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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION A Silo Supplies BY L. C. NOTRUB. IF it were possible to have, with out too great a cost, and have It available every day ot the year, there is no question but that good, healthy, live, fresh grass la the best single feef for cattle, sheep 'and horses. The high price of land (es- pecialiy irrigated) makes It neces sary that the annual, yield per acre be great enough to warrant growing it, therefore, a great many of our farmers have attempted alfalfa as the most seasonable crop and the one that comes tho nearest meeting their requirements. ' Animals should have some succu lent teed and corn, and silage sup plies this and also meets with so many tons per acre requirement. Whenever alfalfa is to be fed to milk cows it should certainly be fed through a silage. Corn silage consti tutes a large per cent ot the silage made for feed In the United States; also alfalfa, clover, soy beans and cow peas are all made into silage. Silage made from these crops has a strong and very objectionable odor, more like decay than the characteristic odor of good corn silage. Stage for Cutting. Alfalfa, clover, etc., should be cut at the same stage as for making hay, and great care should be made In stacking the. whole or cut hay Into the silage. It must be tamped well to prevent molding. This invariably makes a good feed, but the farmers ot the Northwest will have far bet ter returns from their silage as soon as they learn to grow corn and use it to a great extent to replace alfalfa and clover silage. Corn silage contains from 25 to 80 per cent dry matter, of which about 17 per cent is digestible. Of the di- gestlble substance about 1.4 Is pro- teln, about 14.2 carbohydrates, ana .7 per cent fat. Clover contains about 1.5 per cent protein, 9.2 per cent carbohydrates, and .5 per cent fat. Pasture grass is richer in pro tein than corn silage, but much lower In carbohydrates, the percentage be- Farmers' Week, O. A. C (Continued From Page S.) tlon on Tuesday, February 2, and the Oregon Dairymen's Association on Wednesday, February 8. Every breeder and every dairyman in Ore gon should make an effort to hear Professor Eckles' talk. Other speakers will be Mr. A. N. Henderson, chief milk Inspector of Seattle: Mr. Bothell, market milk specialist of the Western office of the United States Dairy commission; Dr. D. W. Mack, Portland chief milk inspector; Robert Ireland, manager of the Portland Pure Milk & Cream Company; Mr. David Monroe, of Spo kane, a prominent Holsteln breeder of Washington, and Mr. I. P. Whit ney, manager of the Walklkl Jersey Farm, Spokane. There will be a conference of the State Dairymen and meetings of the. Jersey Breeders' Association and the Holsteln Breeders' Association. A big get-together banquet will be served Thursday evening. In fact, inspiration as well as Information will be Imparted by the proceedings; 8eclal Low Kates. The various railways of the state have granted a rate of a fare and a third on the certificate plan. All those who are planning to come should be sure to secure the proper certificate from their local agents at the time they purchase their tlcekt. All who attend the lectures should register at the central bureau in the agricultural building at the earliest possible moment after their arrival. There will be no fees or charges ot any kind. Elaborate exhibits will be on dis play throughout the week. The large Armory will contain the principal ex hibits, which will especially feature the work In dairying and poultry hus bandry. All of the departmental mu seums about the college and all col lego laboratories, etc., will be open for inspection. Some of the most famous dairy antmals in the state will be brought to the college for exhibi tion. Every day from 12 to 12:30 o'clock there will be a general assembly in the women's gymnasium, at which time there will be offered a pro gramme of music, dramatic readings and addresses by some of the best talent the state affords. Every even ing at 7:30 o'clock In the same build ing there- will be programmes con sisting of music, moving-picture ex hibitions and lectures by prominent apeakers and leaders. . Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock the Best Feed ing, protein, 2.5 per cent, carbohy drates, 10.1 per cent. An animal fed on properly pre pared silage never has digestive trouble and should show a sleek coat, clear skin and healthy bright pink color ot the mucous membrane tls- sues of the eyes and mouth. When animals have learned to eat silage they are as fond of it as ot grass. It is a frequent occurrence of ani mals not to eat silage when first placed before them, but they soon learn to eat it and in a great many ivf r $Z tl PreferenCC t0 U A good, strong, healthy dairy cow should be fed from 35 to 45 pounds ot corn silage per day and from 25 to 40 pounds of alfalfa silage, and she should have in addition 8 or 10 pounds of grains, such as rolled barley, bran, etc. The amount of food given each animal per day, of course, must depend on the size and strength of the animal fed, and the amount of the milk yield ought, of course, be taken Into consideration as well as the length of time she has been giving milk. Study of Feeding. It is the writer's opinion that it is highly essential that every man give Rood, close attention to the animals feeding and determine their needs by studying them as closely, perhaps, as he would the feeding of his own children. It is far better to feed immediate ly after milking, because a great many times when animals are fed be fore milking the milk absorbs some of the odor of the ellage. In tlme3 past the milk from silage-fed cows was considered second class, but that prejudice has entirely passed away, and the majority of milk and butter users prefer the milk and butter from sllage-fed cowb to any other. The real value of a dairying coun try can quickly be determined by counting the number of