The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

mer feeding of dairy cattle was long
since recognized One of the most try.
ing seasons of the year for the dairy
COW Is the latter part OF summer and
early fall. At that season the pastures
are often short or dried up, and in such
rasas il is common occurrence for
rIalrymcn to lot their CONS drop OF IN
flow Of milk through lack OF feed
Later they lind II impossible to restore
the normal milk flow, 10 matter how
the cows are fed. Good dairy practice
demands that the milk flow be main
tanned At a high point all the time from
par'urition 10 drying of 1t becomes
necessary therefore, to supply some
thing 70 take the place of the grass.
The easiest way To do this is by means
OF siaGv. Il has been found by hun
dreds If dairymcn that Stage * cheap.
nSc than spiln@ crops. The Iaan with
a silo for SUMMER use need never haze
thin cattle, and in this way also sllage
cheapens production. for it takes much
good feed 60 put back flesh that haa
been lost II is much cheaper 10 keep
II than to rebuild it.
Calves may b. fed Silagc with safety
when they are about three cr four
monfbS old. After TIC calves IRE wean
ed they may he given aboat all the ii
lagc they win cat M clean, ana IL sup.
plemcnlcd Will some good hay lit,lc
grain is required to keep the calves in
a thrifty. growing condition.
Siingr has hcan fouCd equally vallll,
BILE for sheep feeding. Horses also Ike
silage, and it may praiitably bc fed 20
them, though care must be taken that
there il no mold in the silnge, Ever
the chickens like silage ana it mas
well lie supplied them in winter when
other green feed is scarce.
1t may be wondered why it is that
silage is SO good for stock. In the first
,.lace. it is made from one OF tie hes;
plants that grows AZ time when it is
at its most appetizing stage In the
process Of SLIDING ii fermeuts just
enough 10 become Il little acid As one
writer has stated II. "silaGe is sort OF
salad. There is us much difference
between dry corn fodder or hay and
silage as there is Between dried fruit
and fresh fruit Wsen a silo Is FIRST
opened it mny lie necessary TO throw
away Il foot or more of scur stuff on
the top.
There are many dairymen who now
feed acres OK hay and dry fodder every
winter to their cows who should cut
loose from their old methods. IL they
only realized it they cannot afford to
get along without the silo. The silo j.
a winner coming and gang. 1t helpa
creases the amount of milk. For Young
growing stock it seems Indispensable,
as it greatly aids in keeping them in a
healthy condition, which is necessary
in the development OF Il dairy COW.
The daily ration of dairy COW viii
average about flfty-fve pounds. A COW
weighing LOO and yielding thirty tu
forty pounds Of milk every day should
have upward Of fifty pounds Of feed
daily. as follows: Corn silage. thirty;
clover or alfalfa ten: straw, fve
ground grain. Iran and liaSeed or cot
tonSccl l1c1l ci.ht 70 ten pounds 1f
the Owe" ON supply roots or beet pulp
the ;rlenni IF hay or straw may he cut
dowl lite. SEQ that the animals eat
with relish ANA clean M their feed
Extra Urge COWS may require sixty
pounds OF feed or more every day,
while small ones will ihrive on forty to
forty.lve.