The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-11-29
TWO BIO snos OPENED
IN QUAY COUNTY
Prospects Favor Establishing of at
Least Twenty More Around
Tucumcari

Tucumrari y. VI Nov 2l.--Las, week
markci another step in the solution OF
the question Of farming and dairying
in this section Of the ccnutGy when
Berry brothers Of the Tucumcari Jer.
soy Dairy and Hamilton's Sunshine
dairy opened up silos at their dairics
for winter feed tor their herds The
Berry silo, which measures 33 by l2i,
! feet which il built Of concrete half IN.
der 10" ground an hall OUT holds ap
'proSimI;c!y 90 tons Of green feed. The
feed was bought this fall from the farm
Of Joseph Israel ~ he north limit Of
ruoumcari and WAS raised by E.B.Ship.
,mau. This .ilo is believed TO be the
first ,ilo ever constructed in The state
~ New Mexico, having been begun
nhon' year ago and packed TOR the
first time the past summer,
, The Hamilton IiIo is a staye stu uil
ahovc ground, measures as by lG feet
inside T. iS partcd With green si,age
.iH'N'' ." I"'' w 'H' hdHIll"u '1ih
and partly purchased throNgbout this
part Of 'he county.
Since The Berry siio was constructed
u uumbcr Of other slos have been con.
istruc'"d over Quay county, the largest
possibly being that ~ he government
N ;hc cvpcr mcnr farm cast Of town
! ln view Of tho success which others
have had in fhe work, = is estimated
that the ncxt year will see q. least
score more silos bu.lt in This county.
The opening oi the silos AZ this time
is said 20 be made necessary on ac.
count ~ 'he falling al of rho dairy
cattle hotb in weigh, and 'he supply oP
milk Tor thc local markets. Che silagc
wi. be- added 10 the rest ~ The feed
ito make balanced ration. f. being
supplemented by irv fodder. bran and
cotton seed meal.
! Cattle arc said 20 like the green 81.
lagr. especially after the frp. few feed
inps, although II is not 40 good feed
ifor borscs Il J.. .ail thai the fcr1
comes from The vilo appearing as if
scaldci and having fermcntesl smell.
, The silos are said ro seal themselves
automatically.
/ Fhy'e huurcd ana eleven bushels Of
grain were ihrcshcd This week from u
field - less than 10 acres OF maize be.
longing 70 4. y. Woodard in the north.
crn part of the county.
/ Ar'"r rhc fan crops the farmers are
falling hack on bear grass and rabbits
for q living during 'hc winter. Bear
grass is being crt and prepared for
shipment. Tho first load of rho fall
iwas shipped IN ST. Louis firm the
ipaSt wcck nv r, ". Jennings Of san.
Jon
Rabbits are said 10 I've in great 10.
pand being considered dclicacies in
III" northern ari eastern markets. Jack
rabbits bring ten and fifteen cents and
tn" smaller varieties five cents each
from firms which are buving them in
the local markets. Orc firm advertisca
for 200o.-El Paso Herald.
The Experiment Farm near here has
put in a silo ten feet in diameter, and
twenty feet high, bought from the IN.
diana Silo Go. for $4,000. They have
il filled with milo maize and are now
commencing on an experiment with six
steers 10 he fed silagc. Three Of them
will be placed in ono o' and fed 40
pounds Of silnGc per day; the other
hr"o win he fcd thc samo amount, AL.
50 grain, an they viii he weighed cv.
cry ten days or two weeks 10 aoc what,
If any difference in their gain
Mr.. !, T., Mundcn, tho manager. is
thorough and practical, and leaves
nothing undonc which has n tendency
70 bring ahon' such points as will be
to tho farmers interest, and farmers
should watch this closely.
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