Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 24, 1914 Page: 7 of 8
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THE MAKING AND
FEEDING OF
Silage in the last three decades
has come into general use through-
out the United States, especially in
those regions where the. dairy'indus-
try has reached its greatest devel-
opment. Silage is universally recog-
nized as a good and cheap feed for
cattle and sheep, are the observa-
tions made in Farmers' Bulletin No.
578.
Silage is the. best and cheapest
form in which a succulent feed can
be provided for winter use, contin-
ues the bulletin. An acre of grain
can be placed in the silo at a cost
not exceeding that of shocking, husk-
ing, grinding and shredding. Crops
can be put in the silo during weather
that cannot be used in making hay
or curing fodder, which is an im-
portant consideration in some locali-
ties.
A given amount of corn in the form
of silage will produce more milk
than the same amount when shocked
and dried. There is less waste in
feeding silage than in feeding fod-
der. Good silage properly fed is all
consumed, and in addition very pal-
atable. Like other succulent feeds
it has a beneficial effect upon the di-
gestive organs, and some stock can
be kept on a given area of land when
it is the basis of the ration.
On account of the smaller cost for
labor, silage can be used for supple-
menting pastures more economically
than can soiling crops, unless only a
small amount of supplementary feed
is required. Converting the corn
crop into silage clears the laid soon-
er than if the corn crop is shocked
and husked, and because of these
advantages, silage, in the general
opinion of dairy farmers, has in-
creased'milk production per cowand
has increased the profits per acre.
In all parts of the United States
where the silo has come into general
use the principal silage crop is corn.
One reason for this is that ordinarily
com will produce more food materi-
al to the acre than any other crop
which can be grown. It is more
easily harvested and put into the silo
than any-, of the hay crops, such as
clover, cowpeas, or alfalfa.
Furthermore, corn makes an ex-
cellent quality of silage. The le-
gumes, such as clover and alfalfa,
are liable to rot unless special care
is taken to pack the silage thor-
oughly and force the air out. The
only objection which has been
raised concerning corn silage is
the fact that it contains insufficient
protein fully to meet the require-
ments of animals to which it may
be fed. The best variety of corn to
plant is that which will mature and
yield the largest amount of grain to
the acre, since the grain is the most
valuable part of the corn plant. The
variety commonly raised in any par-
ticular locality for grain will also
be the most satisfactory to grow for
silage.
Cultivation. and Yield,
In some sections it is a common
practice to plant the corn a little
thicker when raised for silage than
for grain. Weeds should be kept
out, or they will be cut with the
corn and maj^ impair the quality of
the cilage! The amount of silage
that can be obtained from an acre
of corn will vary from 4 to 20 tons
or more. A 50-bushel per acre crop
of corn will yield about S to 12
tons of silage per acre, depending
upon the amount of foliage and stalk
that accompanies the ear. Southern
varieties of corn as a rule carry a
larger proportion of the plant in
the form of stalk and leaves than do
the northern-grown varieties. Corn
should be harvested for the silo at
about the same time that it is har-
vested for fodder.
Sorghums,
Sorghums, both saccharine and
non-saccharine, are readily made in-
to silage. On account of their superi-
ority to corn as a drought-resisting
crop they are more commonly
grown in those regions of the West
where the rainfall is too light or
irregular for a good growth of corn.
It is important that the sorghums
be harvested at the proper stage of
maturity if the best results are to be
secured. A mixture of corn and sor-
ghum has proved satisfactory in
some localities where the rainfall
was so variable as to make the corn
crop uncertain.
Clover,
Clover can be used successfully
as a silage crop yeilding a palatable
product high in pi’otein, but it is
preferable to make it into hay, or
the silage made from clover, as from
other legumes, has an objectionable
odor,- necessitating particular care
in feeding to avoid tainting the milk.
It does not pack so well as corn, so
great care should be exercised in
the tramping of the silage at the
time of filling, and the depth of the
silo should also receive particular
attention. Clover should be chopped
before siloing as a matter of con-
venience in feeding and also to se-
cure more thorough packing, al-
though it can be placed in the silo
without chopping. Clover should be
harvested when in full bloom amd
sonde' of the first heals are dead.
Cowpgas, Alfalfa and Soy Beans,
Cowpeas, alfalfa and soy beans can
be successfully made into silage by
exercising the same precautions as
with clover. -They should be cut at
the same time as for hay making.
However, it is ordinarily preferable,
as with clover, to make them, into
hay rather than silage. The fer-
mentations which take place in si-
lage made of legumes cause a great
er loss of nutritive material than
with corn silage. Corn husks and
pea vines from canning factories,
beet pulp and other by-products are
uesd in certain localities for filling
the silo.
