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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER.' 
March 31 
GOOD SILAGE MADE IN SMALL SILOS 
The sample of corn silage mailed to 
you February 22 was made in a galvan¬ 
ized iron cylinder only 18 inches in di¬ 
ameter and 42 inches deep, and illus¬ 
trates in a very forceful way how cer¬ 
tainly good silage can be made if only 
the silo lining is airtight and the filling 
is done in the proper manner. This 
silage was made from flint corn planted 
very thickly so that few ears would de¬ 
velop, and it contained 32.6 per cent of 
dry matter when put in. The corn was 
put into the can in small lots at a time, 
and was tramped continuously by a man 
who kept changing his position while 
the filling was going on, and so thor¬ 
oughly was it packed that 163.65 pounds 
went in, giving a weight of 27.7 pounds 
per cubic foot. The surface was simply 
covered with two layers of acid and wa¬ 
terproof paper, upon which was laid a 
board, not fitting the circumference 
tightly, to hold the paper closely to the 
surface of the silage, but it was not 
weighted. In this way the cans stood 
during 178 days in our very warm sunny 
and dry plant house, where the changes 
in weight were recorded every 10 days 
during the interval. The amount of 
spoiled and injured silage on the top had 
a depth of nine inches; all of the re¬ 
mainder was as good as that which was 
sent to you. In another cylinder, only 
one foot in diameter, but 10 feet deep, 
equally good corn silage was made and 
kept the same length of time unaer simi¬ 
lar conditions. The amount put into the 
cylinder weighed 247.25 pounds, and the 
amount removed was 240.95 pounds, thus 
sustaining a loss of 2 1 / 2 per cent of the 
green weight. 
We have made similar trials this sea¬ 
son with green oats just coming 'into 
milk, cut for hay to prevent clover being 
smothered, and with this difficult crop, 
during 60 days, the three short, broad 
cylinders which were filled sustained a 
mean loss of less than five per cent of 
the green weight, and the tall one of 
only 1.4 per cent. The loss of dry mat¬ 
ter in these small silos in these cases 
was 4.69 to 10.93 per cent of that put in 
for the period of 60 days, while the loss 
of dry matter in the interior of the corn 
silage, referred to above, during the 178 
oays, was 11.4 per cent. These experi¬ 
ments demonstrate, first, that good si¬ 
lage can be made in very small and 
shallow silos, provided the walls are 
airtight, and the silage is very thor¬ 
oughly tramped while it is being put in. 
Second, that when silo linings are air¬ 
tight the necessary losses are small. 
Third, that thorough tramping of the 
silage at the time of filling, to expel at 
once as much of the entangled air as 
possible, is very important, and will am¬ 
ply repay for the necessary labor, even 
where the silos are deep. f. ii. king. 
Wisconsin Experiment Station. 
R. N.-Y. —The silage came by mail, 
and was opened six days after it was 
sent. It had developed a slightly musty 
smell, but would have been relished by 
cattle. 
Freezing in the Silo. 
1 built a silo according to plan in your 
paper last Fall, and am much pleased with 
It, but would like to know whether ordi¬ 
narily the silage keeps warm all Winter 
from fermentation. Ours did not, and froze 
badly. j. l. h. 
Shelbyville, Ind. 
