Author : J. B. Brown
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267501717
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)
Book Synopsis A Treatise on Ensilage (Classic Reprint) by : J. B. Brown
Download or read book A Treatise on Ensilage (Classic Reprint) written by J. B. Brown and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Treatise on Ensilage Mr. Morris and Mr. Potter state that with ensilaged clover, and brew ers' grains, their cattle are kept in much better condition than with hay and same quantity of grains - and by careful experiments, they find that the yield of milk and butter is greater, and the butter is improved in flavor and color, than when fed in the dry state. The great saving by this system, is in being able to allow the maize or other crop to reach its full maturity for this purpose; also in barn room and insurance. Mr. Mills states that 500 tons of ensilaged-maize the past year cost him $500, that it has taken the place of 300 tons of hay that would have cost him or been worth and that his 120 head of cattle are in better condition than they would have been with the hay. Perhaps the best and most disinterested testimony as to the value of this system is the report of prof. 000k, of New Jersey Agricultural Experiment station he says: It is claimed for ensilage that it makes winter butter equal to June butter, a claim willingly admitted, it being to our know ledge of unusually fine flavor and color. Milch cows can be safely fed large quantities of this fodder, which is a perfect substitute for hay. If it is of first class quality, eighty pounds per day will furnish an animal with' the full amount of carbohydrates. The corn-plant is in perfect condition only a few days to each crop, and it is exceedingly important to cut it at precisely the right stage of growth. I am satisfied that the carelessness of the farming community on this head has caused a great deal of loss to themselves and to the people whom they feed. The perennial grasses have but little sugar and can be fed at any time, but better milk, butter and cheese can be made when they are young and j nioy than when they are dried; but with cereals, which are annual, there is another law, viz.: the starch which largely composes these is insipid until it has ripened into sugar, by means of or at the time of tasseling or flowering. This process requires air and sun. Much broadcast corn is fed while unpalatable and unhealthy, both to the animal that eats it and the human animal that cats. And drinks the product of the unripe food. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
