The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-10-01
TOPPING AND HARVESTING CORN.

OF their corn crops. Some always practice
cutting the stalks soon after the kernels have
become glazed or checked, believing that such
acourse hsstens the ripening Of the corn and
the removal of the stalks greatly facilitates
the process of harvesting, and that green-cut,
we'll cured cornstalks are much more valua-
BILE as winter forage for cattle, than the same
would be if left uncut till the corn was fully
ripened, as is the practice of some. v e pre-
sumo this is CORE CT idea. But experiments
made some years since, by the Hon. w.
Clak, of Massachusetts,, seem TO prove that
HE number Of bushels Cf corn per acre was
much lesscned where the stalks are cut com
pared with portions of the field where the
corn was not topped, but all left till the corn
was fully ripened. BY this experiment, the
less in grain must have been much greater
than the increased value Of the green cut
stalks over the perfectly ripened fodder. Bll
difference of ten or twelve days time III
cutting tho stalks mi tht maze a material dil-
ference in the value OF the grain. We think
it is the safest way for those farmers lhat
practice " topping their corn. TO cut their
stalks quite lsle, rather than few days too
soon.
Well-cured corn fodder is a valuable win
ter feed for farm stock, and much care should
be exercised in saving it in the best possible
condition. Many farmers are quit too neg
liUent in this matter We have seen the stalks
cut quite green, and many days too soon,
bound in large bundles and put up in large
shocks, where it remained during all wealth
ers for weeks, or till the corn was harvested;
heavy winds blew over many Of the shocks,
and drenching rains thoroughly wetted them,
thus nearly running them as fodder. We
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