If the silo is built out of doors, where 
there is likely to be danger of freezing, 
then the top of the silage should be 
kept covered with a layer 12 to 15 inches 
thick of straw or nay. This covering 
will keep the frost from entering the 
silage from the top, and it can be easily 
rolled back from one side or the silage 
while material is being removed for the 
day’s feeding. The next day the cov¬ 
ering can be removed from the other 
side of the silo, and in this way the 
silage may be kept from freezing on 
top. The heat from fermentation will 
not be sufficient to prevent all freezing 
around the edges of the silo, and on the 
surface, unless some covering of straw 
or hay is used. The silage at the sur¬ 
face does not ordinarily keep warm all 
Winter. After the fermentation ceases 
the silage gradually cools off until at the 
surface it is perfectly cold. Where the silo 
is exposed to the weatner a covering of 
straw or hay should always be used as 
a protection to the surface. There will 
be slight freezing next to the staves of 
the silo. The silage may even freeze to 
the depth of eight or 10 inches. This 
freezing does not injure the silage in 
any way, if it is allowed to thaw out 
before being fed to the animals. If 
each day, as the silage is removed, the 
frozen material from near the outer 
edges is mixed with the silage from the 
center, it will all be in condition for 
feeding in a very few hours. That por¬ 
tion of the silage which has been frozen 
and allowed to thaw out away from the 
air keeps just as well as does the silage 
which did not freeze. L. a. o. 
Soy Beans in Silo. —I raised one-half 
acre of medium Soy beans. The beans 
were planted May 27, and put in silo 
September 25. They were not in¬ 
jured more than my silage corn in two 
light frosts. They were planted in hills 
aoout 2x3 feet. I did not weigh any, but 
estimated that they would yield from 
one-third to cue-half as much as silage 
corn. They grew about 3% feet high, 
but did not make any pods. I put them 
in the silo in layers, one load of beans 
and two of corn. They kept perfectly 
in the silo. I was feeding my milch 
cows all the hay and corn silage they 
would eat, together with seven pounds 
of grain per day, before I began with 
the Soy beans. The grain was one-half 
mixed feed, one-half bean-and-pea 
meal. On account of the laxative effect 
of both the Soy beans and the bean- 
and-pea meal I ceased feeding al¬ 
most entirely the bean-and-pea meal, 
without lessening the flow of milk. 
The beans pack much closer in the 
silo than corn; a cubic foot would 
probably weigh 1 y 2 time as much as 
corn. The silage mixture is all eaten 
save a few of the largest butts of the 
bean stalks. My sheep always eat the 
bean part of the silage first. I expect 
to try them again this year, and if pos¬ 
sible plant them earlier. The only 
question now with me is, Can enough be 
grown per acre to make the beans profit¬ 
able? j. M. E. 
Woodville, N. Y. 
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Calves suck their milk, grow sleek, 
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Write for free circulars. 
J, B. Small Si Co., Boston, Macs, 
The Slag Phosphate 
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400 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Steel Wheels * 
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STEEL WHEELS and HANDY WAGONS 
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We supply all trucks used by U. S. Govt. 
Farmer's Handy Wagon Co., Saginaw, Mich. 
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Wehaveon hand 26 000 squares BRAND 
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No other tool than a hatchet or hammer 
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Write for our free catalogue No. W , 
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It’s time you used it. Supreme 
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25c. 
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TROY CHEMICAL CO., 
TROY, N. Y: 
SHEEP-SHEARING REVOLUTIONIZED. 
Chicago Sheep-Shearing Machine. 
Stewart's Patent. 
Price, (15.00. 
The only SheepShearlng 
Machine ever Invented. 
The day of the old fash¬ 
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Over one million sheep 
shorn last season with this 
machine. Thousands of 
testimonials. Saves from 
one-half to one pound wool 
from each sheep. Pays for 
Itself the first season. Be 
humane and don’t butcher 
your sheep. Send for large 
illustrated circular. 
CHICAGO FLEXIBLE 
SHAFT CO., 
158-liO Huron St., Chicago. 
BROWN’S 
Automatic 
Device 
Feeds horses anything; any hay 
desired while you may be asleep 
or away, ready for the hired 
men. Can be attached to any 
stall. Circulars free. 
C. E. BROWN & CO., 
Bridgeville, Del. 
I F you produce the best, 
Mr. Milkman, you can’t 
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and pocket more ducats. 
The Champion Milk 
Cooler-Aerator used on 
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prevents and destroys fly, lice, ticks and 
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LOUISVILLE, KY. 
