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December 5, 
NOTES ABOUT SILAGE. 
Easy Methods of Handling Silage. 
T IIE Nebraska Experiment Station ad¬ 
vises several conveniences in han¬ 
dling feed from upright, pit and partial 
pit silos. A handy and easily con¬ 
structed convenience is the silage cart. 
Any farmer with saw, hammer, nails 
and lumber can construct one of these 
carts. The wheels used may he plow 
wheels or other small wheels. In con¬ 
structing the cart the capacity should be 
considered. It should be borne in mind 
that loose silage weighs about 1S^ 
pounds the cubic foot. 
When considerable outside feeding is 
done a swing track is oftentimes used 
in the West. This makes it possible to 
distribute feed in a radius of consider¬ 
able circle. Some farmers use a station¬ 
ery track. Where twin silos are used, 
and it is necessary to carry feed to any 
distance, a U-shaped chute inclining 
downward toward the wagon and occu¬ 
pying the space between the silos is used. 
The sides of this chute are angular like a 
V, but there is a flat bottom. • 
Perhaps the simpler and more efficient 
equipment is the commercial hoist. This 
is built on the plan of the feed or litter 
carrier with track. It trips, allowing 
the carrier to descend into the silo. It 
is drawn up to the track, and slides out 
on the carrier to a dumping point. The 
simplest homemade hand hoist for pit 
and semi-pit silos is shown in accom¬ 
panying figure, which is self-explanatory. 
The rod on the front end of the box 
catches the handles of the chute; ana 
the pull on the rope, pulls the chute up¬ 
ward and catches the handles, and over 
it turns the box. 
Selling Small Lots of Silage. 
I S it possible to keep silage in small 
quantities, if you have no silo, but a 
room where you can seep a week’s 
supply? I have four cows; my neigh¬ 
bor has offered to sell me silage during 
the Winter, as his silo is too large for his 
small herd. I wish to draw a week’s sup¬ 
ply at a time if that is possible. I could 
make a large bin to hold enough so that it 
would be away from the air. Would that 
be possible? How much silage is allowed 
to a cow each day? I have no idea how 
much I would have to allow for a week 
for four cows. L. E. p. 
Sharon, Conn. 
We have a number of reports from 
people who are buying or selling small 
quantities of silage. This seems to be a 
profitable business in some sections. In 
several cases dairymen sell the silage in 
this way, to people who keep family 
cows, or to those who have but a small 
herd of cattle. The best plan appears to 
be selling in bags. Grain or clean fer¬ 
tilizer sacks are used, and the silage is 
dug up and shoveled into these sacks 
much the same as grain. In this way the 
silage is easier to handle, keeps better in 
storage, and is easier to feed out. It 
keeps in good condition during the cool 
weather in any cool, airy place, such as 
would be suitable for roots. The price 
of such silage is usually figured at about 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
one-third the selling price of high qual¬ 
ity hay, and a supply for a week or ten 
days can usually be kept without trouble 
in cool weather. A cow of average size 
will eat from BO to 40 pounds a day, de¬ 
pending upon her weight, and the amount 
of milk she is giving. This business of 
Selling silage in small quantities is really 
a good proposition in many localities 
where there are a good many family cows, 
or small dairymen. 
Price of Silage. 
W HAT is the price of corn silage per 
ton? b. F. s. 
Steuben Co., N. Y. 
It seems to be necessary to say over 
and over that the local price of silage is 
always comparative. It is worth about 
30 per cent, of the price of hay. As this 
price varies of course the silage will be 
worth more in one place and less in an¬ 
other. Usually if hay in the mow is 
worth $12 per ton. silage in the silo 
would be worth $3.00, or 30 per cent, 
of the selling price, whatever that is. 
Silo Suggestions. 
I HAVE had a good deal of experience 
in filling silos, and have perhaps 
learned some things that^ may benefit 
some of your readers. What I wish 
to say will pertain to the work inside 
the silo more than to the field or the 
machinery. 
Be sure that the silo is as near air¬ 
tight as possible; wooden silos frequently 
have small openings near the foundation 
which can be closed with mortar made of 
clay. To avoid all “air pockets” in the 
silage careful packing is necessary; be 
sure to tramp well next to the wall. If 
you put boys in the silo there is likely 
to be more play than work. An active 
16-year-old boy can manage the dis¬ 
tributing pipe all right, but two steady 
men should do the tramping. The silage 
will be sure to settle a good deal even 
with the best of packing, and when the 
silo is two-thirds full if you can let it 
settle a day or two you will get more in 
than if filled in one day. w. 
Indiana. 
Corn Fodder in Silo. 
I SAW an article in The R. N.-Y. re¬ 
garding husked corn fodder in the silo. 
I put seven acres of this on top to fill 
up three years ago; fodder was cut 1% 
inches long with busker. This was wet¬ 
ted from top after each load. Water 
was hoisted in cans and thrown on with 
pail. We did not lose this stuff, neither 
was it good feed. I consider that water 
in fans is only way to distribute and do 
a job worth while. Let us remember 
that to cheat the cow is a bull-head trick. 
Give her good corn silage, Alfalfa hay 
and her portion of clean grain, and she 
will do the rest with good treatment. 
Victor, N. Y. J. N. Y. 
AILING ANIMALS. 
Worms. 
I HAVE a nice colt which has worms. 
Could you tell me what to do for him? 
New Jersey. H. s. 
Feed the colt generously on crushed 
oats, wheat bran, cut Alfalfa hay or 
mixed clover hay. For worms give one 
heaping teaspoonful of a mixture of equal 
parts of salt, sulphur and dried sulphate 
of iron night and morning in the feed 
for one week ; then skip 10 days and re¬ 
peat. The worms will be killed in the 
intestines, so that they should not be 
looked for in the manure. If the worms 
are small and red in color (blood worms 
or schlerostoma equinum) they will be 
found difficult to kill and the generous 
feeding is imperative to strengthen the 
colt against the ravages of the pest. 
