JUNE 46 
CATALOGUES, ETC., RECEIVED. 
Silage vs. Corn Fodder for Milk Pro¬ 
duction. —Bulletin No. 15, from the Wiscon¬ 
sin Experiment Station, gives the details of 
an experiment undertaken to answer the fol¬ 
lowing questions: 
What is the peculiar influence of corn ensi¬ 
lage on the milk yield, both as regards qual¬ 
ity and quantity, as compared with dry corn 
fodder; and what, if any, is the difference in 
digestibility of corn ensilage as compared with 
that of dried corn fodder of the same variety 
and of similar maturity? 
We believe we can safely say that this care¬ 
fully prepared pamphlet gives the best an¬ 
swer to these important questions that has 
yet been published. The original plan of the 
experiment was to select two good milch cows 
and feed them for three weeks on dry corn 
fodder cut into half inch pieces, with a cer¬ 
tain amount of bran and corn-meal. Then it 
was proposed to change the feed so as to give 
silage made from the same variety of corn in 
the place of the corn fodder, with the same 
ration of grain, and then to return to the first 
ration for the same period. This was the or¬ 
iginal plan, but when the feeding began it was 
found necessary to substitute silage made 
from sweet corn for that made from the same 
variety as the dry fodder The cows were a 
high-grade Holstein and a grade Short-horn. 
The food given the cows was carefully weighed 
as was also the water drunk. The milk was 
weighed and analyzed, the cream was weighed 
and churned with the utmost care. The urine 
and dung from the cows were collected and 
analy zed. Some idea of the magnitude of this 
work may be had when it is considered that 
1,382 weighings and 1,054 analyses were need¬ 
ed. The cows were fed the following rations 
per day in the different periods: 
TOPSY, WEIGHT 1,035 POUNDS. 
Period I. 
18 pounds corn fodder. 
10)4 pounds bran. 
2 pounds corn meal. 
Period II. 
48 pounds silage. 
Same grain feed as in Period I. 
Period III. 
Same ration as in Period I. 
PALMER, WEIGHT 840 POUNDS. 
Period I. 
16 pounds corn fodder. 
10 pounds bran. 
2 pounds corn meal. 
Period II, 
42 pounds silage. 
Same grain feed as in Period I. 
Period III. 
Same ration as in Period I. 
The details of the experiment are too volu¬ 
minous to be given here, though it would pay 
dairymen to secure the Bulletin and study 
them. We can only give here a general sum¬ 
mary of the results obtained. These, accor¬ 
ding to Professor Woll, who conducted the 
experiment, are: 
1. The live weight of the cows increased 
directly after the first corn fodder period, aud 
decreased again directly after the silage 
period, apparently on account of increased re¬ 
tention of food or waL r in the body of the 
animals. 
2. The milk produced during the silage per¬ 
iod was poorer in composition as regards total 
solids and casein, while the percentage of fat 
in the milk was smaller in one case aud larg* r 
in the other, than was that produced in the 
corn iodder periods. 
3. The quantity of milk given decreased dur¬ 
ing the silage period. 
4. The quantities produced of milk-solids, 
milk-fat aud casein decreased on the silage 
feed. 
5. Considering the quantities of milk-solids, 
milk-fat and casein produced by one pound of 
digestible matter in the silage ration and in 
t he corn fodder ration we find practically no 
difference in the nutritive effect of the two ra¬ 
tions, only that the silage ration produced a 
somewhat thinner milk. 
6. 12.60 per cent, more of the fat was 
churned out from the mixed milk of both cows, 
when the cows were fed ou silage than when 
they received corn fodder, the last week of 
each period being considered. 
7. The digestibility of the silage ration 
was somewhat higher than that of the corn 
fodder rations; the crude fiber and the pro¬ 
tein of the sweet corn silage appear to be 
more digestible than the crude fiber and pro¬ 
tein of the yellow dent corn fodder. 
