each side of the silo, where the rain had fallen upon the cover and 
~n directed to the outside ends, by the settling at each end more 
tn in the center, through weighting there and not in the center, 
t it be here stated that at the time of tilling the silo the building 
vv covering the same had not been erected, owing to inability to se¬ 
re mechanics in time, and the weighting was being done, when a 
avy shower came upon us. The ensilage was at once taken out 
I fed to the cows, nearly all at once diving into it as though it al- 
ys had been their ration and they had waited a long time for it, 
;re were a few exceptions, perhaps a half dozen, which did not take 
idly to it at first, but during the day, all ate their allowance clean, 
3 ever since, no feed we have ever used has been so eagerly sought 
er or so cleanly eaten up. The shrinkage which was taking place 
ly in the milk was at once checked, and in a very short time the 
vv increased one can per day, the cows getting no feed but the en- 
ige and one small ration per day of hay with a small amount of 
Dund feed. That the cows are thriving upon ensilage, after having 
I that for nearly six weeks for their principal ration, can be easily 
n by any one taking the pains of visiting our farm and looking 
:m over. 
The corn was drilled in rows 23 inches apart, the ordinary white 
-n of the country being used, and owing to circumstances, over 
lich we had no control, the yield was extremely light, one piece ot 
acres giving an average of 14 tons, while the general average was 
t 10 tons per acre, being not to exceed a ^ of a good crop, this 
all crop may be traced to several # sources, first, to planting the 
ong variety of corn; secondly, to continual rains preventing any 
tivation whatever, and thirdly, to the severe drougth following 
sely upon the heels of the rains, the latter cutting off the growth 
i leaving some not over three feet high. The experiment of the 
st season in the east, has shown, that when the northern varieties of 
*n had been planted, the severe drougth caught and stunted it in 
Dwth—while the southern varities, coming from as far south as 
fid be obtained, were just in their element, surrounded by the ex- 
rfte heat, and shot up an enormous growth, giving large yields, 
file the northeren varieties gave but a poor return—to the ensilage- 
|herein lies a vital point, which may not be overlooked while search- 
for means to obtain large yields of fodder. 
In conversation with our friend A., to-day, on this subject of the 
fie of our new feed, he remarked he was afraid the cost of putting 
s fodder into ensilage and housing it up in the silo at a time of year 
'ien help was high and scarce—which nearly always meets us at the 
iie we want to do this work—would overcome the profit in the 
iture. Let us look into the matter a little and see if we can ascer- 
*1 the facts. We will not take any suppositious case, but will take 
f experience with which we have been met in our own transactions, 
1 favorable as we know they have been when taken in comparison 
f h good average results with others. The average yield of hay on 
t farm has been one ton per acre this season, as nearly as can be 
nputed without actual weight. The cost of harvesting and putting 