silos in any community. The farmers of the Pa cific Northwest should ever bear In mind tne increasing importance oi me Bijo. ; there wilt be a horse show in the Armory. The college has been successful In securing some very able talent to as sist In the instructional work. Among others, Dr. C. B. Smith. Mr. O. H. Benson, Mr. W. D. Working and Mr. O. E. Bassett, all of the United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C; Mrs. Nellie Ked-&le-Jones, of Auburndale, Wis.; Mr. C. H. Eckles, of the University of Missouri, and President N, D. Sho- walter, Washington State Normal School. Many prominent' men and women M c"; fs W - v W ji. . jvVT J-A The great American custom chewing tobacco The reat American chew STAR PLUG A little nibble now and then Is welcomed by the most of men. Chewing means pleasure at almost no expense A five cent cut goes a lon way Haveyou ever noticed that the menwho chew tobacco are not nervous? 000000000000000008 of the state will also take a part In the programme. Besides those whose names appear on the pro grammes, 'there will be Governor James Withycombe, Dr. C. H. Chap man, Dr. William T. Foster, Mr. Grant Dimick and others. The programme has been so ar ranged that those who are -able to come for only a day or two can get the greatest possible benefit for the time expended. Certain work will be given emphasis on certain days indi cated as follows: Monday, by-products, good roads; Tuesday, sheep, prunes, breeding of dairy cattle, food; Wednesday, beef cattle, prun ing of fruit trees, drainage, dairying, organization and markets, clothing; Thursday, child care, dairying, h0i organization and markets, better seeds; Friday, horses, potatoes, cloth ing and rural homes; Saturday, pota toes, livestock. Uncle Sam and Sudan Grass. Sudan grass is a great success any where in the dryer regions of the e V "Pe in the northern tier 01 siaies, wnere me season is too cooi. under irrigation it nas sur- passed alfalfa in yield. In the more humid states Sudan grass also sue- ceeds well, but not as well as in the semi-arld states, where it secures the drouthy condition it delights in. It is certain to be cultivated, however, wherever any or tne sorghums sue- ceed, and that means the greater part of the United States From a state ment by Professor C. V. Piper, Chief Forage Expert of the United States Department of Agriculture, Washing ton, D. C. Raise Hay. Texas does not have to ship in hay from other stateB, but it does ship hay in, and that Is one reason why the Agricultural and Mechanical Col lege , extension workers are urging upon the farmers of the state to raise more hay. ThlB newfangled Sudan grass looks good, It yields a heavier tonnage than Johnson grass, and dies after yielding three crops the same year of planting. It will grow and make a crop with less rain than any other grass. It is cultivated like corn Cattle fight for a chance eat it. Fort Worth Record. to For Bala Men Only. When thatches of thick hair abound They are but sprouts above the ground, And as these young sproutu upward shoot They show Ideas are taking root, (Such youthful mass of hair, forsooth, You will admit, Is quite uncouth.) Then as the brains grow strong and stronger We need the surface grow th no longer, So Father Time clears off the top And leaves beneath the perfect crop, (Such well-cleared space as this, for sooth, Shows age has tilled the field of ynnth.) H.S. HaHkina. In New York Sun. More Hay in Ration Lowers Coat of Milk HAT is usually the most econom ical feed that can be given to dairy cows and if it is supplied In palatable form so that cows eat It more liberally, the production cost of the milk is generally lowered. "Most dairymen use too little hay and hay of too poor quality," say the dairy experts of the Agricultural Col lege. 'The reason that more is not used is generally because hay is poorly cured so that it is dry and woody, or partly spoiled so that it has a bad flavor, and cows do not eat enough of it to balance the rations properly "When hay Is unpalatable cows will not eat more than 10 pounds each per day and this shortage must be made up by more of the expensive grains. On the other hand, good palatable hay is eaten to the amount of about 20 pounds per day, thereby giving much better results. "Of very choice clover or alfalfa hay carefully fed with stems and poorer parts cleaned out. a 1000- p0und cow may be induced to eat as ranch as 40 pounds per day, when given no other feed. These amounts are frequently fed by farmers In irri- aectinns h,it it la miiicH better practice to feed a little grain unless the cows are not very good or hay is quite cheap." Sudan Grafts In America. The State of Texas can take honor unto Itself In the fact that here in this commonwealth Sudan grass, called by 'many a "wonder plant, was first propagated and dedicated to the service of the American farmer. It was Texas men who brought It out, It was Texas soil that first received that initial spoonful of seed trans ferred from those mystic lands at the headwaters of the Nile, and it was Texas enterprise that pushed it for ward to a point of practical use. The history of Sudan grass in America only covers a period of five years, but so marvelous has been the development during that time that today it has become recognized Na tionally. Authorities who' have studied it without prejudice unite in declaring that it will prove the great est boon the farmers of this country have ever received. This is a big statement, for science and discovery have laid many rich blessings at the feet of our cultivators of the soil. But when one considers that here is a forage crop that grows luxuriantly with the drouth and laughs at the flood; that, barring the extreme nothern tier of states, it will thrive in any part of the United States, bringing forth a crop more bountiful than any other grass now known to the agronomist, one is In clined to accept as modest almost any claim that is made for it. Houston Chronicle.
