1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
SILO AND ENSILAGE NOTES. 
(continued.) 
suits of the experiments may be sum¬ 
med up as follows: 
“ 1. The ensilage of maize may con¬ 
siderably increase the digestibility of 
the crude fiber of the green material. 
“ 2. This result is only obtained when 
the loss by fermentation is so large that 
the crude fiber is attacked, and is at the 
cost of a decreased digestibility of every 
other important ingredient. 
“ 3. The albuminoids are especially 
affected by ensilage, a considerable pro¬ 
portion of them being converted into 
less valuable forms, and the digesti¬ 
bility of the remainder being reduced 
sometimes nearly or quite to zero. 
“ 4. Such ensilage may be considerably 
more digestible than poorly-cured fod¬ 
der, except as to the albuminoids. 
“ 5. Field curing seems, in every case, 
to decrease the digestibility of the fresh 
substance. 
“6. When the processes are success¬ 
fully conducted, and the losses small, 
ensilage and field curing both decrease 
the digestibility of the fresh material 
somewhat, and to about the same ex¬ 
tent.” 
So far as we are able to learn, no ex¬ 
periments have disproved the results 
above stated. To use the shredder in 
preparing corn for the silo, would be a 
waste of energy without a correspond¬ 
ing increase in value of the product. It 
requires more power to shred corn than 
to cut it. Then the breaking up of the 
cell structure of the stalks by the shred¬ 
der would, probably, render i much 
more liable to decomposition. 
Tub Silo in ihe Barn. 
I am thinking of building a silo. Would you 
advise me to build one in the barn, or a tub silo 
outside ? I can make one in the barn 15 x 15 feet 
square, 24 feet high if necessary. What kind of 
corn would be best to fill with to feed milch cows? 
Elva, N. Y. J. w. r. 
If you have room in your barn for a 
silo, why not construct a tub silo there? 
Instead of building one 15 x 15 feet 
square and 24 feet high, I would suggest 
that you construct a tub silo 15 feet in 
diameter and 24 feet high. Such a silo 
would hold about 84 tons of ensilage, 
would be much cheaper to construct than 
the square one, and would keep the en¬ 
silage in better condition. If constructed 
outside of the barn, it will be necessary 
to put some kind of a protecting shed 
around it to keep the ensilage from 
freezing. A tub silo in the barn with 
the dimensions given above, would cost 
about $50. If built outside of the barn, 
add about one-half more to the cost. It 
is impossible to state what corn will do 
best with you for ensilage ; but in gen¬ 
eral, some large-growing variety which 
matures early. At Cornell University, 
Sibley’s Pride of the North has given 
best results. 
Capacity of a Tub Si/o. 
How high do I need to build a tub silo that is 
10 or 12 feet across, to hold enough ensilage for 10 
or 12 cows ? Can I build it of one-inch boards 12 
feet long, or must I use 2 x0 plank ? h. k. h. 
Sangerfield, N. Y. 
To keep 12 cows on ensilage from 
November 1 to April 1, and feed them 40 
pounds each per day, would require 
about 72,000 pounds. A tub silo 12 
feet in diameter to contain this amount 
would need to be 16 feet high. The 
inch boards would not be practicable 
to use in the construction. They would 
be so elastic that the weight of the 
ensilage would be likely to cause 
springing between the hoops, and this 
would allow the air to enter, and the en¬ 
silage would be spoiled. If the hoops 
were put close enough to prevent the 
springing of the inch boards, the cost 
would be greater than the additional ex¬ 
pense necessary to secure the 2x6 plank. 
Purchase 2 x 6 plank 16 feet long, have 
the edges beveled for a silo 12 feet in 
diameter, and construct according to 
plans already described in The R. N.-Y. 
ting will be required, but not often. A 
wart with a neck should have a stout 
thread tied around the neck, and drawn 
more tightly from time to time until the 
wart falls off. Why not run the walnuts 
for poultry, through the bone mill ? j. s. 
On page 186, J. A. C., Grand Isle, Vt., 
wishes to know regarding castor oil for 
warts. I always use it to remove warts ; 
it is a slow but sure remedy, and acts 
without pain. Hut he must be sure to 
get the pure article, not that which is 
used for carriage oil. Apply once a day 
or wet the wart all over, and in time it 
will commence to peel off, and the parts 
will all hair over and leave no trace of 
the wart. _ G. N. d. 
Hogs and Coal. 
D. B. L. y Polkville, N. J.—l. 1 threw some rub¬ 
bish containing stove coal into the hog pen, and 
the pigs ate it greedily. I have frequently thrown 
some in since to see how greedy they were for it. 
Do they need some hard substance to keep their 
teeth right, and is coal good for them or other¬ 
wise ? 2. I can sell rye straw at $10 per ton, 
and Timothy hay at $15, but can’t spare both; 
which shall I sell or feed to milch cows when I 
am feeding wheat bran and buckwheat middlings 
at $12 each per ton and crushed corn ears at $9 
per ton ? 
Ans. —We have often fed coal screen¬ 
ings to hogs. They are particularly 
fond of soft coal, and it will help them. 
So will ordinary charcoal. Charcoal, 
wood ashes and salt are excellent for 
hogs. Probably tons of such a mixture 
have been sold as “ Hog Cholera Cure”. 
2. Neither Timothy hay nor rye straw 
are profitable for feeding cows. Of the 
two, we would sell the straw. Why not 
get samples of the feed sold by the H. 0. 
Company, New York? It may pay you 
to sell both hay and straw and spend 
the money for this feed. 
Thirty years ago a physician told me I would soon 
die of consumption. I was troubled with constant 
coughing. Twenty years ago 1 commenced to use 
Jayne's Expectorant, and whenever troubled with 
colds and hoarseness, have used it freely ever since. 
It has never failed to bring relief.—(Rev.) r. N. 
WILLIAMS, Tarentum, Allegheny County, Pa., 
January 111, 1892. 
The Family Pill—Jayne’s Sanative.— Adv. 
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HOW TO KILL WARTS. 
Tell J. A. C. to apply, thoroughly, pine 
tar to his colts’ warts. One application 
will, no doubt, be sufficient to cure each 
wart. I should like to have a report of 
his success. s. k m. 
Cutting across the warts with a razor 
or sharp knife until the blood flows 
slightly, then cutting another gash at 
right angles to the first, will cause the 
warts to spread and flatten, become ab¬ 
sorbed in the surrounding tissue, and 
finally disappear. The cuts will heal in 
a few days. In a week or two, cut them 
again ; sometimes a third or fourth cut- 
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