The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-11

on an average 10S days to mature, and produced 7.15 tons per acre at cost of s2.21 per ton. Corn silage may be produced in a favorable year for about S1.50 per ton, and in an unfavorable year for about s2 per ton.
 10. One of the best varieties of sor- shum for silage purposes is Red Head. This is a stout variety and does not grow quite so tall as some others. but stands up well. Eight pounds will plant an acre. The crop will mature in about 1fS days
 II. Sorghum planted as a second crop" will not yield more than eight to ten tons per acre. whereas, if plant ed as a first crop 1t will yield from twelve to twenty tons per acre. The lowest cost per ton from a first crop was s1.15. and the highest s1.7s; from q secomd crop tho cost was about s2.S0.
 Ensilagc corn can be combined satis- factorily for the production of silage. They are best grown in three foot rows. The crop required 11f days to mature and gave an average yield of l0.4 tons. at a cost of $1.s5. The lowest cost was $1.41 and the high est $20S. Combining these crops makes a better quality of silsge. fin. creases the yield and reduces tho cost per ton as compared with curn alone. 13. Corn and sorghum both contain an excess of carbohydrates, and are deficient in protein. To correct thts difiiculty and Glance the nutrients COW peas and other leguminous crops were grown wit hthem. The pea. were planted in the rows with the corn and sorghum. and while casual l inspection of the crop would indicate I that a large per cent. of peas was l obtained. careful separation of the peas from the corn or sorghum shows l that in no instance was there mofe I than 15.1 per cent,Lof peas in the crop. and in some instances only to 6 | per cent. so small a percentage as to | have no material influence on the com 1 position and feeding value of the sil- | age. Corn and sorghum ca nbe com- l bined so that the resulting silage will consist of about ejual percentages Of 1 each crop.
 IA. The Mammoth Yellow soy beans have been made into silage for two | years. The average yield was 7.5 tons About a half bushei of seed should be used per acre and the crop will require of silage was $2.S3 It was black. strong in odor and not palatable to cattle. Our experience does not favor the making of silage from soy beans alone. If the crop can-b be satisfactori- ly mixed with corn or sorghum 1t I lage The difficulty Is to mix it eco-
 nomically.
 Is. Heavy applications of fertilizers
 increased the cost of the crop and in
 some instances did not produce a large
 enough yield in proportion to make
 them profitable. small application
 of phosphate and potash each year will
 be more profitable than large applIca-
 tions made at longer intervals.
 Is. An application of from 100 to
 150 pounds of high grade acid phos-
 phate and from 25 to 50 pounds of mu-
 riate of potash will often prove profit able No better fertilizer can be had
 than farm yard manure, and five tons
 per acre each year will prove more effective than ten or fifteen tons at a single application.
 IT. The value of fertilizer will be
 influenced by the crop season. Tn a
 dry year 1t will not prove so effective
 as in a wet year.