590 Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. [/?//^ 2, 1908. 



ot' all tiic facts ami I'niulit ions, is t lirift'iPiH' better ahlf to jiulge than anyone 

 else in ])0.ssessi()ii luily of liald tiuures -is satistied, must betaken l)\- tin- 

 average practical man a.s good e\ idciice of tlir value of the enterprise. With 

 regard to the cost of the silage, thi.s works out at 7s. lid. per ton, based on 

 the tigurei su]iplie(l me by Mr. Bowver-Snn'jtl), wlio kept detailed accounts of 

 tlie vai'iou.s items making the total co.st. Allo\ting the cost of tlie silo to 

 extend over, say, tive years, the following statement of cost is ol)taine(l : — 



f S. (1. 



Onc-tiftii cost of silo S \:\ 



Co.st of putting in croji ... .. ... ... ... .. 1."! o (i 



Co.st of ciUtinir, liaulinu-, .unl .-^tacUin!,' iiiai/.e 



•l.\ 1 (» 



.S9 



II 



i; 

 1 1 



Cost 100 tons ... ■ 



Cost per Ion 



Such excellent feed for dairy stock pro\ ided at a c-o.-t of ies^ than Ss. per 

 ton is a matter of no little importance in our dairvin.2 districts, ami. if there 

 are not very good reasons to the contrary, (>very one should endeavour to 

 pi'ovide .some feed for the winter or othei' periods of scarcity to maintain the 

 milk flow. In the United tStales the cr\' is, •• .\ silo a fai'mer must have, 

 even if he has to l>orro\v the money to l)uild it. Wliile we have a shorter 

 wint(U' than most i>aits of the States the necessity for basing a supply of 

 sihige is no less, on account of <lry spells and the impossibility in some 

 seasons of "I'owin'' ijreen feed just when it is wanted. With a silo on the 

 farm advantage can be taken of the ]>eriods of growth and a surticient fpiantitv 

 of silage made to tide over the ever-recurring short spells of scareitv. 



MONTRLV WeATHEH KeI'ORT. 



ha\vkp:sburv aoricultur-al college. 



Su.\i.\i.u;v for May, 190S. 



Itainf.all. 



Points 

 Dates 



I 



15" 



13 



!!• 



9}, 



"7m - 38A point > 



Mean for 16 years ^ IS';! points. 

 N_ NE S 8W W 

 1 75 9 -t 



Win.l ... — - 



NVV 



Greatest daily range of temperature, 36-:! on Sth. 

 Days on which shade temperature fell lielow i0° 



Frosts: 8tli. iitli, l::tli. 16tli, and -.V.tli. 



!2-l' 35-6' 36-3' 30-5' 



36-0 



1 :! 11! -it; 



\V. .MK1!\"V.\ (A 



RNK, 

 Observ 



er. 



