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THE GAZETTE: TIFTON, QA.. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25,, 1805.
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Commissioner Nesbitt’s, Ques
tion Box For the Month.
INFORMATION OF IMPORTANCE.
Tha Baat Time to Sow Hungarian Gnu*
and Soma of Ha Familiarities—Treatise
on Siloa anil Eaallsge—More Profitable
to Bnj High Grade Fertilisers Than to
Invest In Cheeper Qualities.
Question 1.—What is the best time
for turning under peaviuos ? I have a
field in luxuriant growth. Shall I turn
them under now or shall I wait until
they are fully matured ?
Answer I.—This question has al
ready been discussed at some length in
these columns, but we again call atteu •
tion to the disadvantages of turning
under a succulent, green crop at this
season. In the first plaoe, the partially
matured vines decay much more rap
idly than the fully developed plants
and this decay sets np a chemical ac
tion which releases nitrogenous prod
ucts, to bo washed away by tha winter
rains. In the maturer plants this
process is slower, and we are enabled to
hold these products in the soil for a
longer time to await tho domauds of
the spring crops. Again, the decompo-
. sitiou of a turned under green crop
produces an amount of acidity more or
less, which is often found injurious to
succeeding crops, and while this may
be corrected by an application of lime
broadcast on the plowed surface, wo
would strongly advise against tho prac
tice of planting a crop simply 10 return
Indeed, we do not ad-
under of any crop
without first getting sorno othor bene
fit than the mere improvement of the
soil. In tho case of peas, tho crop can ,
be taken off either in the form of gath
ered hay or peas, or the stock, hogs,
cows and work animals can ho turned
in to harvest it with great benefit to
themselves and littlo injury to the
land, unless in a vory wot Boason. In
the residuum of stems and roclts wo
liavo material almost as valuable, while
tho incroaso in butter, pork and cold
resisting fat, more than counterbalances
tho value of tho crop taken off. The
following experience is pertinent:
“A neighbor who is a very observing
I larger than in the low grade, the pro-
1 portionable freight is therefore less.
Also the nitrogen in the high grade :
goods is usually derived from better
material than that in the low grade
goods. If, on account of the small
quantity of high grade allotted to an
acre, there is difficulty in distributing
it, mix with it woods earth, or any con
venient soil, to facilitate its proper ap
plication. It is better to famish this
filler and mix at home than to pay the
additional freight and also an extra
charge for the mixing at the factory.
Question 4.—Pleaso give me some
information on silos and ensilage, and
the values of the latter for feeding to
milk cows and other stock?
Answer 4.—There being a growing
interest in Georgia on the subject of
the cow and her products, viz , milk,
butter and oheese, resulting in the es
tablishing of a number of creameries in
tho state, it becomes a matter of groat
importance as to What we shall mainly
rely upon for our winter food for cattle.
In answer to this question I say with
effects on dairy products.
There is a marked increase in quan
tity and improvement in the quality of
milk and butter, after changing from
dry feed to ensilage, corresponding
with the effects of a similar change to
fresh pasturo.
value to other stock.
Ensilage has also been fed with good
results to swine, sheep and poultry.
DAILY RATION OF ENSILAGE.
Cows giving milk are commonly fed
frem 40 to 60 pounds of ensilage a day,
with a little dry hay or fodder and
graiu. Ensilage does not tako tho plaoe
of graiu, but is a substitute for hay or
fodder. Stock fed ou ensilage uniform
ly gain in health and weight, and there
is no doubt as to its profitableness.
Question 6.—Is sorghum a good food
for hogs, or will it make them sick?
Answee fl.—A littlo oaro should be
used at first in feeding sorghum to
hogs, os in all casos whore tho food is
changed; but with this precaution thoro
is no finer food for hogs and cattle, and
horses as well. This crop has hereto-
| out hesitation, ensilage. I know tho fore beoii mostly raised tor syrup, but
palm off large quantities of trees (of
any variety he can purohaso) under
this now name, at a stiff price and mis
lead and disappoint purchasers.
If the correct name of this cherry
was given we would be able to know
what its vrlue is; but all posted fruit
growers will let the '‘Bonbon" alone.
Horticultural subjects should be han
dled by cor-petent authorities, of which
the horticu.tural press is the proper
representative, but which are usually
changed, by tho average penuy-a-liner,
so to make it interesting reading for
the public.
The out of the cherry shows it to be
long the Duke or Morello type. It
may be tho “May Duke,” which is a
popular, early sort, cultivated quite
successfully in tho eastern and 'western
states, and in tho uppor sectious of
Georgia, South Carolina aud'Alabama.
