Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-17
Grass Is. Corn Fodder.

Grass as. Corn Fodder.
Al the meeting of the State Board Of
Agriculture last winter, at Barre. Mr.
Harris Lewis OF llersimer County. while
speaking on the subject Of feeding COWS.
said he was not partial TO green corn tod
der for bridging oUcr dry spell in sam
mer lie tried il several wears ago. and
then concluded TO le, the cows % % grass.
Ills practice Is TO take IN acre OF his best
land near the barn, plough in the summer
or early fail. and manure il very heavily.
then SOW three bushels % orchard grass
seed in August. and the next year cut
i1ur crops ct hay, each two feet high.
Ii he can DO that, il j. no wonder that he
does not think much OF corn fodder.
Our practice has been 10 grow corn
fodder first. because We have not enough
pasture FOR qaartero OF the stock We wish
90 keep. and second. because we supposed
wc could raise more food from an acre,
in large growing kmd of corn, than in
anything else we could put il to. We do
not believe all the big stories We see in
lhc paper, about keeping i.ty COWS all
Summer CA ;ltee acres of corn, and tLen
having lot lei 10 cure Tor winter use.
bar We DO believe THAI many more AMI
mas can Doe kept on ten acres OF corn
fodder than on ten acres Of pasture. ami
that, by The Soiiug system farm clu
Oe brought up quicker and kept 10 much
higher stale OF preJuc,ivenc>s. than by
following tae old pa,luuug system; but
We are inclined TO the opinion ,ha,. as The
cultivation of The different Kinds OF
grasses becomes better understood by
farmers. less corn and more grass will
be grown Tor summer feeding.
Il is a serious objection to corn grow.
ins that, on good land. highly MANFRED,
j, Is so ap, io bon down OF lodge. 1t
heavy rain or Mind comes on while j, i
growing. OUeuume, IL Vii. lodge before
j. Is nall grown. and not get up again,
butro; on The ground. We suffered coa.
siderable loss in that way on our own
crop, this season One oi the paintings
blew down when about three ieet high,
then ai;er icw days. when much OF il
had lighted up. wind from the OPP ,o>uc
direction O.cw It Tie other way, maxim.
twice tue labor To har.eS, i, aud dimiu-
ishiu- Tue crop fully hal. 900 both quantity
and quality. We do no. consider inma
ture, lodged corn. worth binding and cur.
IL tor winter use. For winter caring. it
should DC planted early ga tLc spiuE.
when Il Will grow stronger aud stand up
better. !. Is ,ae hle paintings. growing
So fast Luriu. the warm summer weather,
which are most liable 10 .od.e. We ale
obliged TO sol. almost exclusively. Cur
cows run iu The pasture lIum The middle
OF June ill the .ast of JAW. After taat
time there is no NOR, feed IN lie pa,lsfe
than is needed by The calves aad vours
s,oci. which need more exercise lb,u
mich COWS.
The COWS are then pa, up in the Jarn
and led principally on steeu com lortXo
months. They have some Grain AL the
time. and in RAINY weather plenty of good
hay. and som. bay every few J,vs ,u
The umc sc are feeding corn fodder.
We DO not kee, the COIN, ON tba,,,.
ture till the feed is all gone and Tue COWS
starving. but take them of while IN lll
low. aud our exuerieue, +, ib,, ,b., "a,
no. give IS muen buuer a, the, wou,I,a
the best OF pasture feed HIM ib.v d..
grest deal i,..,,..rtb,,, ,l,.., ,,,.,Il -, ,l.-,
were ,en in ,bs n,,,ure , o..y -.
longer. when they wound a.,y,Irv h.cio
10 srarve pn,css tsJ ,,r.,,;,,,. al -,
at the barn. Attbg end OF tine corn ,ods,r
se4sJn. the r,.yen has be.n secured md
we iced that principally Is long a. il lasts
sometimes several months. Aud since
our rowea has been largely made 10 oil
orchard grass. We notice decided iui-
proyement ia The ) ie.I OF mills and butter,
after leaving corn fodder AM beginning
on the rOwen. The cows III! themselves
better, eat their rations cleaner and drink
more water alter the corn is gone than
before.
We a'e not opposed 10 corn fodder.