have no trouble.
You can buy corn for ensilage pur-
poses from Il. w. Lapham, Clayton,
Del, at farmers prices. When ready
to cut, and they call you crazy, don't
mind such farmers, for it will make
some more crazy when they see the
over-howing milk pals. Do not urge
farmers to build silos. So many far
mers have asked questions, as al
ready stated, and if tho writer can
be of use to them, his mission is
filled. Manure your land well and
you can raise twenty tons without
You can beat the miller,
you need not husk it, and if you have
good COWS you will be surprised at
the amount of good milk they will
produce. Nor are these the only
benefits the manure pile is. A farm
er can build a silo for what he in
vests in lime and fertilizers, and then
he will have real plant food and the
farm will be very nearly self-support-
ing.
We should not be discouraged and
run down our own business, but try
and produce our products cheaper,
and make cheaper butter. / think
this is the secret for better times.
Don't think for a moment that either
Republican or Democratic form of
government will do us any good.
We are as football and they kick us
from one side to another. On the
money question, both parties are
united on free trade and protec-
tion, they fight only to fool the far
mer. We are bound to produce
everything cheaper and not listen to
the politicians and their promises.
(fEn - Syynpn