Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-09-13
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pounds when iii silk, three :,

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pounds when in sill three pounds
when ripe. II other words there will
be as much food 8materia On one acre
when ripe as are on four acres when
itasseled out. Hence, the nearer the
corn ap proaches the ripened stage the
more food material will be obtained
The best grade Of silage lis secured
when the corn is harvested in h the
glazed stage Of when the kernels are
well dented. III s2s#s 55 4s!! !. /.
S The cost Of filing the silo depends
upon the length of haul and even
5distrib button Of a help. N pa common ar
rangement of help is to have one man
with three horses to cut the corn, two t,x,
men to load the wagons in the field,
three Or more men with teams to haul
the corn from the field to the. silo de-
pending upon the distance, one man to
feed the cutter and one man: to spread s1
and ant pack the silage5 il the silo.: I,
A. The average cost per ton Of filling
81 silos, according to- farmers Bulle-
tin Tin. No. 292, Department Of Agricul-
ture, ranges from 46 cents to IS cents
with an; average of ga cents. In Iowa
the II cost ranges from US cents to 81
cents with an average Of \ SO cents,
while data from North Dakota farm
ters ranges from SO cents to ST.. with
an an q average OF "a cents per tor. sSs
The handling Of silage is best done
by using 9 corn binder to cut the corn
and IND tie tint bundles which saves
much time and labor. ,#$$51
/. A low wagon with / al strong rack
saves Unnecessary lifting and is very
satisfactory way of getting the green
corn to the silo. AM Nj N IN 5.5 3s5
The silage is best cut into fine
pieces not to exceed a half inch In
length. Short pieces pack more Arm
" in the silo and live stock like lit
better and will eat it. up cleaner. It
is q good plan to- have a large cutter
with plenty Of power to run It SO that
q large force can be worked iii a rush
season. M
The cost Of q. corn harvester Is
about $4,000, and Of a silage cutter
s1.2z5.Oos to $4,000 depending upon the
size. ~ :l,a
In some cases several farmers buy
the mac hinery in partne rship and sex-
change help at filing time. This en-
ables them to ill the silo at the proper
time even II help lis scarce. $., The
most economical way to fill the silo is
to- have. "a crew large enough to keep
| the engine and cutter. working at full
capacity. Where the silo is filled rap
idly a good plan is: to 4 let the, silage
settle al day or two while anoth erS silc
| is being filled. then more silage: can
Ebe# put in and the full capacity of the
Essiislo tilted !. az 4 he silage needs ia be
Well sg1esll packed near the wallis for terra
pressure tends to# develop friction
against the sides Of the. silo and leaves
open spaces in the silag ]. tE;s5s
s Rain does not harm the silage either
before or after filing the silo. Often
q threshin crew can be set to , ,,,s,l,h
filing the .silo on "a vet day when The
grain, is too damp to sthresh Ii case
THE corn is frosted a little before cut
| tin g, water AWil need to be added 3te
1.-THE tbs u ilage occasio nall when filling tc
make a II pack 1tshoroug hly ana exclude
the air.
#: Is e good plan to have a roof On 81,
the he silo. It5need not be expensive. hui
sufficient y to- keep out the snow and ID
rain Many people prefer to leave tlls
ls sill, open and seal tt BY running On q
quantity Of char 81 stra This Ii
! tlh,en wet and seeded with grain which
grows and prevents any loss 5of silagse,
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