The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-22
! OTES OF THE FARM.

r. Massey, in Practical FarmerD
l....e man asks if it will be wise
s.- aE farmer to take q four year
r..-r- IN agricultural college if it
take. #. rne nancy he has, and leaves
fr .H.aaut funds at the clsoe. Yes
y4u .uot invest the money in any
a.rr .at viii pay better than a thor
,...n rr. tas4iOnal training. 1t is a capt.
mi ua4 cannot lose and which will al
yqr- ..l.g in the dividends. Get the
at......ae if you have to borrow more
-nr.. .rfoUe YOU get through. The
or.# always on the hunt for men
nil. ..lsated minds and trained hands, -
:r. man with the college training
will always he in the lead
". notice that some of the other farm
r7-ar+ are taking note of the fact to
which ~r have heretofore referred that
in All the great donations that have been
maI, Of recent years for educational pur-
posses none have been given to the col
Iraes of agriculture. Many of these col
Irg.s arc hampered by the fact that none
Of thu money from the general govern
mont can be used for building or perma- :
usut a4nlpment, and the Legislatures in
many States fail to supply the deficiency
as IberaHy as they should The result
is that The colleges that are trying to
lo the best work are tied down for lack
0f means. If some Of the millionaires
who are spending their money so lavish
ly on professional schools in other lines
could but see the eagerness of the young
men lu many States to get an education
I'M agriculture they would turn some of
their donations in that direction Who
will be- the first to see and supply this
ulgj2
CORN SILAGE VS.. SORGHUM.
Harc are two food crops that can very
rru b. JOntrasted, since both are grown
1or their use as carbonaceous foods In
a recent address before the Georgia
nalrEn"r's Association, Mr.. w. s. Viii
hanson. a large dairyman, spoi,e very
Enthusiastically about corn ensilagc, and
placed it at the head of all dairy foods.
He said that though COW pea nay ap-
Iroachai very nearly 20 wheat bran as a
protein food, if he was Obliged to give
up either pea vine hay or corn silage he
would drop the pea. IN which, OF course.
hn made a mistake, since tho protein
foods arc the nose costly, AMI if he gav5
up the pea vines he would be obliged to
supply the protein from some other
source in order to make a properly
balanced ration.
tut on another point We are inclined
10 o=re" with Nj. W. He said that he
found that corn silage gave better re-
suits in the dairy than green sorghum
with the COWS at pasture. As a car
tooaerous food crop We have always in
sisted that We have none that can COM
pare in value with Indian corn. There
@!" great many farmers who are get
ng very enthusiastic over sorghum, and
doubtless it is a good thing to have for
the purpose OF tiding tie COWS over a
summer drought, for sorghum has the
2feat value that ii ressts drought bet
ror than most plants. Mr. Williamson
stated that ne found when changing from
the sorghum to the silage OF corn there
Was always a great increase in the milk
l1% There is certainly no plant yet
hstai that viii equal corn for the pur-
pos" Of ansilaga rlaking but we must
f'n5cher tha; while corn silagc is good
IL is not a complete and balanced ration,
anu th" sorghum will not improve it.
There must be some protein raised or
'oH2ht TO supplement the lack in the
corn, ana the Southern farmer viii find
mat lh" cow pea supplies this better than
'Fjh.12 else and will save his buying
ifotem in the shape of bran, which is
always cosJl via the South.
THE EVOLUTION OF THE SILO.
The !jtor has been familiar With the
'H"l~ge practice since its first introduc-
Ton la tins country. With the first
methods Dracticed in the growing of the
.'ia ."4 thc storing in the silo we were
''s F"fE tavOrably impressed. 1t was q
''E sour article, that perfumed the
"@'- H".ghbCrhOOd. and reminded one
VI "ang more than bad sauer kraut.
d." IN COWS ate it and seemed to thrive
"" " ..I this ill-smelling stuff made
' 13'3 10 put the ensilage practice on
tful footing. Many milk dealers
.'' 'allV tn" manufacturers of cor
4'I1 objected to the milk made
- Fl. .Hd creamericS refused to take
-#s of course, was largely preju-
.'.. *.t r. naccssitated the improv ement
-" .H" "a lagc that would make it a
tablo feed. In the early days
practice the corn was planted so
"- mat few ears We're made and it
" n an immature stage. and hur-
o '-'. t" silO with the greatest haste.
""Ir cutting. it was considered
10 keep it very thoroughly
and one of my neighbors who
FOL. underground silo lowered a