The silver star., 1897-11-25
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phases Of agricultural production. says
q writer In Southern Farm Gazette.
While good profits are being made ~
many dairymen It remains fact thAe
. great deal Of the dairying practiced
does not pay as we'll a. some otnee
lines Of work might Where . nan
lives near good market and posses
ses the ability to properly manage
dairy We know of no business that Of
fers more pleasant or profitable work;
but few men are fitted for dairy WORK
and not many women are likely 10
fancy the drudgery and attention re-
quired to operate dairy successfully.
The man who engages In the dairy
business and expects to make living
out Of It without work IL almost GER
tain to be disappointed. With good
facilities, careful and constant atten-
tion and special fitness for the busi-
ness fair profit may be expected. On
the other hand while some are sure to
make a success of 1t under the most
adverse conditions others will az GER
tainly fail under the most favorable
circumstances. Where dairying can be
made most profitable and where 1t
should be most encouraged Is ON the
farms where mixed farming Is prac-
ticed. A few cows can be made to pay
handsomely on any ordinary farm and
besides will afford one Of the rarest
but greatest luxuries, good milk ana
butter for family use.
Corn gIla9o Va. Corn Fodder.
Director E. B. Voorhees, Of the New
Jersey experiment station has made
careful. comparative tests Of corn sill
age and field dried corn fodder for milk
and butter production. with following
results:
l. That the cost of harvesting. stor-
ing and preparing the dry matter con-
tanned in corn was greater In the form
Of silage than In the form Of dried fod-
der.
2. That the changes that occur In
the composition Of silage were not
such as to decrease its feeding value
In a greater degree than those which
occur In the process of dry curing corn
fodder.
3. That for milk and butter produc-
tion the feeding value Of the dry mat
ter Of the silage was greater than that
of the dried fodder corn. The yield OF
milk was 1913 per cent greater. and the
yield Of butter fat 10.4 per cent greater.
4. At one cent per pound for the
milk produced. the value Of the corn
crop was near $40 per acre greater
when fed in the form of silage rather
than in the form of dry fodder.
This test was from a field OF fif-
teen acres that yielded only 11.25 tons
Of silage to the acre. From this 1t will
be seen that when one has ten acres Of
a fair growth Of corn u12.5 tons). It
would pay for hundred dollar silo
the first year. to ensile It instead of
feeding II dry. Sometimes a little fiR-
uring on correct data reveals some had
sink holes" In ones farming OPERA
tions.
Lime Water for Srours In sheep.
As we are all having more or less
trouble with our sheep and lambs be-
ing on condition and generally scour-
ing. In many cases going 30 far a. to
NoubC thC lOb6 OA h0ih khO h6ulO CIOU
this county. and as my experience may
be Of some benefit to some brother
sheepman. thought I would send II to
you, writes D. Dement, in American
Sheep Breeder. After trying all the
old remedies used before with success,
and still the trouble Increasing and
lambs dying. ! finally thought Of try
Ing lime water. Knowing that to be
a great agent for purifying the stom-
ach at times when every other tried
remedy had failed. began using lime,
air Stacked (rock lime just as well or
better). Put one quart Of lime In
trough and pump on say nifty gallons
water. then let settle and water sheep
of the top; as the strength decreases
hll up with new lime. The sheen.
securing. were feverish and drank
heartily; therefore the remedy went
where needed most. The effect was
magical: all began improving at once:
the offensive smell disappeared. and
only lost one weak lamb after using
lime. All are eating nne and appear
to be gaining. don't know what ef-
feet lime would have on intestinal
worms. II any. but ! do know how II
worked with the scours. There has
been quite loss Of lambs In this coun-
ty. In some cases 60 per cent dying,
Grass too washy. hot days, wet nights.
causing colds. worms and general
weakening Of sheep.
8. d. Maddox. Champaign County.
Ill.-The corn exhibited BY mo At the
state fair was planted May 20 on fall
plowed land on which were spread A.
teen loads Of manure. It was disced
three times before planting and har-
rowed four times and twice After
planting. II was worked twice with a
cuitivator. It was planted In rows
three feet six inches apart and driIIsA
every eight inches. This acre Yielded
los bushels and Afty-nvs pounds. hut
with favorable year am coundent
that Il would have made over 80
bushels per acre. 0ne-half Of ~
stalks did not ear ont nm arro,,.. ~