White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-08-25
for tie farmer.
Cor,.nsalI1s:FersFeaa@r.

GU 70 II
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Hon I. C. Peters gives his experience in
corn fodder % below:
At an early period in my career Of farming.
/ embrsced the English idea that turaips o.
other root crops were essential to successful
farming, because It ensoies one to feed larger
stock Of animals from given surface than cou'd
Otherwise be done. and thereby greatly increased
the manurial resources Of the farm. SION
found. however. thas the conditions Of climate
20 essential to the profitable cultivation of root.
and Of tunips In particular, were waiting in q
large degree in this country-that instead Of
the humid atmosphere of England. We had hot
dry seasons which rendered the profitable cul.
tivation Of that bulb exceedingly precarious, so
much 20 that with our very hard, cold winters.
and the increased amount Of room required for
storage, no farmer conld afford to grow them
Ny attention vas next directed to Indian corn
as substitute, and nearly came to the con-
clusion that could make more beef. mutton or
pork from an acre Of corn. both stalk. and grains
than could from the same surface Of roots
1t was not, however, until adopted the plan
Of cutting or chatting the stalks that began t.
realize the full value of the plant 10 the farmer
! have now had several years experience Of the
last. and begin to think that pretty well under
stand the subject Of making the most Of coarse
fornge for winter supply.
But heretofore have. with . very slight ex-
ception, confined myself to the corn6eld after
the grain has been secured, observing the re-
sults Of otbers' operations who have sewn or
drilled in corn exclusively for fodder. took q
hint from . milkman Who lived near Buffalo
and Supplied milk to that city. He Was in the
habit Of sowing several acres with western corn
broadcast, cutting it up before the frost. and
curing it in large stacks well set up and fasten
ed at the top Nth strong bands. and only drawn
in when wanted In the winter. The stalks we're
cut and hot still-slops poured upon them, and
then fed. He wintered bis cows in this manner
and always had q good How Of milk, and his
cows kept. in high condition. became salts.
fed that to make the stalks of increased value
to the cattle. some method must be devised to
noisten the stalks before feeding. as by tina,
means masti.ation would be considerably facil-
itated, and thus their value for feed would be
enhanced. Acting upon the ideas thus sug
gested, and having some % acres of corn fodder
and considerable straw and only small quan.
tity Of hay. rather large stock of animals,
some forty bead of cattle and seven horses, ]
prepared vats in the basement of my barns into
which the cut feed falls from the cutter. !
found that the cattle averaged about three
Bushels Of feed per day.
This led to the question how much winter
forage caa be grown upon an acre BY means Of
corpstalks7 ! have not yet made any expert
ments upon this subject which might be con
sidered as conclusive, except 10 fall feeding
from the grown stalks. The product of a
eqaare yard Of green stalks from Western corn,
sown broadcast or in drills. will considerably
more than furnish food for horse for "a hours
usually commence feeding when the green
stalks are about four feet high. am satisfied
however. that the stalks grown upon square
touuCs Aot COW VI du Ux tOr
"a hours and all that they can possibly eat
There are about 200 days of fodderine for
our animals, the usual number Of days. If the
corn be drilled in early. and not too thick, say
at the rate Of 2la bushels to the acre, there
will be small ears enough perfected to supply
all the grain necessary to keep those animals
in good store condition. But as I may err,
and it is better to do 80 on the safe side, let US
double the quantity. say two square yarcs-and
any person who will measure of three feet by
six feet will readily conccde that it is no very
large yield to say three bushels of chopped
stalks will be produced from that space. We
then have food for eleven head. 1t must be
understood that it is only by feeding cut feed
that claim such results can be achieved.