Marble Hill press., 1921-10-06

paftinsNk W NkllfAiAhlf 'htiN atffN't'N
TO the d.slrsbility of putting ,llos Ia
shape and making plan, Tor hiIiug
which will save valuable time TO- the
rush % work. Sllus arr cuupara.
lively new fca'ur, of farm manage
mrnt. and In many cases have h,ru
built less substantial than som~ u the
older forms ~ farm structure
sio. Need oees,ensl Attention.
Eyeu the hest constructed silus vill
need sou,r attention or,aaoualp con.
crete silo-. which arr amen. ihe most
,ipcua,e Of construction. require
the least attention - a general rule.
bat they Nill rv- h-ffsr service n
he inside {. g,,eu a coat ~ ss."-iai
pain, afoui once ln three wars Paint
fos treating the intSuDrs ~ sii's -
easily made ~ u~w Cnal 'ar mixed y .fh
sssslns and spg,isi s.'h . tar brush.
Noo,i~u slins either sta,e ~ hoard
r,.psirurfiuu. rvqu.rr aiiItious. atfsu.
tlna The ho1ts - staye sli0. should
- tsh,sust au1 a., defective p.r."s
u ~e,i replaced IN WouI si'H, par.
uruisriy th- rh-alsr ones snt fhn.e
= home make. tbrr- j. atsays the
Ikeilh,.a-t o. lnl~ts frr alr. wh..H wlll
.pou The diarr n the s.Io j. 80
bali a.. to require guy slrss. thee
should 10 tisHirued 90 kcsp tie build
mr plumb ard well hrao~i O. Win.
stand uInts
e. kxardIe
Careful sttruuuu sarg be paid 70
.s.,us gEag The marh,a~rl 10 ts used
IN harvesting aud storing ne Stag =
Ia warking cuudiiira Corn harvest.
ess aud .lIo a,lins machinery are f-v
qusutiy e~u~d IA gar'aerShip - ~~N'
ef.l farmer. aud. ot rour-e. arrange
l.suts us-d % be made u advance 20
ses that all The ovrrrs srt their corn
IN ct The sra~ca NLeu 10 i tn b"s'
shaI- IN usiUg the cvrn harvester
tie buadir. .hogid - made rather
snail While this takes more time.
the extra rnv~use Is nsfr than onset
by the ease Ia handbag The bundle.
sui fr~Ilng them .n,u the sllasc rIs
tsf
TIE curn ordinarily j. hauled 70 'Ac
cutter % uouin1u Eat t4yraUsS The
.tu ,hr,.ri saAyu 10 uuCG psvfrrrvd
g. he - grr ~ uuar-siaus raHE
can u~ constructed vIra rHuparaHsc
-as- arf afF save much .ahoG TIE
psk ruusys 10 fNa Q t} aea Hr3
plr,ys. 90 Hg ~ fr,f lu t,usth.
hultssl together a. 'b- yui 70 form
aN Ca 'gp ~ these guh"s~ Is built
rsrk J feet ia wiith The bottom
u this rack j. about feet loog The
end buagIs are frvl high. built
aarins 80 they d. not quite touga
the shs~.s
III. apex Of The ' IL suspended be
Iow the front axle of an ordinary
farm waEuH by mvans ~ long ktug
bot The other ends srv attached
below the hind axle ~ shaped
clrv srs The mstrrials needed Ia It's
construction are ~ board feet ~ I
BY inch planks. pi feet Of boards
by !. Inches =. feet ~ lumber
; by /. inches. one lonE kinghoIt, two
stirrup rods. and bolts aud nails
shass Cutter Needs to Be strong
II the ailase cutter aud llftiug ma
ehlnery have not been selected. eycry
effort should ba made 10 get ma.
ehtnery which has sufictent or ex-
cess capacity, TIE mistake Is often
made OF getting an OUTFIT that is i"o
small thus making the operation ot
fllIng the sites stow and interfering
With the continuous employment ot
the entire lorCr of men A number
Il satisfactory silsge cutters are on
the market. The chief features 10
he considered In cutter are that Il
Is strongly made and will cut nne.
Opinions diirrr as TO the iineness to
which sllage should be cut. The length
varies from onr-foarth 10 one inch.
The latter IL little too long as the
pieces do not pack 10 closely In the
slo. and they are not 80 completely
consumed In feeding as the shorter
lengths. On the other hand the
longer the pieces the more rapidly the
rorn can be run through the cutter.
Fine cutting and thorough tramping
are needed II Il is desired to make the
best quality of silaSe and All the silo
10 its greatest capacity,
Two types Of elevators are in use
the old style chain carrier and the
blower. The chain carrier requires
less power. hut is harder to set up
and makes more litter, especially In
windy weather, though some chain car
Hers are SO ,nclosed ss to keep the
Norrf from blowing out, In using the
blower type the blower should he
placed rs nearly perpendicular as pos,
sible,
Harvest Corn Before Fully Ripe.
Ordinarily, corn should he harvested
tor the sllo about q week or ten days