Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-02-01
interest to the farmer-that rem inning
usp.. ,ann;n,, nnl tina b,st utlu he

interest to the fnrmer-that rem iining
after topping aud the beet pulp, lhe
beet tops were Of considerable fe,ding
value II properly handled. The common
method was to turu the stock IN the field
aud allow them to ent the tops. This
was injurious, because the tops contained
u vast amount Of salts which would net
upon tho bowels when fc,l IN such lunn.
tity. Tho proper way 10 handle them
was 10 place them in silo aud then. II
fed in small way. were equal to pulp.
About 10 pounds per day for COW and
from to for sheep was the amount to
feed.
I'll. feeding value OF pulp depended
much upon what tho fougiiagc consisted
Of that Was ussl with II. The pulp IN
rich in fat forming material aud must bc
used with flesh forming one. such as wc
hay. IN alfalfa hay. The pulp does no,
nst contain the salts, aud the only bad
feature in conncciion with u was tue
large amount Of water contained. IL u
conid bc made perfectly dry II wns equal
tn corn. Pulp contains abont IL pounds
of dry matter to each 100 pounds. On
account Of the great amount Of water II
couil not d, fed to steers duriii: very
frr.xir. weather. Sheep could uii!ix II
much better III cold weather: vas possible
To feed II To them cxccp, III cslrc'n, cold
weather.
Dairy cows. he said. would utilize pulp
better than any other stock. sheep next
aud steers last. Was not Of value for
hogs.
The proper way to preserve il was in
silo. This need be nothing more than nm
excavation IN tho ground about 10 feet
wide. 10 feet deep aud the necessary
length. Pulp occupies about 81 cubic
feet To- tho ton loo cnbic fcc, for tons.
The silo needs no cover. but II is best To
plank tho sides. Drainage must DO pro-
yidci.
The oili.c OF the pulp is to take the
plac'' of tho gram as every bit os i, IL
discstiblc. Alfalfa hay is - per ccat di
g-stib.o and corn abont 81 per ccli.
About 30 pounds per day per head should
bc fed to cows and steers. = pounds to
sheep and pounds to lnmJs.
Will take the place Of grain aud hay
with dairy cows. aud grain should
be fed with it. II hny is scarce ~ pounds
OF pulp might he fed TO steers without
injury. In feeding sugar bcc,s TO cows.
30 pounds per day il the limi, - which
You should 20. Some cowa would not
thrive well with more than IL pounds per
day.
Mr.. Crowley moved vote of thanks
w Aibi. ttvhc iof nit laDOrs NUpug us
the past two days. which was carried will,
will.
Mr.. Sloan. accompanied by Miss Goss,
entertained the meeting with music.
FRIDAY EVENING.
The program opened with one OF L. @.
Shelton's solos, Miss Tanner accompan.
ist. Col. Lockhart reci,ed "rhe Two
Vagabonds" in his most effective man.
ner. Miss Tanner rendered very
pleasing whistling solo, which might
have been called duet, Miss Tuuaer
taking two parts.
In n fow well chosen words President
Ebbert introduced DR.. Ayleswortl,
President OF the State Agricultural Col.
lege. DR.. Aylesworth's subject was the
Ideal American Life. Humanity was
destined to make steady progress, oven
evils contributing to mans development.
Trusts were an unmitigated evil but the
trust idea was blessing ms IL laid the
foundations for ultimate government
ownership OF all great enterprises. Com.
radship and brotherhood were growing
sentiments. Ostracism Of trust mag
mates wonld be total failure. The
people wouldn't "cut" men OF capital and
said capitalists would not care IL thew