A MODEL DAIRY FARM 7 



I frequently have barley four and one-half feet high 

 in October, and I let it stand just as long as I can. 

 If it looks like frost, I cut the barley, putting it in 

 piles or cocks, where it remains for some time." 



" When do you begin feeding soiling crops direct 

 from the field, and how long do you continue feed- 

 ing them ? " 



" This depends somewhat upon the season, but I 

 usually begin feeding direct from the field April 23 

 and continue until November 26, or about seven 

 months. Every bit of forage and material that comes 

 from the field goes through the fodder cutter before 

 it is given to the stock. I cut it in quarter-inch 

 lengths and feed it. I cannot afford to pasture, and 

 therefore my cattle are never turned on any of my 

 land. Last year I fed from my farm thirty-one head 

 of cattle and two horses." 



" I presume you depend upon silage for a large 

 amount of your winter feed ? " 



" Yes, I have two silos, side by side, at the rear of 

 the barn. These I fill with second crop corn from 

 a four and one-half acre field. I plant it in rows 

 three feet apart, and drop the seed three of four 

 grains to the foot. It is put in by hand, and covered 

 with a corn coverer. I go over this later with a 

 weeder, and keep the ground in perfect condition. I 

 cultivate shallow and thoroughly, as often as I can 

 go into the corn. It usually grows very rapidly; in 

 one instance I had in six weeks corn that hid the 

 horse during cultivation. All I could see was his 

 ears as he went down the rows. I like to have 

 corn pretty well glazed when it is put into the silo." 



