I > *• % at » -». I 4-B—THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C„ May 7, 1970 i/: f;///!// Silage Is Cheapest Way To Winter Cattle i BY M. L. OUTZ County Agent “Silage is the cheapest me thod of wintering cattle,” so says Sam Rowland. Sam is an Angus breeder that moved to Laurens County two years ago. Sam is originally from Tennes see, and is a University of Ten nessee graduate in Animal Hus bandry. Sam purchased the Robert Roper farm and has approxi mately 400 head of registered Angus cattle. He also rents the Stockman farm at Waterloo and has a herd down there. Sam believes in silage. He is cutting oats and clover now, and is planning to put corn in as soon as he gets the oats and clover off. The big advantage in silage is that it can be harvested and fed automatically. Sam says he can feed all of his cattle in a short while, since it is only a matter of pushing a button. He has two, 600 ton silos with au tomatic feeders. i ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ i ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ t ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ i ♦ ♦ t ♦ i t ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Another advantage is the bad weather conditions are elimi nated. That is, if he cuts it for hay, he could very well lose it or have the value greatly re duced by rain. This way it is blown into the silo and is auto matically fed out There is a great deal more nutrients re covered also where the total crop is harvested and fed, as compared to harvesting the grain and feeding it. Large herds of beef cattle can be fed and cared for in winter by feed ing silage with much less labor. Sam Rowland says silage is the answer to winter feeding. The hail did quite a lot of damage to small grain in Lau rens County. N. B. and Bill Senn had a field of Keowee Barley al ready fully headed out that was practically destroyed by this hail. Wind damaged trees, buildings, and some grain. Some communities did not get any rain at all. Let’s hope for them a good shower, and soon. TIPS FtOM CLEMSON HOME & HARVESTING — Shown above is Sam Rowland (with beard and all) and Mr. Williams. Mr. Rowland is harvesting his oats and clover for sil age. The oats and clover were mow ed a few hours earlier to permit wilt- ing. In this way a preservative is not needed. Mr. Rowland believes that silage is the cheapest method of carrying cattle through the winter. It is necessary, even thcugh we can grow fescue in this area. Medicare School Set In Laurens On Saturday, May 9, there will be a Medicare School in the Laurens County Court Room There will be three classes: 1st class - 9 a.m.; 2nd class - 10 a.m.; 3rd class - 11 a.m. Instructions will be given a- bout record keeping, how to ap ply for benefits, deadline dates for making applications, etc. Questions about coverage, eq uipment and supplies will be answered. A number of specia lists will be present to help with any particular problems. 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Readers are invited to submit questions for answers. Address to: Edi tor, Home & Outdoors, care of this newspaper.) Q. Something gnawed off the trunk of a camellia about an inch and a half in diameter. What could be causing this dam age? A. A mouse. When the mulch around the plants is too high it furnishes protection to mice and encourages such depredation. Besides cutting down on the mulch, some of the control me thods which have been used are strychnine or zinc phosphide- baite - . Some growers even be lieve that soils treated with chlorinated hydrocarbons tend to deprive ground moles of their food and reduce tunnels through which the mice gain access to roots of plants. -- W. C. Net tles, principal extension spe cialist, entomology and plant pathology. Q. We are interested in the micro-wave ovens now ad vertised. Are they safe, econo mical, and how do they work? L. C., Pickens A. Micro-wave ovens are safe. There are a number in use in South Carolina. They must be used as directed, and since the door to the oven must be closed for them to operate, no waves are emitted that can be of harm to the housewife. Cost of operation is about the same as the same size and model electric range. They use a larger amount of power but for a shorter time in cooking a particular food. Initial cost is slightly higher than the same model electric range. Micro-waves emitted by the oven enter the food, causing molecules in the food to vibrate, which in turn causes heat which cooks the food. The electronic cooking does not brown the fo