Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-17

Y Hel0 lmmeQtate1y{ all the D Z would
be DESTROYED by putting it IN the silo.
in fsll Gloom when cut for the siio.
This means that practically all SfQf the
food elements are matured. and that
the stlaEe will be sweet and palatable.
IL this stage is not reached before
frost occurs. the : . should be u
nnss;S's' and d sill sliced a. soon as
put these crops in the silo when ma
tYre, or frosted. they may be cut. and
shocked and sliced later, by the. ad-
dition of. water. -, !. .rN
II the crop were quite green when
frost occurred, there apparently sis
no harm in allowing. it to dry out
silo, even if it is necessary to add
some water when it is sliced.
It is: also probable that it L. best
to let his green crop lie on. the
ground without shocking, until it. il
least partially dried. Corn especially,
II set up Immediately after it is cut,
will lose a large amount OF, the. Juices
the ground on which 1t stands. This
is avoided, of course. IL the corn lies
on n ground while drying. .r;s,,y
If water is easily available in fill
ing. there is q great deal less labor
involved in handling dry or partially
"Ay AouuSI. duu dUUlUk SOIN0 W8LGr az
It Is run into the silo. and apparently
there is very little loss from such a
method. This would apply equally a.
well to all crops. ~ y
Cutting and Hauling the Silaee OFops.
The cutting and hauling OF i silase
crop is very heavy work. especially
Il the corn is large and green. There
is no method Of accomplishing this
that is more satisfactory than Using
the corh binder. They now have els-
vators attached to the cornbinder that
will lead the corn direct from tho
binder, onto the wagons. These Of
course save the heaviest part OF the
labor in loading this crop4
II such d machine is Available, the
corn can be cut with the ordinary
binder and loaded by hand. Whers
this is necessary, it Is desirable to
have wagons with trucks is low al
possible, to save lifting where the
corn is allowed to lie on the ground
Until partly dried, or shocked fAnd
dried, our smaller corns 81, the North
can be handled quite readily With 4
pitch fork. If special racks, are 6uflt
for handling corn it is Preferable to
have them quite long, So that Only
one length ct buhdles need to be load
ed crosswise on a rack to make a
load. This makes it much easier to
unload at the cutter: Further south,
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the ordinary rack is none too wide FOR
handling Single lengths OF Bundles,
loaded crosswise.
Some men prefer to use i regular
bundle rack, and set the corn up.
Th4s; however, is apparently more :
work than laying il down, and IT, Is
!, mot Dften practiced.
IT is generally best to begin loading
a wagon at the back. and continue
Until the, load is completed at the
front. Then. When driving up to the
cutter the load Should be taken Off
Just the reverse of the way It was
Hoaded: and the team MAY be moved
up from time to time SO the corn will
need to be carried. as little Dis possible
in unloading. -r
Where a corn binder is not a32aila-
! Bile for cutting the corn II. may be
cut BY hand, or some type-of the Sled
cutter may be used. There is an cid
drawn by horses. and they may be
made to cut either one or two rows.
Where they cit two rows the wagons
may be driven right along by the
cutter. and the corn loaded on to the
wagon directly from the cutter.
of work, but requifes more help al
the time OF filling. Ordinarily it will
be found Of advantage to cut the corn
that will be needed before filling is
begun. SO that the same force that did
the cutting car help With hi1ifg,
The siio Cutter Must Cnt Fine.
There are many makes Of Stage
cutters on the market. With most Of
these the material is cut into short
lengths by revolving knives, and ele-
waited into the silo with some form of
blower. In most instances the blow
er and knives are built together; IN
others the knives are separate from
For silos "a to 80 feet high, eieva-
tors made of chain are used for ele-
waiting the Stage into the silo. There
blower gives the least tr6ubIe. ,5a
There Is A big ~adSantage in having
a cutter that is simple and requires a
minimum amount OF labor ia operat-
ing. Some of the newer types have !
feed table arranged SO that the Bun ,
dies are delivered from the wagons
directly onto the carrier. and are
taken to-thc cutter without the trou-
Die OF having an extra man OF, 50 to
Edo the feeding. This IL a terS-desir-
liable feature; aside from the fact fhat
ione or two less mem are needed in
:fllingi The cutter should BE- capable
Of adjustment. so that the silake IAN
that the finer the silase isrcut the
lbetter. More power and tilnesares Of
course required for cutting ffhA ,tlsxn
in cutting coarse, but a half t othfee-
quarters 81 an inch should be -
coarse as silage should be cut.
Silo Must Be Aif-Tixht. ~
Before beginning the .illinE OF. tho
silo care should BE. taken to. see That
all ;hb6ps and doors are in Fbod, COM
dttiof. So. that the sii6 with e7Sif-
tight. This must not, be .nekiet4efs&s II
good silage Is expected. ffJtKe. Sta4ibr Is
neH. and the lumber lis not .Efsobskbd.
It II liable to, swell as the. ,kilosiS gHllsd.
This should be considered besanne It
Is possible to make the hoops 10
lumber in, the sllo sweiis. from ths
sons expeEishse to Know, jun low
+ the doors are NIT thDnsatst5sbs
Pspef, Should 5afhfl b. S SSed o ssa's es ssss g g
tbs Aiage il Allied ii, j .4iisf 3ksfs
will be no leaks. II may So txpscfsd
that sinail opening Vii ~
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ftihidS and renting the .Aaio Win -
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FAMOUS AGIdR DnAh.
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thA1 .H3eh III FOUR days, liavihx Jkol-
IiapSed wtiis playing hets MT B11hf-
iawrence was born III NVxa 49,