The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-02-28

sa me. all the steers WIN eat rwdce da1-
ly>( | have assumed that this chatf
Neig 81 pounds per bushel, making
$50 pounds daily and that the steers
would eat $50 pounds of slower daily.
This ration would be about the stand
ard for 1000 pounds live weight. It
requires 235 lbs. less of corn and wheat
mixture per day; or putting the 100
pounds of cotton seed meal in place of
100 of the mixture saves 1a5 pounds per
day and the steers are being fed fat
tening ration. Even if this does not
seem to be increasing their weight SO
fast, 1t ought to make flesh al cheaper
rate per pound, hence a more profita-
BILE ration.
The change from mixture of corn and
wheat TO l to of corn to 1 of wheat
only changes the protein O.s pound,
the carbohydrates 0.6 pound and fat
ORG pound per day in the whole ra-
ton for p steers. 1t is, however.
change in the right direction from I'd
to Sd fattening period Two of corn
to one of wheat for first and third pc
| RODS and to for second would be
good formula with the other articles as
| fed to above steers.
Top Dressing for Glover.
Please write me what you think the best
thing to top-dress red clover in the absence of
sideration. Can you tell me what is best to
sow in and around fish ponds for carp to feed
upon and where can get the seeds-H- 3. F.,
answered by H. B. Battle. Director, N. C.
| Experiment Station)
A good top-dressing for clover would
be 100 pounds acid phosphate 100
pounds kainit to the acre. Acid
phosphate contains plaster. which
is of material benefit to clover, be-
ides the phosphoric acid it con-
tains: potash in kainit is q useful
addition also. Our ~Botanist. Mr.. Nc
Carthy. recommends the following to
| be planted around fish ponds for carp:
Good plants for fish ponds are the fol-
| lowing
White WHIT Water Lily Nymphea odorots
| Yellow Pond Lily. .Nuphar advena
| Pickerel Weed ........... Pontederia cordata.
Seeds of the above can proba bly, be
| obtained from any of the large seeds
men. All the above are native to this
state. very prolific and hardy rapid
growers and favorite food for fishes
| wherever they occur"
Building a siIo.
want to build silo out of brick. would
| like to know if it would do built of bricks
| How IS it built and would common mortar do
| 10 build it with or would it have TO be cementp
The place want to build it on is high ground
and do you salt it f-R. B, F., Durham. n. G.
answered by F. E. Emery, Agriculturist N
c. Experiment Station.)
I have seen a brick silo in the ground
| like well which kept the silage very
| well. The trouble with below ground
silo is the cost of excavating, while
| brick wall above ground strong enough
| TO resist the pressure at filling, wo2fd
| proba bly, cost too much. Your atten-
ton is called to the plans illustrated in
Bulletin No. so of this Station. The
round form is the best. A steel silo
can now be purchased which would last
a life time.
Feed is cut g to Il or even or
inches long and run up into the siIo on
a carrier attached to the cutting ma
chine If the ground is high and you
| can drive on the uphill side it will be
best to do that; set the machine so the
silage will fall into the silo and dis
pense with the carrier. No salt is used.
Simply keep the top leveleo and tread
the sides and soft places in filing so it
will settle even.
Cutting Oats for Feed.
Please let me know which would be the bot
ter way to cut oats for feed; to cut them in
tough state while straw is green or wait until
ripe. 1 want them to feed as hay and am un-
der the impression cut them green would
be best.-S. ]. B., Granite HILL n. C.
(Answered by F. E. Emery, Agriculturist
n. c. EXP eriment Station.
Oats cut while yet early in the milk
stage will be best for hay, as the val
liable food compounds will then be
largely distributed in the leaves and
stems. If left later the movement of
these compounds to the grain carries
compare lively valueless straw, while
the nourishment of the crop Is largely
concentrated in the kernels