Show ENSILAGE thic THE economical feeding of cows to a matter of increasing importance in this territory especially in towns and the following article is reproduced here for this reason it first appeared in hoards dav man published at fort atkinson insop wisconsin under the head how to make good ens ensilage Ilage 1 the most important point to observe in making ensilage is to have the corn at the proper state of maturity after repeated repealed tests I 1 am satisfied that the best stage is just as the corn comes in good condition to boil for table use we formerly out much younger than this and recently have out cut it olde but the nearer it can be out to this stage the better its as all the parts stalk blade and ear are then at their best development another point to observe is to avoid the practice of tramping especially next the walls fill the silo slowly not because fast filling will not give good ensi ensilage tage but because blow filling gives the ensilage a chance to heat beat thoroughly and settle uniformly without tramping in cutting do not allow the ensilage to pile up in the middle of the silo and throw all the out cat ears off to the sides but kee keep spread out level as fast as out man when the crop Is in put about two feet of straw all over the the top and do not bother about any othet other cover the steam f fi t om the mass of ensilage will soon dampen the straw and the mycelium of mould will soon run all through ro it an and sea seal it t together into an air tight ht cover doni ont pay an any y attention to the various reous schemes of of those who talk about storing corn ensilage uncut even if it would keep as well w we d can readily imagine the job of getting out of the silo those long stalks and ana the waste in feeding eding fo the toss loss on such el a practice will pay for an ensilage cutter even in a moderate sized silo dont dig a abit rl in the grouns I 1 0 make a suo silo wol you can build one on the ground for what it would cost to dig the hole and it would make better ensilage than the underground pit A 1811 silo made by setting good oak posts poste in the t e ground and sheathing inside with ith one and a half inch stuff nailed horizontally and an inch plank nailed vertically inside of this and mated coated with boned boiled tar will last as long as one regularly framed on a sill and ancl I 1 believe longer and will nofe nob cost as much no noor floor whatever is needed but the ground outside should be graded to prevent any water getting under the silo the roof should project two or three feet all around so as to 40 throw the drip well off and to prevent the rain min beating in at the gables which had as well be left ilk ft silage would have been much idely used before this abis but for the general impression that deep and costly cemented pits were necessary and an immense amount of labor needed to stow the crop cover and haverns have tans of rock for weighting the cheapening of the process which wh dh has betin been accomplished of late years is in leading to a general adoption of the cheapest and best winter food for stock ever discovered W F MASSEY MANSET ensilage properly made mad and fed is a wholesome and nutritious food for corsand the condition in which it Is ia fed to them is well adapted to increate and maintain the flow of milk farmers who sell either butter or milk would do well to try this his system of feeding |