The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-02

abJut the bottom OF the slaves on the stone
wall will further help to make all air tight
and Increase the durability of the silo A
roof, II one is used at all, which can be re-
moved while filling the silo Is the cheapest
and In many respects the most convenient.
This silo will hold SIX acres of heavy corn,
the kind that will run 100 bushels to the
acre.
Mr.. Husseman drills in his corn in rows
81 feet aparT. the stalks being foot apart
in the rows, aud considers IL the king OF all
forage crops when properly handled, and
when put into the silO and fed as ensilage,
1t costs about one half what 1t costs to feed
IL dry. 1t has cost him about a dollar a
ton while last fall 1t cost him but 60 cents a
ton to place 1t in his silo. A cutting ma
chine with lOng Carrier Is a part ~ his out
BIT, as Is also SIX horse power gasoline
engine which Is portable and FURNISHES all
the power needed tn run the cutter 1t
makes no difference b wet ths corn is
with rain or de v when 1t Is put in
be fed some dry slower besides ensilage,
which fed alone would not keep them In
the best of health. He did not favor more
than one feeding day of 1t, tho on bringing
the matter out for discussion it was found
that the majority perhaps of those present,
preferred to feed two meals of ensilage
day and one Of dry fodder.
To avoid too mu :h unnecessary con.
fusion number OF other points brought
out In the discussion and later In the ques
box, and answered by Mr.. Husselman may
be taken up here. He does not believe in
cutting cora for ensilage until it Is ripe,
practically ready to be cut for the shock.
The grain goes in with the rest and while 1t
heats 1t does not ferment nor is its value as
food impaired. He thot ensiage mad no
value as food for hogs, but said 1t was very
good for poultry. His gasoline engine
would run ten hours at an expense varying
between 30 and so cents for the days run.
the latter ngure representing the cost OF a
ten hours run on ensilage.
CLONER AND SHEEP.
The interest of the audience In Mr.. Hus-
selman's method of caring for his ensilage
continued until Mr.. l.. w. Oviatt, of
North Williams, Bay county, found both
himself and his topic of Glover and Sheep
almost bodily crowded into the noon hour,
and as he was to be with the institute on
Tuesday also while the former gentleman
would not, he took only the few minutes
left to him before adjournment for dinner.
With all due Difference to the dairying
industry he believed that sheep were very
profitable and great assistance in keeping
up the fertility of the farm. He feeds two
rations of ensilage day to his sheep with
good results.
AS to the best breed or breeds, he said
each must decide for himself, but he was
inclined to the so called mutton sheep aid
breeds the long wool or Downs finding
fully three times as much profit in the meat
as in the wool. Every Individual i'm the
flock should be known, however, no matter
what the breed, and record Should be kept
of every one, so that at the end Of the year
when selecting the animals to retain In the
flock no inferior animals may be kept no
matter how we'll they may appear at the
time. This makes ear marks almost a
necessity in large flock. Then records of
amount of wool clipped, number of lambs
dropped, nursing and milkgiviDg qualities
can be kept for reference. As to the clover
he had scarcely more than enough time to
say that he believed that the basis of the