Show FARM TOPICS topics M REDUCE TIME AND LABOR ON SILAGE will enable farmer to put j up higher quality modern equipment and improved methods greatly reduce the burden of en grasses and legumes save time and enable the farmer to put up a higher quality silage an any y green crop that is harvest harvested ed for grass silage should go into the silo just as soon after cutting as possible in good haying weather fier not over two hours should elapse between mowing and en during cloudy or rainy weather so somewhat me longer time may be bermiss permissible I 1 if the crop becomes partly dry in the field water should be added at the silo in order to replace the lost moisture and insure a high quality silage in mowing the crop it is a good plan not to keep more than one half day ahead of the needed supply A which may be attached to either a horse drawn or a tractor mower will eliminate one field operation the works especially well on level fields or fields that are not too rolling the use of modern modem cylinder rake bar loaders saves a great deal of labor when selecting a loader it is well to purchase one specific specifically all Y designed for green hay they will handle bandle dry hay as well as green hay many experienced operators use square shaped racks or dump truck bodies and allow the hay to fall as it will from the loader without having anyone on the load when the green hay is hauled to the silo considerable sid erable time can be saved by dumping the load on the ground providing the silo filler is set in a trench or set with its wheels in the ground up to the axles the labor of feeding the machine is greatly reduced standing on the ground and with the cutter lowered two men can pitch a ton of green hay into a silo filler in 10 minutes or less almost any cutter that is in good condition may be used in ensiling en green crops modern machines with feed rolls designed for handling h hay ay crops are easier to feed than standard ensilage cutters the silo filler should be set for a cut of one fourth to one half an inch longer cuttings do not pack satisfactorily and may result in some spoilage |