Corn for the silo can be cut either
by hand or by machine. Hand cut-
ting is practiced on farms where
the amount of corn to be harvested
is so shall as to make the expense
of purchasing a corn harvester too
great to justify its use. Hand cut-
ting is slow and laborious, and there
are probably few localities now
where the purchase of a harvester
would not be a profitable investment.
There are on the market several
makes of silage cutters that will
give satisfaction. The capacity of
the machine to be purchased is an
important consideration which
should not be overlooked. Many
persons ma^ke the mistake of get-
ting a cutter which is too small, thus
making the operation of filling the
silo very slow and interfering with
the continuous employment of the
entire force of men. It is better to
get a machine that is large enough
so that every one will be able to
keep busy all the time. The larger
cutters are equipped with self-feed-
ers, a labor-saving device which the
smaller sizes lack.
The usual length of cutting varies
from one-half to one inch. The lat-
ter is considered a little too long,
since pieces of this length will
neither pack so closely in the silo
nor be so completely consumed
when -fed as will the shorter lengths.
On the other hand, the longer the
pieces the more rapidly can the
corn be run through the cutter.
In case the corn has become too
dry or ripe before it is put into the
silo, water should be added to sup-
ply the deficiency of moisture neces-
sary to make the silage pack proper-
ly. Unless it is well packed the
silage will “fire-fang” or deteriorate
through the growth of mold. Enough
water should be added to restore
the moisture content of the corn to
what it would be if cut at the proper
stage,. The water may be added by
running directly into the . silo by
means of a hose or by runing
through the blower. It is claimed
that by running it into the blower
the water is m'ore thoroughly mixed
with the gut corn. — Department of
Agriculture Weekly News Letter.
THE MAN OUT OF HARMONY,.
The man out of harmony with
progress, is to be pitied. He has fall-
en so far behind the advance guard
that he cannot keep step with those
who are conquering and marching to
victory. He does not feel the impulse
of patriotic service nor experience
satisfaction in work well done. In-
stead of approbation and applause
the man out of harmony with prog-
ress is shunned and denounced.
The man out of harmony with
progress has dropped so far behind
the company of agreeable travelors
that he cannot hear their encourag-
ment and profit by their assistance
in helping him over the pitfalls of
the journey. The momentum that
moves the great band of progressive
travelers has passed beyond and
there is nothing to move the “stand-
pat" out of harmony with the world.
The world, he fancies, owes him a
living—ease and luxury—and refuses
to pay, consequently he will not act
his part in the progressive program
because society is “tainted” with the
favored.
Pity those who cannot see ahead,
whose vision is obscured by self-in-
terest, self-worship They are uncon-
scious of their dependence upon then-
neighbors, of their inertia in prog-
ress and of their opportunity for self
advancement in joining with their
neighbors and getting in harmony
with society.
Pity those who are out of harmony
because their ranks are broken, their
strength is failing, their wailing
growing dimmer. One by one they
are falling by the wayside, hoping
for an opportunity to join the hope-
ful, the cheerful, the successful. Pity
them and help them get into har-
mony with those whose influence is
a power to transfer inertia to mo-
mentum.—Farm & Ranch.
HENBY’S TWOVALE^TIKES I
f By G. L. 8ELTER. #
¥ I
Marcia Maynard did not even know
it was the fourteenth of February.
She had been too
busy all the morn-
ing making feath-
ery cakes and
spicy cookies and
pies that defied
description to so
much as glance at
the calendar.
E n lightenment,
however, occurred
in the form of
Cousin Lucy Stod-
dard, a vastly dif-
ferent figure in
her trim trap-
pings, from Mar-
cia in her neat work dress.
“A woman,” said Lucy, in the com-
placent way that always irritated Mar-
cia, “is as old as she looks.”
“I have always been too busy doing
useful and necessary work,” acknowl-
edged Marcia pointedly, “to bother
much about my looks.”
“But it isn't necessary for you to do
so, Cousin Marcia; you might take life
as easy as I do, if you would. People
think it a pity that you have never
married.”
“I do not know why they should, es-
pecially.” Marcia’s eyes flashed sud-
denly. “You have never married,
yourself, Lucy.”
“But that is because I have never
cared to do so, dear. I have always
had an abundance of suitors. It has
been different with you, you know.
There did use to be talk that you and
Henry Howard would make a match of
it, but I never believed it. You are not
Henry’s style.”
“I never thought of such a thing as
marrying Henry Howard—or anyone
else,” denied Marcia crisply.
“How fortunate that is.” Lucy spoke
with a malicious assumption of sym-
pathy. “I may as well tell you,” she
confessed, “that I have about decided
to accept Henry.”
