Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-02-26
NIX ON THE STOMACHS
Gunderson Laughs at Report
That Silage Burns Cows
Stomachs Up.

This week we have been making
map showing Villas county silos aad
their location and find that there are
Just 40 in the county. BY towns they
run as follows: Flam beau, State Line,
Phelps, each one. Plum lake two.
Eagle River three, Conover and Farms
ington each six. Arbor Vitae nine. and
Lincoln eleven. The high price for
hay is having its effect on the num-
Der of silos that are being planned for
next summer. The state has over
10000 so you are in good company
when you become silo owner. Daily
we hear from men that are feeding ST
lage. Always the highest praise.
Never an adverse opinion. The fellow
that knows all kinds of arguments
against silos is the fellow who never
owned or used one. You have heard
these laughable arguments lots OF
times. Loose teeth, burned out
stomachs etc etc. When cow will
leave her feed and eat the silage first
she certainly likes it. If you doubt
this come over to my barn some day
and will show you this fact.
We have at present three silo forms
one twelve foot, one ten foot and orr
six foot. We have found out.nis
winter that six foot is pray good
size for the man with frn two to
four COWS. The tallestslo in the
county is that of G. F. S,born Al feet
high. The deepest isaat of Mike
Lillund of Conover, Sefeet in the
ground. But his silageever freezes,
which is great thing. It is little
work to hoist it up but ot near so
much as to chop out.rozen silage;
and his silage is reaf to feed as soon
as it is in the barand does not have
to lay in the barnld thaw out as the
frozen stuff has to The more l see of
silos here in the nth the more | am
of the opinion thatilos should be in
the barn or in the round. Mr.. Bent
of State Line will ext summer build
round barn abot his silo; an excel
lent plan for ecomical feeding and
to protect silagerom frost.
Orders for see and dynamite are
coming fast. Dyamite is likely to go
down this sprig. Order now and
you will get pri's as they are when
it is delivered.
During the lat four years there
have each year len run land clearing !
trains and expements with dynamite
all over the s.te The work has 5
proven conclusely that 20 per cent
dynamite will D the same work as
the higher grass pound for pound.
The fact remais that when the high
er grades aroused there is wasted
from 81 to z on every hundred
pounds. IT exception to this is if
the soil is e,remely loose sand or
watery muck the 40 per cent was
found to givea quicker action and a
better result
Eggs are sill nickels, hence very
valuable. J get them in winter it is
necessary t, have the pulets full
grown by tb time the cold winter {
comes whic' means early matches. 1t
is soon timto think of this and lay
plans accordingly. +
The two 5ods that hens generally
lack in theginter time are green stuff
and meat In summer bugs and
worms supply the animal food but in
winter th supply is cut off and some
wonder dy hens do not lay. Hens
can not reduce eggs unless supplied
with thneces material to form {
them. here must also be lime if we
want skIis on the eggs. Sprouted !
oats is cry fine for green stuff as are
carrotsbagas, cabbages and onions.
Yes. osons are fine and will neither
faint he eggs or the hens breath. .
One ian l heard of the other day
shoot rabbits for his hens and gets
egggalore. Pretty good suggestion
for te boys to follow.
Always ask for the Villas
Comfy News.