Show agricultural NEWS NOTES CATTLE THRIVE ON R RUSSIAN THISTLE SAYS specialist russian thistle silage is a valuable feed for sheep and cattle according to dean E J maynard kaynard animal hus hns bandman of the utah state tural college extension Es tension service animals do well on russian thistle when this plant Is in a green and grov grew ins ing condition they will eat it fairly well in winter too when it has been moistened by snow or dow dew whan it is cut dry and stacked however it is rather unpalatable and it is hard to ket get livestock to eat it where the thistle is is coming up thick thic k and with sufficient moisture to keep it green and g sr rowing owing it is a good plan to cut and ensile it in a trench silo before it ha has filfly matured the quality lua lity and storing properties of russian rusian thistle silage may be improved by the addition of carbonaceous concentrate such as c corn orn chop continues conc colic dean maynard it is only necessary to sprinkle a little ot of the finely ground corn over each layer laver of the silage as it Is ia stored and tramped into the silo to secure best results this operation tends to produce the desired bacteria for proper fermentation and results in a silace that is less apt to spoil on exposure to the air |