Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-10-03
flour to make a one-pound loaf of
bread.
Silage Crops

tent satisfaction as a silage Gro
almost all parts of this state. There
are at least dozen crops or com BIZ
nations OF crops that can be success
iully used for ensilage in Western
Washington. In most cases local
conditions will determine which is
best. A list from 81 silo owners and
users in Western Washington show
the following crops preferred, as in
dlcated by the numerals after each:
Glover, ID; corn, ~; corn and
clover, 3; oats and vetch, /: oats and
peas, 1; barley and vetch, /; barley
and peas, /; clover and rye grass, |;
Vetch and kale, l.
Mixtures were preferred by two
correspondents. From this it will
be readily seen that corn and clover
are by far the most common silage
crops. However, a number of men
prefer some of the mixed crops as
second choice, and would make very
little difference between them and
clover and corn. The real question
Is which crop will produce the larg-
est yield per acre, and when sliced
Will furnish the best quality OF feed.
Churning in Winter
In winter, cream is very difficult
to churn because OF the small and
hard fat globules, low temperatures,
sweet cream, and possibly thin
cream. When COWS are far advanced
Ia their lactation period, the globules
become harder and when churned do
not stick together easily. Cream held
at low temperatures. previous to
churning makes quick churning i'm
possible. l would suggest that if you
have cream separator you separate
about 35 per cent cream. BY the
use of a starter, ripen this at tenn
perature OF about rs degrees for six
to eight hours. Then cool down be-
tween SO and 60 degrees and churn
in the ordinary way. This ought to
bring the butter in about 35 to 40
minutes. Feeding a few roots may
change the character of the fat to
some extent and facilitate churning.
Crop Rotation
The practice of raising a crop
every year has been followed on the
experiment station farm at Pullman,
Wash, for a number of years. Our
rainfall is on the average about %
inches. With a rainfall of 16 to IS
inches summer following seems to
give better results. We do not fol-
low any definite system of rotation.
The crops grown on the farm consist
of alfalfa for six to eight years, fire.
quently followed by corn. Glover is
also grown for three years when the
land is plowed up and corn is plant
ed. We can raise field peas followed
by wheat with excellent results.
Afterwards corn or oats may be
grown on this field. | think a good
rotation, where it could be followed,
would consist of red clover three
years, corn one Year, wheat one year.
oats one year. However, our condi-
tons are such that we have not yet
been able to follow this rotation
regularly.
With 240 active members, the Pa
cific Northwest Livestock associa-
ton last year exhibited $500 animals
at it's December shows, held at Lewis
ton, Idaho. Secretary S. B. Nelson
reports the present membership of
the association as 500; and with the
increase in membership and strength
of the Livestock association, and the
increasing interest in livestock pro-
duction in mind, believes that at the
stock shows the coming December, no
less than 1000 animals will be ex-
hibited.
If you have grown alfalfa on land
for three years, it would ordinarily
be a waste of fertilizer to apply any
commercial material at the present
time.