, 1877-01-13

80" ~~"AN~AN--S 1.*s%Ns'ss ~ ~N"A'--N~~-~>
that can be produced to tho acre las long
boon known to intelligent farmers; but there
IL great difficulty IN curing II, preventing u
from hoasing and molding, and becoming
nnft Tor use. Numerous attempts hive bsen
made 70 euro corn.todder elenply aud satls-
factorily' bos they AaTo Al! resulted IN TALL
ures,-as least, none OF tue methoda haTo
gone into general use,-and. while farmers
look longingly at shia promising aud ab'1n-
dant sourco OF livestock sustdnance, they
have not yet been able TO realizs 1t. II
Gown corr could ho cured and haudied Az
easily NJ oats or grass, 1t would speedily be-
como the most popular fodder In the United
States and Canada, for 1t Gun bo grown
from the 81. Lawrence to tho Rio Grands,
and from tho Hudson to tho Sacramento.
An Average crop Of corn-fodder on good
land is sir tons PR acre,-the range being
from three 10 ten tons. The production Is
five to six times TINT Of the hay yield per
aero. When we'll curod, 1t is wortl. for nnf-
! 1nal austcnauce fully as much as good hay or
sheaf outs or sheat ryc,-perhapa moro, as 1t
is worry rich in saccharine and nutritious prop
critics. The roaaon is, that the nutritive
substances which go into tue car Of corn ro-
main in tho stalk Of foddor-corn. Every farn,-
er knows that 1t timothy or clover hay is
cut after 1t becomes ripe and runs to seed,
the stalk Is dry, jufceless, taateless, and Of
little vnlue rs fodder, Just M the ripo straw
Of any kind Of grain contains but little Sits
tenanco. We presume TINT sown fodder
corn, when properly cured, Ia worth M much
! for cattle-fecd As corn on tho Rtalk, ton for
ton. All kinds OF live stock-horses, cattle,
shsep-eat 1t with equal fondness and ben
eft.
Tho Lion. a. u. WALES, OF STARK County,
ohlo. who Is very Intelligent, extensive,
and thorouBh-Boing farmer, seems to hare
successfully solved tho problem OF cutting
and curing corn-fodder. Alr. WALES In
large sheer.growcr, feeding at this time
2,e6o heal. He has always been fond of
sheep-raislng but some seasons Ills hay crop
would bo failure by reaaon of drought, or
bo damaged by wet weather, aud In those
years he would find 1t expensive to Import
hny from distance to subsist his flocks
| tbrough the winter. although It Ind to be
| Diva Hovoro, pa,r, o,,o IL o,x,,,n,,,1 !,
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Sestee VI oApetu!cHl8 ~ E3oouco soo"
| AfIAC4e VI CO1A-4oAAGIp AAuY W tLG AppAIciL"
| tion of perseverance,. observation. md
vaRactior ho 1,ou arccco1od IN III. f,,,
s...M. I'm n''',.. M -.
| oAPoet'"oH' LAG Ian ~" ~ utAc"4t5 IL
growing and curing MI the corn.fodder
| for hts aocks and herds which he
nact1s- and mn fonoer aonanaa nm,
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IAo 'AA"sA a''" a"aoI4o ~ S'o'" u my lu' seto'
Last summer ne cut anu cured ABOUT eoo
tons OF excellent corn.fotsder' which hs ~
1eemng 10 h11y neao OF ho1aea ana cattle anu
~" saeep' ana ta's lm'nohso amount OF
ios'''eF 10 nos opta'heo from e'ghty acrea OF
cay aoi!' Upland anu he IL carrying h's
STOCK through TIC winter IN oeantliul con-
Anon' .
Alr' "AIfa haa not eonhneu h1s e8peri-
hohts 70 overcoming tas aafaon'ties OF curing
cosh-1ooaor ior etoeR, oht inns oeen con-
poriments in .ttaming Of .fted for sheep nnd
other live atock, tho reaults Of vI,icl, he al-