1903 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
2I9 
MIXED GREEN GRASS IN SILO. 
Last Summer A. D. Baker, of Cayugra 
Co.. N. Y., described his experiment of put¬ 
ting green grass into the silo. This was a 
new idea, and we have waited the result 
with interest. Mr. Baker now tells us how 
the grass came out. 
It has surely been a success, as it has 
saved a large amount of other feed, and 
it now looks as though we would have 
an amount of corn silage for Summer 
drought. Until January 1 we fed no 
other silage than the mixed grass, what 
the cows would eat clean twice a day. 
Other roughage was corn fodder and 
about four quarts of bran. Thinking 
that perhaps the cows were not getting 
strong enough feed hay silage was omit¬ 
ted once a day and a good quality of 
corn silage, ears and all, was substi¬ 
tuted, but no increase of milk was noted. 
However, as the corn silo was opened 
we have continued to feed corn silage 
once a day. The cows have milked well 
and all look fine; I am well pleased, yet 
I have learned some lessons. It has been 
said that green grasses could not be suc¬ 
cessfully kept in a silo. I made some 
tests while filling; one was by putting 
a few bunches of the same grass that 
had been allowed to dry, and where that 
was done moldy spots were found. An¬ 
other mistake was found in letting any 
will at all; another in letting it stand 
two days without putting anything more 
on. Prom my experience I feel confi¬ 
dent grass can be successfully kept in 
any ordinary silo. The silo I filled had 
two of the hoops burst after we had it 
filled; it was toward the top, and they 
could not be drawn up quite tight again. 
Some silage around the outside was lost, 
and as we put on no weight the loss was 
about one load. It is essential not to let 
grass wilt at all; put it in the silo as 
fast as it is cut. Do not be afraid of the 
dew in the morning, and continue to fill 
every day until the silo is full. It might 
be a good plan if one finished on Satur¬ 
day to let it stand over Sunday; either 
sprinkle the top thoroughly and again 
fill up what has settled, or if there is a 
heavy dew cut as early as possible and 
put it in as soon as can be done, and 
tramp. I think it is necessary to tramp 
as much as possible. Some one may 
want to know whether it would not be 
better to run the grass through a cutter. 
I would say yes, as it would pack better 
and feed better and easier, but the extra 
e.xpense is avoided by putting it in 
whole. I am so well pleased with my 
venture that I shall continue to fill one 
silo with second-growth grasses when I 
have it until I get a stand of Alfalfa, and 
from my experience in curing the first 
cutting I think the silo just the place 
for it. A. D. bakeh. 
CEMENT FLOOR FOR HENHOUSE. 
T h.ave two old buildings 12x16 that I 
would like to make into henhouses, they 
are now on blocks. I would like to put in 
cement floors and let the buildings down 
on tlie floor, or will 1 have to make a wall? 
How much Rosendale or Buffalo cement 
would be required for the wall, also for 
the floor for each building? I have plenty 
of sand, fine and coarse creek gravel on 
farm, but stone will have to be hauled one 
mile or more. I would like to do the work 
myself Give me quite full directions for 
mixing and applying the cement. Would 
this cement be durable? h. h. 
t’lymer, N. Y. • 
Last Pall we changed eight houses 
from board to cement floors, and would 
suggest that H. H. first pave the houses 
with six inches of stone even if he does 
have to draw them a mile or more, as 
the houses must be raised from the level 
of the ground; besides, the frost would 
break up the cement if laid on the 
ground. Have this stonework run even 
with the outside of the house, and let 
the house rest on it. Then cover the 
floor with coarse gravel to fill up holes 
and uneven places, and then spread the 
cement; use three parts sharp sand and 
one part Rosendale cement, mix before 
wetting, and mix it just twice as much 
after, adding water as you think there 
IS any need of it. Thorough mixing is the 
secret of success. Put this on one-half 
to three-fourths of an inch thick, let¬ 
ting it run up against the sills and 
trowel it down smooth. We use a mor¬ 
tar box 3x4 feet with six-inch sides 
which we move around and keep close 
to the work. It will take two men to do 
it as it should be done, one to mix and 
one to apply, and as to quantity of ce¬ 
ment we always allow one barrel of ce¬ 
ment to 100 square feet of surface. 
