10 PROFITABLE DAIRYING 



" Some years ago I used a great deal of scarlet 

 clover, but lately have not used so much. It is a 

 splendid crop and grows very satisfactorily here. I 

 never miss getting a stand. The land must be in tip- 

 top condition before seeding, which is always done in 

 August. I never use scarlet clover for hay." 



SILAGE AND THE SILO 



"When do you put in your first corn crop for 

 silage? As I understand, you usually get a crop 

 for your silo after you take off your rye hay ? " 



" For some years I have put the first crop of corn 

 in on May 8, and do not begin to cut it for silage un- 

 til it silks. The ensilage corn is always put on rye 

 ground. The rye hay is fed mostly to heifers, dry 

 cows, and horses. It is cut when in early blossom, 

 and cured the same as the other hay, in curing cocks 

 and weather cocks. For many years we have opened 

 the silo November 27, having fed direct from the 

 field to that date." 



" When do you put in barley, and do you make 

 one or two sowings ? " 



" I get my first crop of barley in the ground Au- 

 gust 5, unless the weather is unfavorable. The second 

 sowing is made August 10-12. I use two and one- 

 half to three bushels per acre, depending somewhat 

 upon the season and condition of the soil." 



" How long have you used a silo? " 



" I felt the need of a silo from the very beginning, 

 and as there was no building available, I converted 

 an old chicken-house, 28 x 7 feet, and 1 1 feet deep, 

 into a silo. The interior was studded, on which was 

 placed a horizontal layer of boards covered with 



