Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-08-17
SOME FARM TOPICS.
USEFUL INFORMATION FOR THE
TILLERs OF THE SOIL.
some Important and Useful suK-
Eestions for Beginners I'm Dairy
tnR-SheeD-Feedin Experiment.
Stirring the Cream.

observation-disclosures Experiment.
Stirring the Cream.
One of the most important things
for the dairyman's consideration is the
subject of foods. To succeed In obtain
ing the greatest possible amount Of
butter from the smallest amount Of
money or its equivalent, he needs to
make the subject one OF much study.
Progressive dairying at the present
time seems TO call for "a silo Indeed,
many OF our authorities Oh the subject
claim that IN no other way can the full
value of the food consumed be real
ICED.
No one can rely more fully than the
writer OF this upon the corn crop as a
winter-and summer, too, for that
matter-fOOd for cattle, especially
milch cows. We begin TO feed IL In
July or August, when pastures fail 10
give sufficient grass. and continue
until fall rains make further use OF IL
unnecessary. Then as soon as winter
feeding begins we start the corn fod-
der again. But we have no silo. The
principal reason for this lies in the
fact that our observations of other
peoples silos have led us TO the con
clusiOn that aside from the first cost,
which is considerable, there must be
a frequent renewal Of some portions
Of Il nearly every year, thus making
the maintenance Of one continual
expense. We have, however. a very
good substitute for one hich ! will
tell you Of, and the cost Is nothing but
a little work and few boards.
We cut our cornstalkg as we need
them with feed cutter. after draw
ing them 10 the barn in the fall and
stacking In small stacks outside The
fodder is always secured In good con
ditlOn. and before Il eco res weather
beaten and discolored AS tile stalks
after cutting will develop considerable
heat even when dry, we only cut
sufficient at Cnce for couple Of
weeks feeding We have tight hoor
and sides In a convenient col ner Of the
barn and adjacent 10 the COW stable.
whore we mix the cut stalks and tho
ground feed IN layers. sprinkling well
with water from the well, which is In
the same place. the pump handle with
AAA AAAA AfFA vi INV ANtA IVA II IiAf-
pairing this twenty.four hours In ad-
vance considerable heat is generated
IN the mass, so that when we feed il
u II warm. This we call good sub
Stitute for ensilage and at a very
slight expense. We save the ear corn.
aud by feeding exactly as much grain
as we want. we know just how much
each cow gets. The corn fodder thus
treated gives fully as satisfactory re-
turns as clover hay after experiment
Ing with both. and at certainly NOT
more than half the cost of clover. We
feed corn fodder almost continuously
until April ].
Now as to the grain. We have been
experimenting along this line for fif-
teen years First, we tried corn and
oats. That was good. although rather
an expensive feed when we began
60 cast about for a substitute for oats
one year when they were forty cents
o bushel, we tried wheat bran and
thought so highly Of II that we have
used IL ever since. So after fixing
upon that we tried roofs. but not dis.
carding the bran, Roots are good for
condition when forced 60 eat dry food
for the entire winter They are good
for her system generally and also a
good milk ration. but I can't say we
nnd them of special benefit and they
are hard Ia raise After feeding corn,
oats aud bran fer number Of years
We were induced 10 try gluten feed,
aud with MS II has come to stay. We
feed II with wheat bran and nothing
else IN the line of grain. ! care not
whether Ii Is n In "a No al f,qfIon ar upy
cur COWS give mere milk and make
more butter when fed corn fodder.
wheat bran and gluten meal than any
other combination we have vet tried.
Puckwhcat middlings is good: so is
cotton seed meal hut as long as we
continue 20 follow daiTNing. wheat
bran and gluten meal will be our
standard grain ration for mich COWS
II is not only the hest. hut the cheap.
est. This may not suit everybody's
ideas. but Il does ours e. II. Rock
wood in Farm. Field and Fireside.