Professor W. considers that this experiment 
in connection with previous ones surely indi¬ 
cates that silage, on account of its succulency 
has a beneficial influence on butter produc¬ 
tion, causing a large part of the milk-fat to 
be recovered in the butter, or what is the 
same trom the dairyman’s standpoint, causing 
Jess waste of butter to occur in the churning. 
It has been observed that all succulent foods, 
like roots or pasture grass, have this same in¬ 
fluence on the churnability of milk. This 
fact explains to Prof. Woll why farmers claim 
that the feeding of silage increases the butter 
yield from their cows, even though chemists 
insist that the composition of the milk has 
not changed. The fact is that the milk-fat of 
the silage-fed milk is more easily churned out. 
This fact seems pretty clearly demonstrated 
by the record of butter production in this ex¬ 
periment. During the first period one pound 
of butter was produced from 21.66 pounds of 
milk, during the second period from 20.43 
pounds, and during the third period from 
23 42 pounds; while the milk varied but little 
in chemical composition. 
Tests of Commercial Seeds —Bulletin No. 
2 from the South Carolina Experiment Sta¬ 
tion,treats of this subject. It appears that Prof. 
Loughridge, the station’s analyst, obtained 
samples of seeds from six seedsmen and plant¬ 
ed them carefully to note the percentage of 
pure seed, the percentage of seed germin¬ 
ated and the per cent of value. The methods 
employed in detecting impurities and in de- | 
termining the vitality are given at some length 
in the Bulletin. Farmers who are interested 
in seed-testing should secure this pamphlet. 
The tests give some rather surprising results. 
Cabbage varied in percentage of pure seeds 
from 16.4 to 93; lettuce from 64 to 98: tomatoes 
from 58 to 96; beets from 35 to 81; peas from 
62 to 98; beaus from 86 to 100 and so on. This 
testing of seeds was tried by Dr. W. J Beal 
some years ago. It is an excellent experiment, 
calculated, if carefully and fairly performed, 
to benefit both the honest seedsmen aud the 
public. Single tests, however, even when made 
with the utmost care should be considered as 
suggestive rather than conclusive. This mat¬ 
ter of seed testing is one of the few topics that 
all the experiment stations might very profit¬ 
ably take up. 
Herendeen Manufacturing Co. ,Geneva, 
N.Y.—Two treatises will be sent by this Com¬ 
pany on application—the one discussing mod¬ 
ern greenhouse heating by steam, the other the 
thorough and economical heating of houses ; 
by steam, whether in the country or city. ; 
There is a lot of valuable information contained 
insaidbooks, and we advise our readers to ex¬ 
amine them. Whatever be the method adopted 
the apparatus when properly put in should be 
permanent, not liable to get out of order or 
cause needless trouble. It should, in the lan¬ 
guage of the treatise, “ run noiselessly and 
uniformly, giving constant fresh air, free 
from dust, and particularly free from all 
poisonous gases. It should maintain a con¬ 
stant and even temperature throughout the 
house whatever be the condition of the wea¬ 
ther outside. The satisfaction of living in a 
house warmed in such a manner can never be 
overestimated.” 
The Company believes that the use of steam 
as an agent will accomplish all this better and 
more economically than any other method. 
The firm invites a critical examination and 
comparison of the Furman Steam Heaters. 
Both pamphlets are carefully illustrated. 
Nebraska Dairymen’s Association.— 
The proceedings of the Third Aumial Con¬ 
vention of this Association make a pamphlet 
of 81 pages. It is sent by the Secretary, H. 
H. Wing, Lincoln, Neb. If it is fair to judge 
any organization by its printed reports, we 
may safely say that this Dairymen’s Asso¬ 
ciation is one of the most enterprising of its 
kind in the country. It is well known that 
the section of country embracing Eastern 
Nebraska, Southern Dakota and Minnesota 
and Iowa has been wonderfully improved as 
a dairy section. L. S. Coffiu at this meeting 
gave the following reasons why this section 
must rank second to none as a dairy section. 
