Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-19
SLO FOR FEED CONSERVATION
Ensilags Offered as solution Of Stock
Raising Problem.
SAVES loss OF FORTY PER CENT
Gers Fodder Made Available for Pre-
durtfsn - Beef and MIIk-Prof.
Ha~rker Explains Advan-
tares % System

Forty per cent o. che western corn crop
gees 90 waste each year.
Part of the educational display 81 the
Omaha land snow viii be devoted 10 les
sons on the conservation Of the corn crop
and the utilization ~ the waste. The sflo
81 stem Of making the entire crop available
Tor the feeding u cattle. the process by
which SO large portion Of the grain
wealth n the Nebraska farm is converted
into money. win be detailed 70 the visitors.
Prof A. l. Haecher. until recently az
the head Of the dairy department of the
state College Of Agriculture. VII give lee
lures and conduct an exhibit showing the
advantages Of $40 feeding.
But - per cent Of the total food value
Of the corn plant is obtained from the
Erain." said Prof Hacker In discussion
q his subject The remaining 20 per cent
liz In the stalks and leaves which are now
allowed 20 60 20 waste ana destruction AZ
a total loss IN the fields By the use Of
the silo this very valuable per cent can Be
turned into money. Further. the process is
% inexpensive mat a silo equipment is
paid for by its savings for one gssz.
Another way % show the economic
value o. the silo 10 by comparison Of its
value as food with its cost Of production
Ensilage Is worth not less thaa s. a ton
p
possible item n expenditure included. Sl-ss
. ton
Value BEYOND Estimate.
IL Is difficult to write the value Of en-
silsge In terms q money. however for
the reason that many Of its properties
which have an actual and obvious value
cannot be 30 measured. For Instance. while
an analysis viii show probably no more
food units than mhn- another food. en-
silsEe has succuIency. giving IL much OF the
properties Of grass. This means that the
stock VIII eat more Of Il and assiu1ilate Il
more readily still one cannot express that
value In figures. Ii takes Ear less storage
space than nav or other feeds. pound for
pound Of nutrient quality. a saving in stur-
age space and the cost Of buildings and
their maintenance. Large herds can be
Ted m a short time with little labor. clearly
. saving. Another and far greater con-
sideration 20 she. DAIRY farmer Is the in
creased production Of milk from the feed
ing Of ensilage. Il has been proven beyond
controversy that cows may be made 70
produce milk in a constant quantity the
year around BY the feeding Of ensilage
Yet many Of the creamery men viii tell
you that they are receiving more than halt
Of their butter tat In three months OF the
year. BY the siio the farmer Is enabled
10 put butter fat on the market when ID
IS worth The most The silo is one Of the
scientific Developments which Is making
the farm a source~ or dividends the whols
year around
RepIaees the Pasture.
In one OF the most productive dairyinr
districts Of Wisconsin many OF the dairy
men own no pasture They feed winter
and summer on ensIlage The success Of
the Wisconsin dalrym men u a sufficient
argument.
The necessity Of the silo IL highly ap-
parent The reduction Of pasture areas
the high cort az corn and feeder cattle