Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-04-04

this crop as those sections already
mentioned
Fertilizers - withstanding the
| fact that the soil upon which cabbage
has been grown in this state is among
the richest in the state, 1t has been
found necessary to utilize fertilizers
| in very large amounts. The fertilizer,
has been In the main, barnyard ma.
nure. The applications Of this ferti-
lizer run from Is to 30 tons per acre.
The amount OF plant food removed by
the heavy crops which are produced
makes 1t necessary to replenish the
soil by these heavy applications II the
original productivity Is to be kept
up. The matter of supplying ferti-
liZer is one Of the most serious which
the cabbage grower has to meet. Barn
best fertilizer or at least Is the ferti-
liZer preferred by the grower, is us
ually available In rather limited
limited quantities. The lack of this
fertilizer makes It necessary, there
fore, that the usual practice of con
tinuous cropping to cabbage be
abandoned and that some other crop
for supplying organic matter to the
soil be included ir the rotation. While
this Is probably not an Objectionable
thing. yet to the average cabbage
grower It Is considered a great mis-
fortune. The availability Of barnyard
manure from the stock yards of Chi
cago is probably the chief reason why
the Racine district now ranks above
the Green Bay section. II is not i'm
probable that by proper rotation the
organic matter necessary for the
growth Of this crop could be easily
supplied and II used in combination
with commercial fertilizers. the ne
cessity of barnyard manure as n fer
tilizer could be largely obviated If
the newer sections OF the state which
are adapted to cabbage culture are to
be developed for the growing Of this
crop, some such method will have to
be employed as the distance from the
available supply OF barnyard manure
will be so great that the securing Of
this fertilizer will be impracticable
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frozen pea-vine silage lost a large
number Of sheep. In another Instance
man feeding frozen corn sllage to
sheep lost over half a dozen In one
night, Still another man had ewes
abort their lambs from feeding frozen
corn silage. A case is reported of
COW dying and the death could be at.
tributed to no other cause than to
frozen silage.
The effect Ia greater on sheep than
on cattle doubtless because they can
not stand 80 much distress as can the
cattle, Just what Is the cause Of death
is not clearly understood, hut II sets
up digestive disturbances which pro
duce death, The effect is the same
when frozen roots are fed to ami
mails
/ In no case should frozen silage be
fed to cattle or sheep No bad re-
suits may come. but there is always
great element of risk attached to
the feeding of this material.
No disastrous results have ever
been reported from feeding the silage
after II has thawed out after having
been frozen. but II should be remem-
bered that silage which has been
frozen molds and spells more readily
than does sllage that has not been
/ frozen
The usual method to prevent some
of the freezing is to keep the edges Of
the silage in the silo somewhat low
er than the center when feeding II
out. However. with all precautions.
some of the silago in the ordinary
silo Is bound to freeze In extremely
cold weather This frozen material
should be kept dug down from the
sides as much as possible, or the
frozen part win increase from day
to day, One method OF handling this
material Is to throw It down from the
silo first and cover II with silage that
Ia not frozen, and II will thaw out to
quite an extent before II is fed II is
advisable to cover the silage In the
Silo with blanket to keep out some
of the frost during long and severe
cold. Another method Is to MI the
silo cart run 1t into the stable and
allow II to stand for period of s
to 10 hours, The heat of the stable
is often sufficient to thaw out the sill,
age, Some people hang lighted Ian
terms in the silo to keep of the worst
of the frost, The silo should be kept
as tightly closed as possible to retain
as much of the heat as can be.
To Cook Celery.