Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-09-05

IN l oughtl Am l producing milk a.
economically al I mlkht7 IL Il pos
aible, with such feed ~ ailage, my
cows may be kept In d more healthrui
condition. because this feed having IN
It tho natural juices makes II more
easily dlgeAted and cow 10 able 20
do more and better work.
Many farmers who have recently
built sIlos and many who did not build
are asking themselves tho above qnoR
tiona, and well they may. Those who
have built and have good sllage are
now getting their eyer opened. and
those that have no siloa are now be
ginning to zee "the handwriting on
the wall"
A natural feed OF this character
which has the natural juices all re-
tanned in Il keeps the digestive organs
OF the animal In cool. laxative condi.
ton and permits US 10 feed more
heavily OF other feeds. and thus. va
are able to increase her capacity for
producing milk In a far greater degree.
Experience has taught nae many
things about the miio when put up
my first one I was Taught that almost
anything would do for silo. and that
almost anything could be- put In Il.
The arst year I planted a lAts-matur
ing corn that grew and grew as though
II had all the time ia the world TO get
ripe In. and when thu time came for
the silo hlling II was loarcely In good
roasting ear condition.
What was the RESULT A wAtory lot
OF stun In a very acid condition that
had to be fed In q v9ry limited way
TO keep the cows from securing and
getting on feed This was certainly
discouraging; but a man who makes n
success with cows must have Mrit
enough 20 meet discoRraKamenta
found out that year that 10 have
good silage I must plant = kind OF
corn that would mature early and got
Il out in time so that 1t could mature
that / had better sacrifice some on
quantity and have better quality. From
that year the silo has been hIIed with
the same kind OF corn that VAS raised
for field purposes. and there has never
yet been q single failure.
There 10 no secret having good.
sweet silAge-juNt plaia. common sense
First the silo must he made In such
a way ne 70 exclude a1I the mir. Then
too, the foundation must be good. To
prevent settling and cracking. The
material used may BID either wood.
stone. brick or eemenk. Iron or steel
cannot DO used. an tic moisture and
acid In the silage would soon rust
through.
All stone. cement. brick silos. etc,
must be reinforced with wire or rods
to insure strength. A wood ailo made
rough IN. OF course. strengthened by
the hoops. and that ii tbs Only kind
that would be built of wood.
The size OF the slid, of course, do.
pend on the amount ot stock you wish
to carry, an q certain amount mnNt be
fed each day To keep the top layer
from spelling, and the deeper The bet
ter. as each added fdnt gives added
weight ID the aIlnga ard help# to make
IL more solid and exclude the sir.
II silo ~ made too large In diane
ter. and this believe 10 be very fro.
quent error. one OF Two things viii
hnppen--either the sllage wtii be-
moIdy all tho time. owing to the inabil.
ity TO feed u down rapidly enough. OF
else the cows will be fed more than
they should have, In az attempt 70
keep ahead OF the molding
strongly favor the uas of good
siiage ~ summer 20 hold the COWS 20
their work and not allow them To shirk
In the milk how during the short pas-
tuTe OF July and August think many
cows may be made to add 26 per cent.
70 their years production By tidlRa
them over this period. / have tried
soiling, but never found anything 20
cheap. so good aud st convenient as
a we'll filled siio. 4 few feet In this
bottom OF deep silo viii go n long
way for summer use and there the
conditions are most favorable for the
preserving OF the Bilate. a. the enor-
nous weight OF the sllaKe IN q deep
ailo has compaeted H. and lfa being
down near the bottom away from the
circulation Of the air helps very mate
rally In liz preservation
The quality o. the ailaRs may b.
materially bsttsred b. uaiaa care IN
taking II out Don't DIT tha fork down
Eve or six inches daep. - Though you
we're pitching manure but use s fork
With tines close together and akim on
The top. only ioosenluH what You need
TOR the days feeding
Keep the surface Level. and perhapa
a little lower near tht outer Waila
Silage cannot be handled aa careless