The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-18

DEPARTMENT FOR THE AGRlCULTURISTS

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How to Make Silage Out of Soft
Ear Corn-There is a lack of silo
room in many places for the whole
corn should it be frosted or imma-
ture. Because the ears are the most
valuable part they should be saved
in any event. It is difficult to save
the ears of soft corn crop by stor-
age in cribs. In 1917 the Iowa ex-
pertinent station demonstrated that
soft ears in the late roasting stage
could be husked, run through sill
age cutter, and tightly packed into
silos with very good results. The 81
Iage resulting after IL days of fer
menation was of surprisingly good
quality and held its flavor so well
that at the end of two months it
was in excellent feeding condition.
.Silage can be made in 10 or IL days
and will probably be ready to feed
two weeks after filling.
cit is not necessary to husk the
corn in order to make soft ear 81
lage," says Andrew Boss of Univer-
sity Farm. Snapped corn can be
handled just as satisfactorily as the
husked corn and the husks give the
advantage of greater bulk and addi-
tional feed.
"The Iowa station urges chopping
the corn finely in making ear corn
silage and packing it tightly in the
silo by tramping, especially near tne
walls. Silage made from ears that
that are partially matured may re-
ouire the addition of water to IN
sure proper packing and prevent ov-
erheating and moulding in the sllage-
making process. Silage made from
ear corn should be covered with a
LAYER of finely cut corn fodder OF
slower. If such a cover is not pro-
yidied there will be too much waste
of valuable corn. 1t is not advisable
to make silage of mature or nearly
mature corn. The cobs prevent. pack.
ing and they do not contain sufficient
sugar to permit the fermentation
which is necessary for preservation
Car corn silage should be fed as
a concentrate, not as roughage
Soy Seed Should Be Thoroughly
Inoculated-The necessity for thor
ough incubation of soybean seed, In
order to secure the most satisfactory
results from the crop, was empha'
sized by several speakers at the re-
cent meeting of the National Soy
bean Growers Association at Ames.
Iowa. Several farm crops men OF
the University of Minnesota attend,
ed. The use of more than the recon.
mended amounts of well inoculateo
soybean soil of recognized brand OF
commercial inoculant, or both, was
recommended by the experts.
Six Egg Marketing Schools Schei !.
uled-The United States Department
of Agriculture, the Minnesota de.
partment, the State Dairy and Food
Commission, and the agricultural eX,
tension service of the university Will
cooperate in holding six egg mar.
keting schools beginning at Ovation
ma Monday, October 6, and continu-
ing through the week, a day at each
point, at Mankato, Marshall, Willmar
Fergus Falls, and st. Cloud.
N. E. Chapman, poultry special
list, will represent the extension ser
vice, while a federal poultry special
list will be sent from Washington tt
attend the meetings. The state de
partments will also have men on the
ground. All persons interested IL
egg production and marketing are
invited to attend the schools.
The schools are held primarily tt
study the proposed government
grades, methods of Gambling anc
grading, and the effect of moisture
heat and air on eggs. Special invi
tations are extended merchants anC
produce dealers to attend.
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Farm Spark Splugs - PeonieI
should be divided and reset in Sep
TENDER or October.
It's not bad plan to prepare thu
ground this fall for shrubs and peren
malls to be set out next spring.
A moist cellar is not good place
in which to store onions or squash
Both will stand much heat and DIR.
air but little moisture.
Corn in the. early dent stage cal
be used for seed provided it is driet
out and protected from freezing.
Larger litters and more pigs savet
to the litter are some of the good eff
fects expected to accrue from tn,
ton litter contest started this yea
by two breed associations of tn,
state cooperating with the universe
TVS agricultural extension service
OF 22O filters entered in the con
test, 65 or 70 are expected to pro
,duce ton or more of pork each.
o.
College Men Picked for Judgin,
! Contest - Rudolph Froker of AS
\ kov, Reuben Fisher of Buffalo Lake
John Grathwol of Excelsior, an
Frank Belle of St. Paul, all seniors
have been selected to represent tn
Minnesota College af Agriculture il
the intercollegiate dairy cattle judg