Show alfalfa silage A reader of the farmers review asks it alfalfa makes good silage in answer we can only say that there Is no reason tor for making alfalfa into oil all age la in seasons when it call caa be cured into hay bay toy any more than there la Is a reason for or making clover into silage usually alfalfa is 13 grown la in climates where the sunshine la is 80 COD constant Stant that there Is almost no difficulty 1 in curing it IL at the present timo time alfalfa Is being grown to a conald considerable erable extent la irl the tie humid states where curing Is not always easy in such cases ca ft can bo be placed la in the silo whenever weather conditions are ara so BO threat threatening erang that it does nat abt seem possible to cure it it in placing either clover or alfalfa in the silo care roust must be taken to put la in with it only the natural moisture mols turo contained to in jt it else also it Is likely to heat beat and spoil this to 19 the opposite ot at the tha ease case with corn which can call bo be put into the silo ello oven even jn in a rainstorm without derange damage to its feeding quality doubtless many of our readers have had occasional cas ional experiences in silling alfalfa we would be pleased to hear from such each in a general way however it may be sold said that alfalfa Is not a crop well adapted to use la 10 the silo as it is very valuable as hay bay and ita storing ta in the silo Is attended with some risk farmers review |