MAKING ENSILAGE.
USEFUL HINTS FROM TARANAKI In the course of the report by the committee in North Taranaki organising the ensilage competitions the following useful points were made:— Crops cut at an early stage proved the best without exception. With a good mixed pasture nothing is to be gained by wilting, whereas much may be lost. Get the material into the stack with the least possible delay. Earth up with a least a foot of soil as soon as possible. Have a little crown on the stack, but not too much, as too much will occasion difficulty in holding the soil on. Except in exceptional circumstances keep the walls upright. If the top of the stack has been exceptionally tramped, heavy stones as a topping are practically as good as soil. Netting provides one of the best methods of holding the soil out on to the edges. Building continuously is nn rdvantage, but where pitching is being carried out the mssing of a day lessens the labour. Open the stack so that at least six inches of ensilage is being removed daily. ,
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXXII, Issue 2802, 18 November 1931, Page 6
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182MAKING ENSILAGE. Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXXII, Issue 2802, 18 November 1931, Page 6
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