Milford News | 1928-09-28 | Page 3 | Tips on Farming

TIPS ON FARMING (U. S. Dept. of Agriculture) SUMMER SILAGE SUGGESTIONS Summer silage is the best means of supplementing pasture for dairy cows in summer and fall when grass is short because of hot, dry- weather and close grazing. For a herd of 12 to 20 cows, a silo of from 10 to 12 feet in diameter is best, as the silage can be fed out fast enough to prevent spoiling. spoil-ing. Now is the time to plan for next summer's feeding. Supplementary pasture crops instead of summer silage are userl by many dairymen to prevent the midsummer drop in milk flow. In many sections sweet clover has proved very satisfactory for this purpose, and alfalfa can also be pastured pas-tured at this time. Combinations of legumes such as peas, vetches, and soy beans with grains such as corn, wheat, oats, barley and rye, can be fed green, and successive plantings of these crops will often provide succulent succu-lent feeds over an extended period. Too many farmers expect their dairy cows to produce plenty of milk during the summer on poor, pasture with no additional feed.