WHITE & RICE. 
Profit in Grain-Fed Pigs. 
The following statement concerning my 
pig.s Is taken from a local paper: 
“October 18, 1902, I purchased four pigs. 
They were bought and fed as an experi¬ 
ment, the object being to ascertain by 
actual test if pigs can be fed entirely on 
grain rations with profit. The pigs in ques¬ 
tion were said to be eight weeks old at 
time of purchase, had been rather short 
kept, and were under size but healthy and 
vigorous. The price paid was $9, which in 
my judgment, was neither a high or low 
price, but fair market value. I immediate¬ 
ly purchased 400 pounds of the following 
mixture: 200 pounds Winter bran, 100 
pounds fine middlings and 100 pounds of 
cornmeal. When this supply was exhaust¬ 
ed, ground oats were substituted for the 
bran, the middlings and cornmeal being 
continued in same proportions as In first 
instance. They were fed regularly three 
times a day, and after the first 10 days 
were given all they would take and clean 
the trough at each feeding. They were 
never given cold or frozen rations, feed al¬ 
ways being mixed with warm water from 
the kitchen range. A small quantity of 
salt was given in each feed, and once a 
week a small quantity of flour of sulphur 
and pulverized saltpeter was given. They 
were supplied with warm, roomy, clean 
quarters, with an abundance of straw and 
oat chaff for bedding. They were butch¬ 
ered January 15, 1903, and sold at eight 
cents per pound, dres.sed weight, the com¬ 
bined weight of the four being 460 pounds. 
The account stands as follows: Purcha.se 
price, $9; cash for feed, about 1,350 pounds, 
$17; 460 pounds of pork at eight cents, $36.80; 
profit, $10.80.” CHAS. H. STANTON. 
Rheumatic Pullets.— Tell B. B., of An- 
sonia, O., page 147, to take those “rheu¬ 
matic” pullets and place them in a basket 
upon dry straw near the kitchen fire for 
about 24 hours and they will come out all 
right without any medicine. We think 
White & Rice gave the correct diagnosis 
in their closing paragraph, and we are very 
sure that our remedy is preferable to 
theirs. We think B. B. ought also to 
change his straw at least once a week; it 
ought to be kept bright and clean. 
Ava, N. Y. N. c. v. 
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COWS CLEAN 
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LITTLE CHICK .TROUBLES 
areavoicled if you provide the rifjht food for their weak, 
unconditioned stomachs. 
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ROSS BROS., Worcester. Mass. 
ROUND SILO 
The “Philadelphia.” 
The only Perfect Contlnuou.s 
Open Front Silo made. See our 
Patent Roof. A.sk for catalog. 
E. F. SCHLICHTER, 
321 Vine Street, 
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
Also made in the west by the 
DUPLEX MFfi. CO., South 
Superior, Wis. 
Dehorned Cattle 
rest easy and show lietter milk and beef re¬ 
sults. The job is quickly done with the 
KEYSTONE 
DEHORNER. 
Cuts four sides at ones. Leaves it smooth and 
olean out. DO breaking ororushinit of horn. More 
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M. T. PHILLIPS, 
POMEROY, PA. 
CREAM EXTRACTOR 
FREE 
This is a genuine 
offer made to introduce the Peoples 
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the world. We ask that you .show it to 
your neighbors who have cows. Send 
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PEOPLES SUPPLY CO., 
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A GOOD LAWYER 
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In just the same way a careful farmer protects his 
cattle, sheep, hogs, poultry, and horses from disease, 
by using CHL<>KO NAPTHOLEUM all about 
their quarters—and by the occasional spraying of the 
animals with a solution of it. It is the one expense 
in running a farm whichmakesmoney forthefarmer. 
I .et us send printed matter that tells the “• How” 
Chloro Naptholeum Dip 
cures Mange, Itch, and kills Lice and 
Parasites. One gallon costs $1.50. 
WEST IIISTNFECTING COMPANY 
4 East 5yth Street, New York 
CRE or CORN 
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