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Live Stock and Dairy 
Millet for the Silo 
On page 146 I notice that Japanese 
millet is giving good satisfaction as silage. 
As I am on a 220-acre farm—about 100 
acres of tillage—I have quite a proposi¬ 
tion to keep it in a good state of cultiva¬ 
tion. My idea is to grow millet to fill 
silo instead of corn, and seed with Tim¬ 
othy and clover the same year, thereby 
getting the^ land cutting hay one year 
earlier. Will the grass seed come all 
right with millet? Have you any reports 
of its being put. in silo whole? I would 
plan to have it cut with binder, as it 
would save cost of binding in the han¬ 
dling. I low many acres would I need to 
fill square silo 32x12x20 on land dressed 
as it would bo for corn, and how would 
it compare with corn for food value? 
Brooks, Me. A. b. c. 
Could you give me the analysis of Jap¬ 
anese millet? Why is it never recom¬ 
mended as a cover crop to plow in? Is 
there any objection to its use for this 
purpose? I know of nothing else that will 
make so much growth in the same time. 
In seven weeks after sowing last season 
I began cutting to feed a crop that was al¬ 
ready four feet high and as thick as it 
could stand, and in the next three weeks 
another two feet was added to its height. 
Cows fed on it gave more milk than when 
fed on corn silage. If plowed in. how 
high ought it be allowed to grow first? 
I noticed that where it was cut before 
seeding it continued to grow, but do not 
know how much growth it would have 
made, as the field was soon plowed for 
Winter wheat. Could a crop be harvested 
by the first of August and then make suf¬ 
ficient growth for plowing in as a manur¬ 
ing crop? Would it be necessary to use 
lime to prevent souring? c. B. 
Bethel, Vt. 
The following figures show the com¬ 
parative value of silage from corn and 
millet: 
Pounds in One Ton. 
Protein. Carbohydrates. Fat. 
Corn silage... 22 30 1.4 
Millet silage... 36 19 1.4 
It would hardly pay to put the bundles 
of millet into the silo without cutting. 
We should cut them in small pieces and 
be sure to pack them down firmly. As 
for seeding to grass and clover with millet, 
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That has been proven. Your outdoor tank in 
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cows will drink but little. In summer the water is 
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we have had some failures and one or two 
good catches. We think it depends on 
the way the soil is fitted and also on the 
season. The soil must be made very fine. 
In a naturally moist season the seeding 
will be more likely to come. In a dry 
season the young grass is likely to be 
killed, as the millet is a heavy feeder and 
takes much moisture out of the soil. We 
should like to have the experience of our 
readers on this plan of seeding grass with 
millet. 
Cost of Upkeep for Cows 
Can you give the average cost of up¬ 
keep per day for dairy cows? I know 
this is a very indefinite question but a 
very general average will be enough for 
my purpose. C. M. B. 
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Cows giving 30 quarts of milk per day 
will require about 7 lbs. of grain on the 
average, and a cow should average 10 
quarts daily to be profitable. This grain 
at present would be worth at least IS 
cents. The cost of labor will depend on 
your overhead expenses and the size 
of your herd, but a good average cost 
would be between 40 and 50 cents a day 
per cow. You must consider the manure, 
however, will about pay for the labor. 
J. W. B. 
Blitter with Unpleasant Odor 
Will you tell me why my butter has a 
displeasing odor when I fry or make 
cream sauces? The butter tastes good, 
there is no fault there, but it is very un¬ 
pleasant when cooking with it. I take 
great care washing it and work it well 
with salt. I work it well before I add 
salt. I am not sure about the feeding 
of the cows. I know the farmer here 
does not feed a ration ; he just guesses. 
Would that cause the trouble? I let the 
cream stand until it. is sour, churn it care¬ 
fully, but still I find the odor. M. F. 
The unpleasant odor that comes from 
your butter when it is used in cooking 
exiflts in the butter, but is not noticed un 
der ordinary conditions. The application 
of heat makes it most pronounced and 
undesirable. There may be several 
causes for this. Perhaps the cows are 
well advanced in lactation. Many indi¬ 
viduals impart peculiar flavors to the 
milk and cream as they become nearly 
dry. Strong-flavored feeds, as spoiled 
silage, onions, cabbage, ragweed or any 
strong-flavored material will impart un¬ 
desirable flavors and odors to the butter. 
Such feeds, when given after milking, will 
not affect the milk or butter. The third 
reason might be in the fact that you keep 
the cream too long before churning, or 
keep the milk too long before skimming. 
Many unpleasant flavors and odors re¬ 
sult when the milk or cream becomes ex¬ 
ceedingly sour before being skimmed or 
churned. Some of these suggested causes 
may solve your difficulties. j. w. b. 
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