The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-09-14

do cut up their corn at the roots, it
may not be amiss to discuss the CUB
ject, and decide, if possible, which is
the best way to do it. Some cut
enough for shock and stand it around
one hill of standing corn, and bind it
in one bundle. Others use O horse
and stand it against that, and bind it
rs in the other way. After trying all
ways, l go back to the old way of bind
ing into bundles. ! like to handle
bundles better than shocks
When the husks and now and then
an ear of corn are white, the corn is
considered right for the harvest. For
bands, we usually use Southern corn,
sown for fodder, such as grows thick
together, and about three feet high. -
Cut it and let it be whole day in the
sun before using. The osier willow is
a good substitute, 80 is good long
straw Perhaps the latter is more
used than any thing else, but the
Southern corn is best, all things being
considered. Many object to this way
OF managing corn, on account of the
handling of it being laborious. Let
us see if we cant fix that matter and
do away with that objection. First
cut two rows and lay them butts to the
standing corn. When the corn is
heavy, from eight to twelve hills are
enough for a bundle. Cut the next
two rows and put them on the corn
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of bundles ready for binding, all being
butts one way. Cut the next four rows
and place the butts the other way, that
is, towards the cut corn. This brings
two rows of bundles butts to butts
Follow this up during the forenoon of
good hay-day, and in the afternoon
it will be ready to bind. Place the
bands on the bundles. Then follow
and bind, tipping each bundle in the
two rows over end-ways.
The bundles are now all green side
up and ready for shocking They are
now together and easily set up, which
should be done by bringing the bun
dies together, the upper sides forming
the outside of the shock -Four large
bundles are enough for one shock.
Bend the tops of the stalks down and
tie them with a band. They are now
ready tor any kind Of weather, and
may stand a long time without hurt
ing
When ready for husking, with the
head and tail boards ont of the cart
body, load it by filing the body, plac-
ing two lengths of bundles in with
butts out. Above the body, place them
in circle with the butts all out, till
load is on, and then bind. Tip the
load into the barn floor. Set the bun
dies up, and so proceed till the floor
is filled, except space in which to
commence husking, When ready to
begin that job, unbind three or four
bundles and place them at the side Of
the husker He then has the corn in
handy position, all being straight
and convenient to be got at. With
these careful arrangements the husk-
ing can go on more rapidly than when
the corn is piled upon the floor, with
out regard to heads aud halls. The
stover should be packed away in straw
in sufficient quantity to keep it good.
The advantage of this method of har-
vesting are, first, less work to harvest;
second, less work to husk; third the
combined value Of corn and stover is
more than when harvested in the old
way. More care is needed, however,
in drying the corn, after being husked
Yours for doing the work in the
easiest way. GRANITE Quill.