ENSILAGE MAKING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3597, 26 August 1890, Page 2

ENSILAGE MAKING.

A Simplo Process- ' Useful FodderWe have been shown a fine sample of ensilage, pressed recently by Mr T E Chamberlain, of the Upper Plain, to whom we are indebted for a brief account of the means adopted by him in turning out this excellent fodder. In tho month of December last Mr Chamberlain oarted tho grass from the swath. The rain was descending in torrents at the time, and the water was pouring out of the oart. Having no silo just then, lie built his stack on the ground, which on completion was nine feet high, seven yards long, and four yards across. On the top of the staok he placed about five tons of' boulders, roofing the whole over with hay and then thatching, To prevent the air making its way in, theoutside of the stack was trodden down as much as possible. During, the process of sweating the interior of the staok was exceedingly hot, and when the sweat* ing was finished its height was only three feet.

The ensilage, which was cut in June last, was as bard as tobacco and of similarcolour, The fodder is treated by stock as a luxury and is eaten ravishly in preference to anything else.

■ When onoe its value as a food for winter becomes known to farmers, with the simple process by whioh it is made, ensilago will doubtless become a boon to stock owners at large. ' Mr Chamberlain informs us that it is not advisable to construct a stack with less than ten tons of grass, as there is a good deal of waste in con sequence of the outside being exposet to the air.

TarataM Dairy Company, LlmM Annual General Mooting. The annual meeting of shareholder of tho Taratahi Dairy Co, (Limited) was hold at Carterton on Monda; morning. Mr Edward Morgan, senr chairman of the Company, presided.

The Secretary read the annual report and financial statement. It wis shown that during tlie season a total of 117,387 uallons of milk whs supplied to the Factory, which was converted into 117,3181bs of oheese or 52 tons 7 cwt Iqr 21 lbs. Of the cheese thus made, nearly eighteen tons were sold in the colonial market! principally at Wellington, and thirtyfour and a half tons were sent to England.

The total payments made for niilk were three pence per gallon for September, and two pence half penny for each subsequent month's supply. It was intended that for the ensuing season two pence per gallon should be paid month .by month, as progress money for milk supplied. A | rofit of £si 2s had beeu made on pigs. A further call (the second ono) of £1 per share had beeu made upon share holders. It became due on 28ih July and brought the subscribed capital up to £lßl.

The profit for the season on both cliepao and pigs had amounted to upwards of L 360. There had, however, since been paid out of this the final dividend to milk suppliers of one halfpenny per gallon on the. season's supply, and also the interest due to them on their shares. These two payments had absorbed L 225 15s 2d.. ■

The cheese made had produced LI7OB 2a Id, and the pigß and pork sold returnod LUI 10a, Tbo total receipts, including a balance brought forward from last year of L3lB Is 4d, were L 2067 13a sd,

The report and statement' ofj accounts wero duly adopted.

On tho motion of tlm Chairman it was decided tb appoiut an extra director, bringing tho number up to seven, Mr John Fenaham was unanimously chosen for the office and Messrs'E, Morgan, senr,, and A. Dayeh were declared reelected to fill the two ordinary vacancies on the Board.

Mr F. W. R. Seed was re-appointed auditor,

It was resolved to open the factory for the reception of milk on Monday, 15th September, • Some considerable discussion ensued upon the question of keeping pigs at the faotory duriug the coming season. One or two of the shareholders thought that the piggery and the supply of whey could be sold to a private individual. The chairman pointed out tljat a few of the shareholders theinseWe? wpujd combine, jipd rju) t|e pinery aji a private speonlatipp, paying the company for the riijbt, JSventuaily it was decided that pigs sliould.be kept by tha Company and than the Direotora Bliould arrange for the most easy- and ' profit-, ab]e mode of carrying the w{ey to the'

I'iggery, ; ; tneuhahioal oV-othefwiae. Several speakersQgrißidefed that the present. method'.of- pumping was hard work, and that improved arrangements could easily; be made. At a com mittee meeting held < after

the generel meeting, MrE. Morgan, senr., was re-appointed chairman of Direotors for the ensuing year, Mr John Stnitb to acb, in that capaoity in his absence.