The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-04-17

'iueu hhonH The thee feeds Fine In.
bic salt In invariably used.
Every particle Of roughage fed on
this farm, Including hay and all soil.
ing crops, is cut IN quarter inch lengths.
Even the bedding IL cut thus
There are two round silos ON the
farm. each ten feet IN diameter and
thirty-four feet high These together
hoid about 100 tons Of silage, and this
quantity OF corn silnge II produced on
four acres, planted about June %
Eleven men, three teams and n traction
engine to run the cutter are employed
In filling the sIlos
There Is no systematic rotation OF
crops on this farm. Il Ii not necessary
since every foot Of land receives an
abundance OF manure every year or
two. Every green crop grown on the
place II utilized for soiling purposes.
more or less. the surplus being con.
yertcd into hay or silage. The crops
grown are rye, timothy and clover,
corn, peas and oats and millet. At
least two crops n year are harvested
from most OF the fields. The grass
crop II n mixture. the seed sown being
as follows Red clover, six quarts;
Timothy. Ave quarts; alsIke. two and
one-hnlf pounds; redtop. one pound
The farm II divided into twelve small
parcels varying In size from one.
fourth acre To two and one quarter
acres. In April, 1903. six Of these 1--we
or six acres In nlb were In grass.
About half Of this was sown the last
week In August. 1890. one-fourth IN
1901 and one-fourth IN 1902. That
sown In 1900 was cut once for hay In
the spring ~ l903 and then plowed
for late corn. The crops which pre-
coded these plats Of grass were In
two cases rye. grown the preceding
winter
When this was cut for soilIng OF for
hay the ground was plowed and har-
rowed into fine filth One and a half
bushels per acre Of German millet were
then sown This was cut for hay be-
fore II had made seed. The land was
plowed again aud narrowed into fine
tilth. Grass seed was then sown broad
cast late In August Sowing thus ear.
ly. using no nurse crop, gives full
crop the next year In fact, because
OF the farms fertility. three large crops
are cut the next year after sowing
grass In August Two cuttings are
made the second year In the spring
OF the third season. II the crop prom
Uses 10 be- abundant. n crop OF hay IL
taken before breaking up the sod fOr
late corn II the grass crop Is scanty
the sod il broken earlier for any crop
for which IL may be needed. The sod
IL always heavily top dressed during
the winter before 1t is broken up.
Some OF the fields are kept In rye In
winter and corn ln summer indefinitely.
Rye j. Suwn broadcast at the rate OF
two bushels per ncre. the seed being
covered by u spring tooth harrow. The
hay made from this rye Is readily eat
en- by the stock. but part Of II il used
for bedding Three OF the twelve sub
divisions OF the farm are thus devoted
regularly to rye in winter and late corn
In summer. Oats and peas are some
times sown IA early spring on land
soyn In rye the previous fall, the rye
being turned under in spring. Some
times a piece Of corn land II left bare
during the winter and sown to oats
and peas the next spring. Grass Is oc-
caslonally sown on land from which
solling corn has been cut. One small
field was devoted to oats and peas for
several years and then put down In
grass, 20 be followed by corn. oats
and peas do not NJ very well into the
cropping systems followed on any OF
these small fields. They must he sown
in early spring and are or early In
July, yet they Yield so much nutritious
hay or soiling material that small
area Is usually grown.
The method OF handling manure on
this farm can he used only on farms
on which stock is kept in stalls. Be
hind each row OF cows Is n gutter
eighteen inches wide and seven inches
deep. These cutters have no outlets.
They are thoroughly cleaned daily.
CThe whole barn IL disinfected twice
a week. and the interior Is frequently
WIlItNHNllthal w ilfIl lllt GUT
tiers are sprinkled with ashes or dry
dirt 10 absorb what moisture may be
present During the day quantity of
absorbent. consisting OF leaf mold
rotten sod. etc. Is placed In them
Each gutter ends near "A door. The
manure Is lifted from the gutter into
q cart backed NJ to the door. The
end OF the gutter next the door Is
slightly lower than the other end. One
man lifts the manure with fork and
places Il In the lower end OF the trench.
A second man then lifts II into the
cart. In this manner the liquid ma
nure II all got into the cart Finally
the fragments that remain In the
trench are swept 10 the lower end and
removed. The cart goes Immediately
TO the field. and the manure is spread
at once. In summer II Is spread on
the land from which the soiling crops
are removed. In winter II Il spread
ON the rye and grass fields, on the lat
ter particularly when the ground Is
too soft 10 place II upon the rye fields
No manure Is used on newly seeded
grass lands. but the second and third
year grass fields are top dressed In
winter.