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
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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
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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?
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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.
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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.