Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-08-24

They have passed far beyond the OK
perfmental stage, and they are toda!
recognized by users and other authori
ties as one of the most economic ant
convenient feed store-houses. In corr
growing districts especially, tho sllt
ts of pre-eminent value
Advantage of SiIos.
The chief advantages of stloa AZ
sflage are as follows:
LIST. A crop of corn intended for the
sllo is not seriously In niured by . shOr1
season ~ an early frost should come
before maturity, the corn can be Gu,
and put into the silo, and stored Will
safety to be fed at any future time
I'd. All Of the corn stored tA thk
form OF silage 10 utilized. About 81
per cent OF the food value OF corn IL
In the ear. and about 3S per cssk Of
II Is In the stalk. Without the sile
most Of this latter feed is wasted.
few authorities have gone 30 far q "a
say that the corn stalks in The silo
equal the ears In the crib. When the
corn stalk has undergone the process
Of fermentation. !ts d!ses.!s!.!:5 :s Il
creased, its succulency 10 Of great
value especially for dairy cows and
young stock. and II is more Dalatablo.
Sd. More food can be raised per
Acre In the form Of sge corn. First,
because corn intended for the silo
can be planted thickly on richly ma.
nured land. II the land ia not too
be drilled in. A larger variety Of corn.
though not TIE extremely coarse kind,
can also be planted
4th. Feed In the form Of silaGe can
be stored in less space than can An.
other form Of roughage. Approxi-
mately speaking, ton OF hay occu-
pies 400 cubic feet of space 4 ton
at silage occupies only about 50 cubic
feet Of space, or about one-sighth as
much. In this connection Il should
be stated that silage contains more
water than does hay. Comparing the
two on the basis Of dry matter, In the
form of silage twice as much dry mat
ter can be stored as In the form Of
hay, in equal amounts of space. One
cubic fopt of silage contains about
nine pounds Of dry matter. One ou-
bic foot Of hay contains about IS
pounds of dry matter.
5th. silage furnishes suoculent
feed during any time of the year. This
is of special value in connection with
. herd of dairy COWS. During late.
summer when flies are bad. the
weather hot, and pastures are bare,
cows will generally shrink tn their
mi''- COW and the young stock lose In
g. During this time as we'll al
a, any other period of fsed short
age. silage is of great value.
9Th. Silage Is healthy, and is liked
by nearly all Of our domestic animals.
1t is pre-eminently we'll suited for a
dairy COW and young cattle, and may
be fed with success to other animals
Grass is the best succulent feed for
q COW. During the winter, silaxe
comes the nearest To serving a. cub
stitute for grass. It has a similar Of
feet on the cows system during win
ter as has grass during the spring.
Cows fed on dry feed entirely, especial
ly when stabbed a large portion OF the
time, often suffer from constipation
or impuction of the bowels. II a sue.
.culent food Is fed liberally. mAlnutri.
.tton seldom occurs. II the digestive
system Is not In good condition the
animal cannot perform It's work ad-
Wantageously.
Material Used In constr,sAe& and
af.<, Forms Of slios.
-. S1iks may be. built Of wood, solid
concrete, cement blocks, brick and or
dinary rock Space forbids detailed
,discusatopsof each. Suffice 70 say that
lha wooden stave silo. and the cement
concrete silo are ths. two materials
most coumcnfE y ussd4 Conditions.
la,,Sns rs pSiGa,sp sSnaser. pearness to
laitahta e4nvet s'sppsy Of suitable