“The amazing productiveness of our soil— 
especially for the grasses. 
Our clear, pure atmosphere. 
Our abundant clear and sparkling water. 
The healthfulness of our dairy stock, com¬ 
bined with the energy and intelligence of our 
rural population, give to us an advantage in 
the aggregate,found absolutely nowhere else.’ 
Veterinary Department of the Uni¬ 
versity of Pennsylvania —The catalogue 
of this institution is sent from Philadelphia, 
Rush D. Huidekoper, Dean. This seems like 
an excellent institution. Tho Dean writes as 
follows concerning the work of the veterinary 
department: “We want young men of fair 
English education at least. They must come 
prepared to work—for I will not allow an 
incompetent student to pass to the advanced 
year until he has completed the preceding 
studies properly. Our diploma represents 
more thorough study for a longer time than 
that of any school of human medicine in 
America. Of our first class of 33 but ten 
received their diplomas last year. Of the 
next class of 28, 16 are now being examined 
including two dropped from tihe year before. 
Veterinary medicine offers a great field for 
an honest and intelligent man. From our ten 
graduates of last summer, four now hold Gov¬ 
ernment positions of SI,600 a year, and an¬ 
other refused a teacher’s position in a South¬ 
ern State university of $1,500 a year. Our 
hospital treats about 2,000 cases a year.” 
Blatchford’s Calf Meal. —Circulars are 
sent from E. W. Blatchford & Co., Chicago, 
Ills. These give an account of the tests of two 
Holstein cows, Pieterje 2d, aud Pieterje 31, the 
first of which gave the enormous yield of 30,- 
3183^ pounds of milk in a year. It is claimed 
that the Blatchford meal was fed every day 
during the test. 
Model Combination Tool. Catalogue 
from the Model Manufacturing Co., Philadel¬ 
phia, Pa.—We have used this tool as a prem¬ 
ium and those who obtained it say it fills the 
bill. It combines a variety of tools that could 
not be be bought in a separate form for less 
than seven dollars. It is handy, cheap and 
strong. Other excellent articles are described 
in this catalogue which all ought to examine. 
LETTERS FROM THE COUSINS. 
Dear Uncle Mark: I am not a Cousin yet, 
for I have never written to you before, but I 
hope to see my name added to the list of 
Cousins when you receive this letter. I am a 
boy, 14 years old, aud I live on a small farm 
of 48 acres. We are having fine weather down 
here. We have got apples as big as crab 
apples, and we have had things up in the gar¬ 
den over a month, and we have got a spriug 
on our farm with which we could supply 
10,000 inhabitants if we had it in some city, 
and before the war the Baptists used to bap¬ 
tize in our spring. There is a stream of wa er 
running over the bluff and one running from 
under it. Your Nephew, 
FRANK L. LEDYARD. 
Mountain Home, Ala. 
Dear Uncle Mark: Pa has taken the 
Rural for three years. We have three head 
of horses, and their names are Kate, Fanny, 
and Nellie. We have 18 head of hogs. We 
have one cat and a little dog. The dog’s 
name is Tippy. I have an old hen with 15 
little chickens. I have one brother, and he is 
11 years old. This is my first letter. 
Marshal Co., Ind. mary e. robinson. 
[Our horse is named Dolly. She is pretty 
old, but has lots of life yet. —u. m.] 
That Tired Feeling 
The warm weather has a debilitating effect, 
especially upon those who are within doors most 
of the time. The peculiar, yet common, com¬ 
plaint known as “that tired feeling,’’ is the 
result. This feeling can be entirely overcome by 
taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla, which gives new life 
and strength to all the functions of the body. 
“I could not sleep; had no appetite. I took 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla and soon began to sleep 
soundly; could get up without that tired and 
languid feeling; and my appetite improved.” 
R. A. Sanford, Kent, Ohio. 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Made 
only by C. I. HOOD St CO., Lowell, Mass. 
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