Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-10-03
Harvesting Corn.

1 common method Of hAlN r>iiu. corn in
onr Stale j.. TO ca, some Time after the carH
i glazed. hu, while ia" leaves are -tHl
green. Close watch bc.n. Kept that IN,
frost Dye mot seal "a march oI, ihe >4eAt..
and thus spoil The crop. At lrA,i iar folder.
Copeland. well-hnown writer on agri-
cultural topics. recommends this method
''cut about six inches from the ground
leaving one hill in six uncut. Early in the
afternoon begin Ia stack. gathering i've
hills and placing them about the six or un-
cut hill, which will steady the whole
Draw the tops down and tie firmly 1t will
now stand securely. and may be len for
weeks without injury from the weather. a.
the outer leaves will wither down and a.
they dry viii offer perfec; water shed to
the rain. Corn thus stacked viii lipcn
thoroughly. hard and glossy. aud
tlre slower will cure into a sweet aud good
fodder. which viii be eaten almost TO the
la, butt by cows in the winter. particular
~ II first cut ia a stubble cutter"
II may BE- useful here TO suggest that all
corn fodder should be cut before feeding.
t. insure the complete decay OF those por-
ton, which the COW may reject. When
fed IA it. uncut state. long pieces .. the
butt are left unconsuIned and must be
thrown into the manure heap. where their
glossy. hinty exterior will preserve them
undecomposed FOR year, losing much Of
their value As fertilizers.
Another mothod frequently praeticed U.s.
a soon Us the corn is glazed 10 top ii that
-. to cut of the tops just above the high
II ar These tops are stacked in bundles
10 and then stored in the barn for fod-
der; and it is urged that thus good fodder
is made OF the tops which the cattle eat.
while the butts, which the cattle will not
cat, are LEFT. But the corn l. not fully ripe
when thus topped. and depends On the
nourishment supplied by the leaves Tor it,
full perfection. The author, before cited,
says that the experiment has been thor
oughly tried aud it has been proved that
corn when the stalk has been topped. -
weighs three 10 five lbs, per hundred less
than the same Kind OF corn grown in the
same field which has been harvested in
the manner previously described. Again.
by cutting the tops the butts are rendered
worthless, whilst under the stacking meth
cd. the butts cure with the tops. and Will
mostly be eaten when cut and fed out.
1.-THE time of cutting, in the first mothod.
be nearly the same a. the topping, more
corn will ripen in the shuck. and would tie
uninjured by frost, which would destroy
1t if standing after being topped. Why !.
The leaves OF plants are their lungs, and
sap Is sent up by the roots in direct pro-
portion TO the demands OF these. In them
the fluid is changed from its crude state.
and is sent to the ear in condition to be
appropriated and stored up in the perfect
ing kernel. The farmer who tops his corn
plants. loses in corn more than he gains in
fodder. On the other plan 1t is evident
that the leaves being uniDjured will con-
tinue the pumping process. which is one OF
their functions, until the crude sap i drawn
up from the juicy stem and sent to lis final
destination. The method Of topping also
requires greater amount of labor. unless
the lower stalks are left to cumber the
field.
COOKED CUcUMBERs.-We find the fol-