“To accept Henry?” Marcia set her
newly iced cake perilously near the
edge of the table. “I did not know he
ever thought of you.”
“No, I have never given him any en-
couragement, but I have long known
what I could do if I would. It has not
been easy to decide among so many.”
Marcia’s sniff of disbelief passed un-
noticed, “but the sight of Henry’s lone-
liness makes him seem worthy of the
sacrifice of my freedom. I am going to
send him a valentine as the most
graceful and romantic way of letting
him understand my attitude.”
A valentine! Marcia finished her
work as if in a dream.
Then, unexpectedly, she laughed out
with unwonted gayety. “If one valen-
tine is good, two ought to be better. I
think I’ll send Henry a valentine my-
self!”
Amazement filled the prosaic soul of
Henry Howard when he found the con-
tents of the big envelope to be a val-
entine. As he considered it, his se-
date, middle-aged heart began to warm
unaccountably.
“Now, that’s real thoughtful of Lucy,
I’m sure. I haven’t had a valentine in
so many years I’d forgotten how it
seemed. It is a fine thing to keep one’s
youth as Lucy has.”
It was late in the afternoon before
he remembered to look at the other
letter he had received in the same
mail. After he had read it, he sat for
a long time looking meditatively at the
windows of the next house.
“I believe I’ll go over—she’s never
asked me before to dine with her, and
Marcia is a master cook. I—I believe
I’ll tell her what I mean to do, too;
she’s got a pretty sensible head, Mar-
cia has.”
If a woman is no older than she
looks, Marcia had certainly lost a good
ten years of her age when she greeted
Henry Howard in her immaculate front
hall.
“And this,” he said, “is what I have
been cheating myself out of for the
last fifteen years. I find it rather lone-
ly in my big house, Marcia.”
“Yes,” answered Marcia demurely,
pouring the coffee.
“I’ve been thinking lately that I
have keen foolish to live alone so long.
Do you suppose anyone could be in-
duced to have an old fellow like me?”
“Oh, yes,” Marcia smiled across the
centerpiece.
“Will you, Marcia?” He could hard-
ly credit the fact that his ears heard
Henry Howard asking any woman to
marry him.
The next instant he had gone round
the table and gathered her cold fingers
into his warm, strong hands. “Why, I
love you, Marcia. I’ve wanted you all
the time and did not know it; would
you believe a man could be so foolish
and blind?”
“Yes,” whispered Marcia, “I have
been, too, until today.”
Upon this interesting tableau the
door opened unexpectedly, and Lucy
Stoddard stood transfixed.
“Come in, Lucy,” called the man
heartily. “You shall be the first to con-
gratulate me. It was your valentine
that set me thinking how lonely I real-
ly was. But I liked Marcia’s valentine
best; painted hearts and printed
verses may be satisfactory to roman-
tic young fellows, but nothing appeals
to us older fellows like a good din-
ner!”
If any look of chagrin clouded the
sprightly face in the doorway it was
instantly concealed by an overwhelm-
ing smile. “I knew all you needed was
a little jogging,” she said, “to make
you the two happiest people in the
world.”
Wall Paper!
Largest Stock in the Valley
From 4 cents on up to the Finest
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All Kinds of Palais, Varnishes and Decorative Finishes
PICTURE FRAMING - BIG LINE
Artists’ Supplies, Rugs and Window - shades
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When in Edinburg, call at the
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JNO. P. GAUSE
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Mercedes, Texas
PRACTICE IN STATE AND
FEDERAL COURTS
MEREDITH TAILOR SHOP
Cleaning, Pressing and Repaid ring. Hats cleaned and re-
blocked. Agent for White Star Laundry, San Antonio. Work
called for and delivered. Phone 69. Located in Myer’s Barber
shop, Mercedes, Texas;
Mercedes Hotel
Under New Management
The Prettiest and Best
Hotel in the Valley
GEO. S. BEARD,
PROPRIETOR
Bargains at the Variety Store
For the next Ten Days f will sell at
10 PER CENT BELOW COST
Fruit Jars, quarts and pints. Rubber Garden Hose. New line of Crockery
at same reduction. L. OVERCAMP, Proprietor
Fire,
Life,
Livestock
SURETY BONDS
Insurance!
Farm Insurance
Automobile
Tornado
Plate Glass
Half premium cash, balance pay-
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Every Farmer should be pro-
tected.
It Pays to buy the Best
NO DIFFERENCE IN PRICE
Combined Assets of Companies Represented
Over $150,000,000
FOR INSURANCE SERVICE, SEE
N. P. BARTON, Agent
MERCEDES, TEXAS
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Brooks, Ben L. Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 24, 1914, newspaper, June 24, 1914; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth634967/m1/7/?q=waco+tornado: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.