The Dermott news., 1916-06-08
FORAGE CROPS FORkRKAkSkS
No. 7. Sdage

An aero Of corn can be placed m he slC d cos not exec diul tbat ot >hu,ta. husklue st5ndlHe and shred ulul Csops can b. put into the SIIo during Wealh.i that could not be utlI- ,zed lu IaaElug hay or curing fodder In solas IoeaHt.s this ls an Impor ,dnt eoH>tdera iou \ gwen amount ot corn ln The form of eiIege "l.l pro duce mor. m3lb than the same amount N hen shocked and dried There ls less wasf, III feeding stlase than n feeding loader Good sttaEe, properly fed. s all consumed Converting the corn crop into sItaRe clears the land and leaves lt ready for another crop sooner fhan if corn IS shocked snd hasted
 Amos any green crop ca be Auc- cessfullk made into silare Ii sufficient care Is taken 70 force out the air from the material On account of the dlth culty. however. ot eNpellfHe .Ir from plants with hollow stem. such as timothy. oats and barley. thesr crops ar- rareiN put into the silo.
 In all parts of the United states where the silo has come into general use. the priaeipal silsge crop is corn One reason for this is that ordinarily corn Will produce nor. food maternal 10 the acre than any other crop, e1- cept sorghum Corn makes an excel .f .lr forage should always be fed "ith th. silsss. E k better to use the legumr nous hsN ID this way than 10 convert the crop into silage.
 In some sections it=ls a common practice To plant the corn little thicker when raised for sllaxe than for gtain Weeds should bc kept out or they will be oat with the corn and may impair the quality of the silage The amount of sttaee hat Can be obtained from an aett of corn MI yary from four to twenty tons or more n bushe' per=atte crop CT corn will weld about \ to l. 1ons Of slRxe per acre. e,ptndius upou he amount Of foliage and stalk that ac- companles the ear Southern yarie- ties of corn AS rule carty d larger portion of he plant in the form ot stalk and leaves than dc the Northern grown varieties
 Corn should he harvested for inc harvested for fodder thst is. when the gram hss become glazed and he lower leave. of the stalk have turusd brown
 Silage made from immature corn s not onl, less nutritious. but also more acid than that made from more ma lure corn The corn should moi be al lowed 10 become thoroughly ripe and dry however. because stalk and foll axe are rendered more difficult 70 d. gesi. and besides the corn cannot b. packed Intu th, stiu tIhtN enough to prevent Ar. fanSing' without usng eNcessiN- amounts of water
 Sorshums. both sac, harlne and non .ac,hatin-. are readily made .nto si- laee On accu.nt of then superiority kti NNl n hS o4 OhA i' t''t ''ff' ''''- sr, more deprudAhlt and weld more tonnage Ill some sections The Kan sss station reports thSt fl the sor- rhums arr harvested st the proper stare of maturity that is. when th. seed has become hard they Will mak, silske which is less acid and more pslstable han silase made from corn Furthermore. lts experiments indicate th.t thsrs Is little difference in the feeding values of these silaSes lt is important that the sorghuus he harvested at the proper state of ma turitN If the best results are to be secured mixture Of corn and sor- ghum has proved satisfactory in some localities where the rainfull was so variable as 10 make The corn crop uu- certain
 Silage is the best and cheapest sub situte for gTsss which is the best known COW feed given acreage of snas~ crops will produce more feed than II would if used for pasture, hay or other roughage. Silage keeps the digestive organs in good condition. adds bloom and finish. and increases he milk flow. The slo can be filled during rainy weather that would ruin hay or fodder The cost of fillins the silo is not greater than that of shock ms and shredding Silase is the cheapest and best supplement- Tor sboTt pastures ID summer The loss caused by tack rt feed in summer is as great as that due 10 improper feed, ing in winter Silage makes use of the whole plant, and siage of good quality is all eaten.
 A farmer cannot afford 10 build silo if he has fewer than six or eight COWS and young cattle, and he canuu. afford 10 be without silo it he has ten or more head, IL is not advisable to feed silage to hogs. and it should be fed 10 horses and mules very spar ingly al first, and moldy slage will poison these animals.