St. John’s-wort Poisoning. 
W HAT is the St. John’s weed and 
what effect will it have on cattle 
pasturing in a meadow where it is 
supposed to be found? Will it poison 
them at any time or just when it is in 
bloom? My cattle had been poisoned. 
Their legs broke out in scabs and were 
very sore. I would like to pasture the 
meadow again, but do not know whether 
it would be safe. h, j. s. 
This weed when in blossom causes 
sores or an eruption on the white skin 
of the lips, face and legs of horses pas¬ 
turing infested meadows. The proper 
treatment is to apply with a brush and 
rub in once daily a mixture of two 
ounces of hyposulphite of soda dissolved 
in a half pint of water to which add 
when cold half a pint of cottonseed oil 
and two ounces of sulphur and then 
shake well. It should make a creamy 
emulsion. 
Weak Horse. 
M Y horse, 10 or 12 years old, weighing 
1,000 pounds up to a year ago was 
a good all around animal, and a 
cheerful driver. Then he began to look 
bad and drive dull. I had his teeth fixed, 
fed him for worms and later indigestion 
according to A. S. A.’s instructions I 
saw in The R. N.-Y. I had him clipped 
and took good care of him all last Win¬ 
ter. Early Spring he grew worse, got 
so he would go to one side on the road, 
didn’t care anything about the touch of 
a whip, fall back on the halter, hang 
his head down; didn't drink very well 
but would eat all right. He looks well 
now, but seems to be going back again; 
when he goes on a drive, say 10 or 12 
miles, and it is hot. he staggers a lit¬ 
tle and does not want to go faster than a 
walk. G. c. E. 
Maine. 
The horse apparently has been over¬ 
heated at some time in its life and the 
treatment we have often prescribed here 
for ordinary indigestion would not be 
likely to avail in such a case. He may 
do better if you give him one dram of 
fluid extract of nux vomica and half an 
ounce of Fowler’s solution of arsenic 
night and morning and cut the grain ra¬ 
tion in half. Make him work or run out 
every day and feed lightly. Too much 
feed seems to aggravate the case. Work 
him in a breast collar. 
Tumors of Udder. 
C AN anyone tell me what is the trou¬ 
ble with my brood sow? There is a 
swelling around one of her teats? It 
seems like a boil. Sometimes three of 
these will cor e up. After awhile they 
break and pus comes from them. Then 
they heal over after remaining very red 
and raw for a few days. I wash the part 
with a solution of carbolic acid and then 
rub on a drawing salve. Her pigs were 
born in February and she was all right 
until after we turned her out about the 
last of May. In the barn she had oat 
straw for bedding. Could that have 
caused it? I also fed her oat fodder cut 
green; this together with her regular 
feed of milk, potatoes and a light feed of 
grain. E. W. 
Vermont. 
In such cases the tumors usually are 
due to invasion of the parts by the ray 
fungus (actinomyees) which causes also 
the lumpy jaw conditions in cattle. The 
best treatment is to cut out the tumors 
and cauterize the wound, but hogs often 
die of shock and loss of blood when this 
is attempted. It is not at all likely that 
the case will prove curable without the 
operation; but you might try swabbing 
once daily with tincture of iodine. It is 
best not to breed an affected sow. 
Balky Broncho. 
C AN you give me a little information 
as to the best way of breaking a 
broncho mare of balking? She is a 
good traveler when started but at times 
it takes one hour to make the start. 
When harnessed she will stand and make 
no attempt to go and there is no making 
her until she just gets ready. She is 
not green but has not been handled 
right at the start. J. H. w. 
New Jersey. 
As a rule it seldom pays to fuss with 
a broncho of this sort. It is best to let 
some professional horse-breaker tackle 
the job of training and even he may not 
succeed. There is no specific cure. Rem¬ 
edial measures are many. One ? ood one 
is to throw the horse and “hog-tie” him; 
then let him lie there for an hour or 
more. An experience of this sort applied 
two or three times may suffice. An¬ 
other plan is to draw the head around to 
the side and tie the halter rope to the 
tail to keep the head in that position; 
then make the horse run around in a 
circle until he drops. Your neighbors 
will suggest many additional plans of 
treatment which may be tried in turn 
and if all fail let some dealer have the 
beast. 
Shoe Boil; Cough. 
H OW can I cure a shoeboil? My horse 
had a shoeboil the size of an egg 
when I bought him five years ago; 
this year it started to increase in size 
and is now about size of an apple. He 
has a wide stall. 2. What is good for a 
cough? I must give something direct, as 
he will not touch grain containing medi¬ 
cine. J- II- B. 
New York. 
1. The correct treatment for an es¬ 
tablished shoeboil is to have it ampu¬ 
tated. The operation is simple and but 
a small scar will remain. A noose of 
piano wire is put over the neck of the 
shoeboil and drawn very tight to make 
the neck as small as possible; then the 
neck is severed by means of a cherry 
red-hot hatchet-shaped firing iron, or by 
means of a knife, to be followed by a 
hot iron to stop bleeding which will be 
profuse. Afterward wet the wound three 
times a day with a mixture of one ounce 
of sugar of lead, six drams of sulphate 
of zinc and water one pint. Label the 
bottle “poison” and shake it well before 
use. The horse may be put under the 
effect of chloroform, or some other anes¬ 
thetic so that the operation will be pain¬ 
less. 2. Cough is simply a symptom of 
irritation which may be due to any one 
of a large number of causes. You give 
no hint as to the probable cause in this 
case. Possibly heaves is present, but it 
would be best for you to write again and 
give full particulars. A. s. A. 
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