Show SHO llo FEEDS HOCKS FLOCKS HERDS IN CARBON by W W owens assistant director utah Ext extension external erial on service so pleased Is a W waterman Va terman of 0 price utah with hla his success sue ceas filling and use of 0 his first trench silo which milich was constructed in 1931 that he has planted 25 acres ol of corn this year instead of eight acres the amount of 0 last years planting when he was waa contemplating the building of 0 his first silo eilo neighbors told him the corn would spoil but he likes to try new things therefore he went ahead with hla his plans ills his results were indeed gratifying especially in view of the shortage of teed feed in ills bis vicinity mr air waterman reports that le he fed the cor corn n silage to every fowl and animal on his farm chickens cows horses sheep and hogs bogs the chickens be hobed a shooed sho oed from it and s they laid more eggs than they had ever laid in the winter time the dairy cows did not clean up the coarse e but these were passed on to the dry stock ana horses the old ewes that had no teeth ate ott off the leaves and the kernels of corn but the remaining stalks and cobs were readily eaten by the dairy heifers heffers hei fers air waterman Wat ermac reports 0 in addition to feeding his own 0 i animals mr air waterman sold 33 loads of silage to a neighbor tor for 6 per ton alfalfa was 12 who had no other feed all winter tor for his cattle and horses saved them thru the winter mr air waterman estimates coat lie he put 90 tons toda of corn in a trend frencl 0 0 teet feet long 32 12 feed wide at the top and narrower at the bottom and 7 feet deep he cut the corn with a corn binder and placed the bundles lent lengthwise hwi in the trench before the were cut when a layer of 0 bundles was put into the trench lit he packed it down by driving a tractor back and forth over the corn lie he added 15 wagon tank loads of water of gallons then he covered the contents of the trench with two feet of straw and topped it off with a toot foot of dirt he had no spoilage ex cx capt a little mold where the gidej were uneven not more than pounds in ia all in mr air watermans Water mans maits opinion corn should be chopped it if ii 1 Is to 1 be td fd to dairy cows but h i would not cot chop it tor for range thi the main thing in tilling a tench aletich silo says mr waterman is to pack it down c i tier ret ly and add plenty of water |