I have seen good crops of this variety
iu Atlanta, aud grown there by the
late Richard Poters.
Yours, very truly,
P. J. Berckman.
it to the laud,
vooato tho turning
value of winter pastures of rye, oats,
barley and other grains aud grasses,
and I know tho value of cottonseed
meal and hulls, which have recently
become such important factors in win
ter feeding; but without meaning to
detract from their merits, I would urge
upon farmers aud others who keep
milch cows tho importance of orecting
aud using silo3. Many aro deterred
from doing this by ignorance, both of
the cost of building and of tho expense
of filling a silo, and lor the benefit of
these and others, I herewith append a
few items of information ou tho sub
ject, whioh I trust will result in tho
building of numerous silos iu the state.
This information is taken chiefly from
a report to tho department of agricul
ture at Washington:
LOCATION OF SILO.
Should be built iu reference to con
venience of feeding tho stock, conse
quently it (should bo very near, or in or
connected to tho.stables.
FORM OF SILO.
Immaterial as regards tho keeping of
tho contents, but it is cheaper and
easier to build In shape of a parallelo
gram, with tho sides longer lliau tho
ends,
walls of silo.
If nbovo ground, two thicknesses of
gardener gives the result of his obsor-1 i,loh boartU with seating paper'be-
vatious and experience on this subject. j tweou (which some think unnecessary)
On a small piece of flatwoods, whioh he | will ho sufficient if supported against
wished to prepare for strawberry plants, j Littoral pressure by tho onsilago.
one summer, ha plowed down a rank
crop of cbwpeas when they were full of
succulence, and for two years after- j
wafd the soil was so “sad,’’ heavy and
lifeless that he could got nothing to
grow woll ou it. bo much fermenting
vegetation in tho soil sourod and injur
ed its texture very much. On tho oth
er hand, ho had a orop of cowpeas in a
young pear orchard, which, through
the press of othor work, he neglected
to plow under until they beoame so
heavy that they “lodged, 1 ' and he then
ubatidoued the intention and left them
to rot on the ground. Next spring, on
plowing this orchard, he found the
laud in an admirable condition, as mel
low aud as light as an ash heap."
Question 2.—What is the best time
to sow Hungarian Brome grass, on
what kind of land, and when should it
be cut ? Is it a good winter grass ?
Answer a.—It may be sown either
iu the fall or early spring and should
be cut just as it begins to bloom. Like
all other crops the better the condition
of the soil the better the yield. Ou
poor soils it grows about a foot to a foot
and a half high, in more favorable lo
cations and when properly managed it
frequently attains a height of from
three to four feet. Its underground
roots grow most rapidly in light sandy
loams, bnt they also penetrate the sfeif-
test day and form a good sod. At the
sopth it is esteemed more for grazing
than outting. It stands even protract
ed drouth remarkably well, and does
not seem to be affeoted by sadden or
extreme ohanges of temperature. If
the land is prepared the same as for
othor grasses and other conditions are
favorable it has been fonnd to suoooed
where tho finer grosses have failed. In
our section it remains green through
the winter and seems to be gaining fa
vor for winter pasturage. The seed
should be sown nnmixed with other va
rieties as its habit is snoh as to choke
oat other vegetation. On this account
care should be exercised in selecting a
location for its growth. On fields
where rotation of crops is practiced Us
introduction is not desirable as the sod
is tough and dense and might prove
very troublesome
Question 8.—Would you advise the
baying of a high grade fertilizer at a
high price, or one of lower grade at less
cost?
Answer 3.—All things considered,
the high grade fertilizer is cheaper for
the farmer. The per cent of plant food
in a high grade of fertilizer being
CAPACITY OF SILO.
If entirely filled with compressed en
silage, tho silo will contain 50 pounds
to tho cubic foot.
COVER.
A layer of straw or hay on tho top of
the eusilago aud thou planks ou top of
that, weighted down by any hoavy ma
terial, such as stones, earth, eto. A
little spaco should bo allowed botwoon
tho walls and cover, that tho cover may
not catch on or against the wall as tho
onsilage settles.
cost.
Tho cost of silos varies from $4 to $5
for walls of heavy masonry, to 50 cents
or less for simple woodou silos per ton
of capaoity.
CROPS FOR ENSILAGE.
Corn takos the lead of ensilage crops,
and when mixed with field peas makes
a very fine feed. Corn planted for en-
silago will produce from 16 to 20 tons
to tho acre (68 tons has been made), and
is at its host for ensilage when it has
attained its full growth and before
ripening begins.
PREPARING CORN, PEAS, ETC., FOR THE
SILO.
