The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-09-27
1OREEna C0RN AND CORN FODDER.

We ars il little danger Of over esti-
aaating the value Of well.oured, or only
tolerably xell-oured, corn-ioddor. AS
Rad fos mich cows it is hardly sur
passed BY very good upland hay, and
has to encounter only one serious draw
back, namely; it must DO cut up fire,
altsd aad vet up With = little meal,
bran, or oil cake Of some sort, in. order
% get the full benefit. The necessity
efspsnding 70 much labor upon it de-
tracts from its value, so that while in
New England farmer may perhaps
afford to pay two-thirds what he would
have to pay for hav, at tho West, where
fair hay may be had for the cutting and
hauling, its value is less in proportion.
Still, It'd whole. it is highly relsshcd
by'all kinds Of stock, and constitute
the chief living of tho young stock in
winter over a large portion of the
Northern States. At tho West the
great co'n-6elds, upon which tao stalks
are left standing after the ears are
picked, sfford winter feed, poor aud
"eathered though it is, which helps
many herd through that might per-
tsh otherwise in the hard winters.
When the oorn-stalks are very large,
It - hardly worth while to attempt to
cure the big butts and cut them up for
fodder. There is probably small gain
In the weight Of the grain, if after the
kersels glaze we'll the corn be cut up
At the ground, rather than topped
above tho ears. Yet where the great
dent corn is planted, We incline decid-
edly to the opinion that there is a de-
cided advantage gained when it is topp
cd, and tho tops and suckers fearless
sidc-stalks) are we'll cured.
The practice at the South of break
iog out the suckers together with the
lower leaves of the corn, while yet it
Il green and the ears not glazed, GER
tainly affords very excellent fodder,
and If enough Of the strong growing
suckers, which would make good male
aowers, be allowed to stand TO fertilize
the tips of the ears, it is probably eco
oomical. Where the small kinds Of
corn are grown as throughout Canada,
New England, and New York, VIC re-
gard it IS poor policy and loss of fod-
der to top corn for the sake Of getting
kind Of fodder which the cattle will eat
up clean it not chaffed. With little
pains and labor, but very small por-
doo Of the stalks are refused by the
stock.
Dr.. R. Of Hartford Co., Conn.,, had
oorn-'talk stack accidentally put up too
green, (or perhaps, it got thoroughly
1ain-soaked,) so that it heated, and the
interior came into condition of yerv
aetivs fermentation. The result was
. that he thought it mostly ruined, and
- soon IS he could, threw off the uu-
hurt portions to save them, and thus
opened what appeared to be mass Of
corruption beneath. The butts we're
the only parts Of the stalks which re-.
tanned their form, all the rest was q
brownish or black mass, smelling. how
ever not unpleasantly. The COWS
showed their preference at once by re-
)eot'ng the sound stalks, and eating the
Others, the softened ones, with great
gusto. The fermentation had proceed
ed just so far as to form the famous
"brown hay," the stalks being soft,
sweet and aavorsome. The Doctor
has, We believe, repeated the operation
With success.-Amse,1can Aqricuzur-