Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-30

time if it is properly constructed and
cared for A concrete silo will of course
be a more permanent structure than ang
wood silo which you could construct. "
will probably cost you about $3.50 10
800 per ton of capacity 10 Duild con-
crete silo, whereas you can build
stave siIo at a cost of $50 to $40
per ton of capacity. Much depends on
the size of the silo, the price or iumper'
freight and labor. On some farms there
is an abundance of sand and graVel anu
i'm that event with cheap labor concrete
siIos can be built at a relatively low
cost.
Personally if so situated as to AFFORD
the greater expense involved, the writer
prefers the concrete structure because
of it's durability and rightly. In the
case of the stave silo there is more or
less swelling and shrinking or the lum-
her at certain seasons of the year. One
must therefore adjust the iron bands TO
hold it in place. Heavy winds also crack
the stave silos. On the other hand, we
have several stave silos on the college
farm which have been in use for several
years and are still in excellent condl-
ton In the future we will build, how
ever. either cement or ventilated tile
silos A silo y feet in diameter and
so feet high will hold approximately 20
tons.
SAVING CRIMSON CLOVER SEED.
Y r G. COrnelia Ca. writes. ] want
Ia save crimson clever seed for my cWn use;
How is the best way T. harvest II!
trink I have seen a device advertised Tor
stripping the seed from the head. any
advice in this matter Will be appreciated
Crimson clover seed is best saved by
the use Ct what is known as the hand
made stripper" One of these may be
Ituilt at comparatively little expense by
any farmer who can use saw and NAM
mer TO advantage. The stripper may,
Ios course. be made any convenient width
from one up to six feet, and 1t may oe
run by hand or built and set on Wheels
and drawn by horse.
To build a stripper select ooaro
and saw it to resemble a common seed
fork The prongs should be three-quar-
ters of an inch in diameter and separated
about one-fourth of an inch. This board
ney DE set on an axle to which the
wheels are attached. Upright pieces
should he nailed on the side and box
or canvas receiver placed at the back
of the board to catch and hold the
clover seed.
One of these machines can be easily
and chAaplv built and if properly han
died will give satisfaction and gooo
service for a number of years. be-
lieye that Mr.. c. T. Ames, of the HOLY
Springs experiment station Holly
Springs. Miss, prepared a circular or
this subject and would no DOUBT DC
glad to furnish a copy Of the same
free of cost to any farmer.
THE FEEDING VALUE OF COWPEAS
IT. G. b. Jefferson. Ca, writes: would
like to know the feeding value OF co"peIs
for hogs and cows compared Win corn
and cotton seed meal.
: Corn meal or chop contains ordinarily
about So per cent of digestible protein,
80 per cent digestible carbohydrates and
Isl per cent digestible fat. Cotton seed
meal which will grade as PRIME con-
ltains 33.4 per cent digestible protelh'
l24.3 per cent digestible carbohydrates
and 7.9 per cent digestible fat. Cow
meas contain 1914 per cent digestible
protein, 54.5 per cent digestible CARGO
lnydrates and IL per cent digestible fat
You will see, therefore, that these
feeds vary greatly in their composition
and the per cent of digestible nutrients
Itney contain. Corn of itself is food
stuff low in protein and ash matter and
en- this account is not satisfactory Tor
hogs or cattle because of these de-
lficiencies. If corn and cowpeas were
combined in the ratio of 2-3 OF the
former and Is of the latter, they would
provide a good ration for both cows
and hogs. If corn and cotton seed meal
were combined in equal proportions they
would provide an excellent ration for
COWS.
Cotton seed meal can only be fed In
Limited quantities to hogs with any de-
gree of satisfaction and then only for
limited periods of tine. Not more than
lis of the ration fed hogs should con-
sist of cotton seed meal. 1t is good prac-
tice to mix parts of corn meal and
j part of cotton seed meal and fer
ment for "a hours in the summer and
AS hours in the winter before feeding
to hogs. Even then this combination
should not be fed for more than 60 to
90 days and in any event 1t is i'm
.portant to see that the hogs are kept
ICn green feed.