Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-04-10

SWEET CoRN.-This article is designed
to call the attention of the agrculturist to
the value of sweet corn as Il forage crop,
and also to compare its value rs grain
crop with common field corn. As Il forage
crop sweet corn is growing in favor and
rapidly supplanting other fodder crops in
the estimation of the farmer. My own
carefully formed opinion is that well-cured
sweet corn fodder is worth more than its
weight in any other dry fodder, not except
ing hay, while there is no green crop to
fill the place of sweet corn to feed in the
summer and autumn months. Every farm
er could carry II few more cattle and keep
them in better condition, keep the COWS
from shrinking the supply of milk during
the hot season, and in Il season of drouth
prevent disastrous loss by growing few
acres of sweet corn. There is no better
food for work horses than wilted corn fod-
der, while for fitting up horses for sale it
is superior to any other food, giving Il
glossy coat and putting on flesh rapidly.
No dry fodder is cured with less expense
NV plan is to cut and when withered to
bind in convenient bundles and set up in
small shocks. After thoroughly dried, put
| into larger shocks and feed us needed. |
can grow from six to nine tons per acre,
and cattle will eat clean and thrive. Sow
in drills with corn drill, or grain drill by
removing teeth and closing seed orilices
not needed. Cultivate thoroughly, cut
when the ear is well formed, and you Will
find growing sweet corn for fodder good
investment. In these times of low prices
one must either cheaper OF increase pro
duction, or both, to make farming pay
Sweet corn fodder will do this by giving
more flesh and milk, and enabling the
farmer to keep more stock on the SAINT
acreage by feeding during the hot, DIR.
season.-E. Il. NJ, IN Ohio Farmer.
We cordially endorse what this CORE
spondent says concerning the importance
of cultivatins sweet corn for fodder, AM
this year we shall put in more than w
, have done before, and believe such to b
: the course of most of those dairymen VIII
/ have raised it before. We shall this yea
: use some of the Sanford corn, a variety c
} sweet corn highly spoken of by many VIII
: have used it, and will give below what ii
formation concerning it and directions 70
: its growth we received with it iron
. DR.. F. B. Hathaway Of Milton, of whol
q we procured our seed:
o. NJ. TINKHAM, Esq,
d Dear Sir II send you, as per order, b
@ express, e-haf bushel of Sanford corr
=, one peck is sufficient for an acre. Plal
} at the earliest day possible in rows for
n feet apart, in drills, the best, one kern
n every twelve inches. Be sure and cut !,
II that yon intend for feed when in full mill
> or fit for the table green (try IT'D Bin
and set in large shocks set firm on IL
y ground for support, as at this stage
1t growth there is but little wood in Il
le stalk and needs it, You will not hay
= any refuse on feeding The stalk al
leaves are full of sugar and starch, whit
l. is the nourishment in corn. 1t shou
10 stand at least two weeks and longer won
is be better. to let a part of the water evap
10 rate, and so feed more nourishment al
not water to make butter 1t is then rea(
III for use. Every dairyman should raj
1t enough to feed from the time his pastu
lie begins to fail as long as he milks
20 COWS, thus making as much butter and
-, as good quality and color as in summ'
I" For seed, leave IL strip on the side of
lot, cut out all the suckers and stalks til
he have no ears on them, and i. will ripen
v seed.