The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-22
ANDERSON COUNTY IS
RAISING LIVE STOCK
ADVICE TO THE INTERESTED
FARMERS
BULLETIN is ISSUED
Chamber of Commerce Is Striving
To Aid Live Stock Association
Here
BULLETIN is ISSUED

Since the organization of the An
derson County Live Stock Association,
in the quarters of the chamber of COM
merce. last spring. there has been so
much interest evinced in live stock
and hogs that there has sprung up
quite a considerable interest in the
building Of silos in tbs region
Therefore the agricultural bureau Of
the chamber Of commerce yesterday
issued the following bulletin to all
farmers:
Many men will fill silos for the
first time this year, AID some infor-
nation as to when and how to fill q
silo may not be out Of place.
The greater part of the silege this
yea, in the Panhandle, will be made
from kafir. milo. feterita and sweet
sorghum. The proper time to cut this
feed fer silage is when the seed arc
In tho stiff dough stage and the bot
at this stage the plant will have it's
maximum nutritive value and yet be
green enough to keep we'll In the silo.
Tho fed should be cut with row
binder. as this Is the most ccononr-
ical method when one has large
amount to cut.
In hauling the feed from the field
tn tho silO. q wagon with low-down
bed Is much better than one with q
regular hay frame. as the green bun
dlr1 arc rather heavy to lift.
Enough wagons should be used to
keep the feed hauled out of the field
as fast as 1t is cut Do not leave the
feed in the field to wilt and become
partly cured before putting into the
silo. rs part of the nutritive value
! may be lost. and IL dry 1t will not keep
$ as we'll. 1t is especially advisable to
! take as large load as possible each
trip. for rs the feed is green loads of
largo bulk can not be handled, End II
wagon is only partly loaded each
/ time the expense of filling the silo
will be greatly increased. II one. has
, strong wagons and good drivers,
eo"--horse. teams may be used to ad-
vantage.
Silage should be cut into one half
inch lengths. as 1t packs in much
closer than when left longer, thus
erowding out the air. and the silage
keeps better. The capacity of the silo
Increased and there Is less waste in
!! feeding, as all will be eaten.
The power required to run the sill
,, age cutter. with blower attached, Is
ordinarily figured at one horse power
! for, each inch OF cutter-that is, IA Is
inch cutter will require ais horse
power gasoline engine. but In filling
| a pit silo where no blower is required,
only about half this power Is needed.
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important part in filling a silo is the
must be packed we'll II 1t is to keep,
for this packing forces out the air
and the essential thing In making
silage Is the exclusion of air. II dir
, spaces are left In the silo, large
amounts of silage will be lost. In: a
ailo IL feet In diameter and with a
small cutter. use two or more men.
In large silos and filling with large
cutters. keep three or more men In
the siIo and see that they tramp all
the time. Pack the edges next to the
wall. the middle Will take care. OF
itself. 80 3 4! \,
When the feed Is green no water
, need be added in: making. silage. but
II tho feed has. begpn TO dry Or cure
!. In the field some. water should be
|, run Into the silo with the cut feed.
This Is dono to. bring tho moisture
contents Of the feed noarer. to It's naf-
ural state. to make the feed pack
down bettey. and help exclude thu air
4 One safa rule In this matter would
be- II In doubt, run In some water.
Wnter will not hurt the siiagot II
there rs mo excess. and every 50 silo
shopla hare either a iairt I, llopr ~ 4