Farmer and stockbreeder . only natural sap isleft in, there need be no mould except a littleat the bottom and at the top, though, if the roofsare well made—that is, a false roof is built first,and the real roof built on this, and carefullylaid—it is surprising how little the roof willsuffer. In small quantities a fair amount of sapmay be left in without danger of firing or ove-r-I heating, and it does not take much judguie:it todecide what is a safe quantity to put small ricks can be taken in at leisure infine weather, and put into a large one. qutesafely. BENEFIT OF ENSILAGE En
Farmer and stockbreeder . only natural sap isleft in, there need be no mould except a littleat the bottom and at the top, though, if the roofsare well made—that is, a false roof is built first,and the real roof built on this, and carefullylaid—it is surprising how little the roof willsuffer. In small quantities a fair amount of sapmay be left in without danger of firing or ove-r-I heating, and it does not take much judguie:it todecide what is a safe quantity to put small ricks can be taken in at leisure infine weather, and put into a large one. qutesafely. BENEFIT OF ENSILAGE Ensilage is a useful practice in a bad season,,though probably many have learned how expen-sive it is to pick it up and cart to the silo whenlieavily wetted. Wlien ensilage was first broughtto notice in this country it was to recommendthe Austrian practice of making the silage injjits: but the American practice of making it inbuildings was most commonly followed, and soonstack silos with mechanical means of giving pres-. Miss M. E. Davies, u-ho it-US on Saturday presented by Mr. A. , on behalf of the Farmers VnionMutual Insuranee Society, with a gold wristletiratch in recoynition of courayeous andprompt action in releasi7ig four horses froma burning stable at Forest Farm, Westbury,Salop. sure were adoirted. However, some s^los strongenough in the wi>Hs to carry several stories ofcorn floors were bi*ilt is the early days, and nowwe have the round tower silo?. The object is toget the mass together in condition under whichit can lie consolidated sufficiently, and with aslittle waste as The old-fashionedtrencii or pit .system is a convenient form, andhas often been used in the form of cuttings inchalk banks or other places where straight sidescan be formed, and where an excess of wet doesnot drain. These can be used either with orwithout plank or sheeted sides. It is to lie feared<:hat the exploiting of the tower silo has pre-vented the making of much si
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