This should be done by a cutter,
driven by horse power or steam, with
carriers to take the ensilage from the
cutter to the top of the silo. The corn,
pea vines, etc., should be ont fine, in
pieces not over an inch in length; it
paoks oloser and for this reason is apt
to keep better than coarse ensilage.
FILLING THE SILO.
Daring the process of filling, the en
silage shonld be kept level and well
trodden. Some attach mnoh import
ance to rapid filling, while others make
it more a matter of eonvenlenoe. With
the packing equally thorongb, rapid
filling is probably leu.
COST or FILLING THE SILO.
This shonld not exceed f 1 per ton for
labor, ineluding the entire cost of the
crop
WHEN SILO SHOULD BE OPENED.
The ensilage shonld remain under
pressure at least until cool, and not be
nncovored after that until wanted.
The loss by decay will be very slight,
and confined to the top and sides, where
there was more or less exposure to the
air.
VALUE OF ENSILAGE FOU MILCH COWS
As a rule, ensilage is fed only to
milch cows, and it is in connection
with them that its greatest value will
be found. Many feeders cfinslder it
equal in talus to one-half of its weight
oC good hay.
it cau be made much more reuiuuera
tive if only a moderate quantity is j
made up into syrup nnd tho rest u<od
for foeding purposes. It is so easy of
cultivation and grows so rapidly, giv
ing several cuttings during a season, 1
that it will in time, doubtless, become
one of our main and most valuable
feeding crops.
Question 0 —What i9 tho area of tho
present year’s corn crop, aud what is :
its probable value?
Answer 0.—The number of acres
covered by this yeav’s com crop has
beon estimated at 82,000,000 acres. At
averago yield aud price, it is worth
somewhere in tho neighborhood of one
billion dollars.
Question 7.—I have a valuable liorso
which has stuck a nail in his foot, and
though theru seoms no present danger,
I am atraul of lockjaw. What shall I
do for him ?
Answer 7.—If tho puncture is in tho
soft part of tho foot, cut away tho sur
rounding hard parts and form an open
ing to tho wound that tho matter may
escapo. Syringe out the wound with
warm water to romovo all dirt or hard
particles. Then fill the opening with
cotton whioh has been saturated with
arnica, turpentine or carbolic acid, the
latter mixed with water, one uart car
bolic acid to four parts water. Keep
the wound open by bathing with those
applications and do not allow any dirt
to get into it. After all soreness is re
lieved, fill tho opening with cotton
dipped in tar, cover with leather and
put on a shoe, but watch tho loot care
fully and if the soreness returns re-
movo tho shoo.
Question 8 —A correspondent has
sent us tho following notice with cut,
describing a vory haudaoma cherry aud
asking information about it. As wo
were not familiar with the cherry, wo
soar, the inquiry to Mr. Berokmans,
president of tho Georgia Horticultural
society. His reply is also appended.
Hero is the description of tho cherry:
A FRUIT BONBON.
A jory luscious cherry has boon
creating quite a sensation on tho
fruit stands this soasou. Tills is so
firm, large and plump that it has ofton
been mistaken for u plum. It has been
well named the bonbon cherry.
A popular grower recently said of it:
“Undoubtedly this is the most valuublo
cliorry in cultivation, owiug toitsonor-
mous size, rloh, dark rod color, luscious
quality and freedom from tho ohorry
worm. It is a suro oropper every year,
and is always of extraordinary flavor.”
Its cooking qualities do not seem to
have been thoroughly tested, as the va
riety is somewhat new as yet to tho av
erage housewife. It does not seem to
be largely grown here, as it is not found
iu quantities in the market this year,
but usually as a special dainty on the
frnlt stands demanding a rather high
price. It will probably be more plenti
ful in a few years in our eastern mar
kets, for it is beooming more generally
known that the trees will thrive and
bear abundantly in this part of the
oonntry; and many interested growers
have planted the trees for experiment
this year.
And hers is Mr. Berokmans’rspty:
Hon. R. T. Nesbitt, Atlanta, Ga :
My Dear Sir—During the su.siou of
the Georgia State Hortioaltarai society
at Cathbert, I stated that tbs indis
criminate publication by the average
newspaper man of catchy horticultural
articles was frequently detrimental to
horticultural progress. The 'Clipping
whioh you enolose is only another evi
dence of what I stated, whioh was in
substance that the publlo would be bet
ter served if that class of articles, of
which the enclosed is a sample, were
left alone.
Expert pomologists will endorse my
position, because a description of suoh
a wonderful cherry has a tendency to
add to the confusion of existing fruit
nomenclature. The name “Bonbon”
is no doubt a now local fad for a well
known variety. Some smart tree ped
dler will take advantage of this and
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