28G l^UREAU OF Fak.mkks' Lnstitutks. 



A\ill the iVodiug of ensilage cause tuberculosis? 



Mr. Cook. — Now, if that man had put in: '* will it injure the- 

 teeth and kill the cow," we would have a little longer text. No^ 

 ensilage made from good corn and put up properly will never 

 injure a cow, but a whole lot of them are injured because of a 

 want of it. We had a cow sixteen years old which we fed all the 

 ensilage she would eat, but she thrived wonderfully on it. We 

 have been feeding it fourteen years, and are more fully impressed 

 of its value every year; and we find upon inquiry, that our ex- 

 perience is the general verdict of almost all farmers when asked 

 to give their opinions. 



Will calves fat well for veal when the cows are fed ensilage? If not^ 

 whj' not? 



Mr. Cook. — I don't know why ensilage milk should not be just 

 as good for calves as for any other use. Of course, they should 

 not be fed ensilage alone. There should be some protein grains 

 with it. 



At what stage of ripeness should corn be cut for ensilage, and how long- 

 a time may one be in filling a silo? 



Mr. Ward. — Cut the corn just as it enters the glazing stage. 

 It is then at its best. You may, if you can, cut the corn and put 

 it all in directly from the field, in one day, or you may be several 

 days about it. It will not injure the corn if it is allowed to wilt 

 and dry a little, so you may have intervals of a day or two; but 

 at that season the corn will be ripening rapidly and the stalk* 

 losing in feeding value; so I would hurry the corn into the silo- 

 as rapidly as possible. 



What variety is best for ensilage? 



Mr. W^ard. — The one that will mature the earliest and produce- 

 the most on an acre on your farm. With us the large dent 

 varieties are preferred to the flint sorts. As a rule, we grow for 

 ensilage, " Pride of the North " or " Learning." There are some 

 other dent sorts that are also good for the purpose. 



Mr. Cook. — " Pride of the North " is a good variety for ensilage 

 when you get it pure. But the trouble is there are numbers of 



