Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-09-11
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MONDAY, SEPT. IL, 1854.

GREEN FoDDER.-The late Col. Pickering
in an address before the Essex County Agri-
culturssl Society, once said:
every farmer knows howseagerly cattle de-
YOUR the entire plant Of the Indian corn in its
green state and land in good condition will
produce heavy crops of it. Some years ago,
Just when the ears were in the milk, cut close
to the ground the plants growing on meas
ured space, eqnal as 1 judged, to the average
product of the whole piece and found that,
at the same rate, an acre would yield twelve
tons of green fodder; probably richer and
more nourshing food than any other known
to the husbandman. And this quantity was
the growth of less than four months.
at has appeared to me that the sort called
sweet corn yields stocks of richer juice than the
common yellow corn. 1t is also more disposed
to multiply suckers-au additional recoinmen-
datjon to it when planted to be cut IN green
state for horses and cattle, and especially for
milk COWS; and at the time for planting may
be SO regulated as to furnish supplies of food
just when the pastures usually fail. am in
chned to doubt whether any other green food
will afford butter of equal quality"
Col. Pickering was wont to speak modestly
when others regarded him q good authority.
Many things which appeared to him years ago
as important agricultural truths have since
proved such, and among others this of plant
ing corn for green fodder. In connection
with Col Pickering's remarks that the time
Of planting may be regulated as to furnish
supplies of food Just when the pastures fail.
we would inQ uIre-inasmuch as corn stalks
and leaves well cured. are an excellent winter
food for cattle whether the time of planting
could not be regulated with some reference to
the prospective wants OF the succeeding VIM
IN Il /
ment Of an excellent article in n former num-
Der of this paper, by our worthy predecessor,
in which il was shown that the farmer should
have the general plan Of The sumner campaign
made out beforehand. should study il the
winter. lay his plans for the season, and then
carry them out in the summer We suppose
however, there arc exceptions to lie made
The clover on Il particular field may havo
iiled or it may have become apparent in
time fer sowing corn, that the hay crop is going
10 be short. The flruer therefore will find it
convenient with regard to certain fields, not to
have MS mind unaltenately made up till as
late as the end Of June. To what extent corn
fodder is destined to take tho place of hay, we
are not certain. That it affords an excellent
fall feed for dairy purposes there is no doubt;
and it is clearly ascertained that it may, in some
farms at least, be prOitably grown for winter
IouCeF. Mucn OF course depends on the char-
acter Of the farm and something we soppose
may depend upon the season. We see no
reason why, in case Of the prospect being dark
at the end Of June, for fall and winter food,
tie farmer who has land fit for the purpose,
should not thrust i'll a few acres for corn fod-
der when otherwise he would not to be fed
out green in early autumn or to be cured for
winter, as the case may seem to require.
The merchant turns quickly in an emergen-
cy. 10 limited extent, very limited we con-
fess, and yet SO limited as to be unimportant,
the farmer for aught we can see may do the
same, We advise farmers to look at this mat
teri Connecticut Valley Farmer.