1906. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
45i 
HILLS OR DRILLS FOR SILAGE CORN 
How can I obtain the most silage, by plant¬ 
ing corn in hills three feet or three feet six 
inches apart, or drilled in rows the same 
distance apart? l. o. j. 
Arlington, N. Y. 
The best yield of silage corn will be ob¬ 
tained by planting in drills as suggested. 
Such planting will give sufficient corn for 
silage. I am satisfied that 50 bushels of 
ears for every 10 tons of stalks is as much 
corn as can profitably be put in the silo. 
If there is used for seed not to exceed 
12 quarts of corn to the acre there will be 
ample room for the plant to develop. 
Greater yields of grain can be obtained 
from the hills. If the land is very foul 
or quacky, it may pay to plant silage corn 
in check rows, where it can be worked 
both ways, on account of economy of 
labor, and being better able to control con¬ 
ditions, particularly in a wet season. In 
such fields I have been able to keep the 
corn clean even in drills most years, if I 
started the cultivator a day or two after 
planting. Then I would throw the earth 
over the row and no fear of injuring the 
young plants, follow immediately with the 
weeder. and I was master of the situation. 
EDWARD VAN ALSTYNE. 
PLANNING A BARN. 
I have read many interesting plans for farm 
barns in The R. N.-Y., but have failed to 
find anything that would help out in my case. 
I have purchased a farm of ISO acres; on 
this farm are two barns 30x40 feet, with no 
basement. I have 35 cows, one bull and 20 
head of young cattle: also seven horses and 
two complete sets of farming tools, such as 
wagons, trucks, bobs, binder, drill, plows, 
harrows, rollers and other small tools. Will 
you advise mo how to arrange my barns so 
as to stable my stock, also my tools and 
fodder, and have at least one extra stall for 
the Elder's horse. I shall not drive a nail 
until I hear from you. e. g. c. 
Bliss, N. Y. 
My powers of concentration arc not 
sufficiently developed to be able to get all 
of this stock, tools, etc., in two 30x40 
barns. Figuring on a basis of even 400 
cubic feet of air space per animal, you 
will require 25,200 cubic feet for your 
stock. If the whole basement or ground 
floor was devoted to stabling you could 
not get them in; this stable would only 
contain 19,000 cubic feet. Then where 
would you put tools, hay, etc. ? It is un¬ 
fortunate for any man to be obliged to 
build with building material at present 
prices, but it seems to me you make a 
mistake to do otherwise than use one of 
the 30x40 barns for a horse barn, use the 
other for storage of tools, and build a tidy 
up-to-date stable and hay storage for the 
cows, including of course a silo. j. j. s. 
COWS GIVE ROPY MILK. 
I have six cows, and their milk is ropy. 
Can you give me any cure for it and tell 
me what is the trouble? I have been feed¬ 
ing cob meal and oats ground together, with 
a very small amount of oats and half bushel 
of bran to one bag of meal and oats; mixed 
clover and Timothy hay. but now have them 
on grass and same kind of meal and it is 
the same thing. They have corn fodder once 
a day before going to grass. If you can give 
me some light on the subject I shall be very 
thankful. r. m. 
Glen Moore, Pa. 
You do not say how long these cows 
have been in milk. While it is unusual for 
so many to be affected, sometimes a cow 
will have this trouble when she is near 
drying up. I have had others that had 
this trouble at intervals. It would dis¬ 
appear as suddenly as it came. In such 
cases there would seem to be a predispo¬ 
sition to be so affected; yet the immediate 
cause could generally be traced to cold, 
or indigestion. The two often go together. 
I can see nothing in the feed given that 
should produce any such results, except 
that there has been evidently a lack of 
succulence. Turnips would have provided 
this, and have been helpful, had they been 
given in moderate quantities, and after 
milking. Potatoes sometimes are good 
feed for cows, but in the raw state the 
starch is rather indigestible, and I have 
known them to produce this very trouble. 
Py this time the laxative effect of the 
grass should have removed the trouble if 
it was produced by a lack in the feed, 
In such cases it is always wise to give 
a mild physic, such as a pound of Epsom 
salts, also see that the cows are com¬ 
fortably housed and have a good place to 
lie down. An injury to the udder by con¬ 
tact with a rough or cold surface will 
cause ropy milk. I am a little inclined to 
think your trouble lies in that direction. 
The remedy is obvious. 
EDWARD VAN ALSTYNE. 
Dusting a Hen. —It is impossible to dust 
chickens with a bellows unaided. The best 
way is to have a large salt cellar or dredging 
can. lay the hen on her back, holding her 
down with one band, shaking the can with 
the other. Then take her by the legs, turn 
her over and tuck her under your arm and 
dust the back and head. m. e. l. 
Farm Help. —It seems strange that with 
all the discussion on the question of hired 
help for the farm, no one has suggested the 
real trouble. In no department of manual 
labor nowadays does a man have to work 
uncertain hours. Of course some farmers 
stop work on time, but if it were understood 
to be the rule that there was no more work¬ 
ing from daylight to dark, when men and 
horses are too weary Fo begin again, I am 
sure there would be much less difficulty in 
procuring help. m. e. L. 
Pennsylvania Dairy Conditions. — As a 
rule much less grain has been fed during the 
past Winter than formerly, on account of 
high price. Farmers have plenty of hay to 
last until grass, but the corn crop of last 
year was not full, hence there is a shortage 
of silage. There has been no epidemic, but 
cutting olT grain feed has greatly lessened 
production of milk»and butter. In the lo¬ 
cality of condensed milk factories prices of 
milk have been good, running from $1.20 to 
$1.50 per loo pounds milk. Good cows 
brings from $35 to $50 per head. There are 
but a limited number for sale. Dairy inter¬ 
est is rapidly Increasing, and improved dairy 
methods being generally adopted, Potter 
County, Pa., is rapidly growing into a dairy 
and stock-raising district. Farms are being 
put into condition and buildings being adapt¬ 
ed to those purposes. Cattle are being im¬ 
proved by Introduction of dairy-bred animals, 
such as Ayrshires, Holsteins and Jerseys. 
Potter Co., Pa. c. l. peck. 
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