Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26


On dairy farms, corn, plahteu especl"l,a
for feeding green in summer anu early
fall, is becoming almost Staple crop ah"
as indispensable rs the crop Oh potatoes
beans and corn, for grain; IL MAKES Suct
heavy growth, Is SO wen aaapteu 10 ianu
comparatively dry, and does SO mucn pet
ter in dry weather than most grasses lha'
its cultivation for feedlng green VIII pro.
badly increase rather than DIMINISH Mshy
farmers, who formerly grew ouC u lev |
rows, now raise 1t oy the acre anu leeu 1t
daily from July 10 oep.eh,per' 10y 50"
ing fodder corn pientlluily, lsrlneis aie
enable to keep 'ileir siocA VI lioI, a I" CO..
moving helus III carry au'u'nn' anu AZ,
this on1ece aione IL VIII pi'sy W.. .s,tino
corn III aounoahGe: IN. nc 10 . iny - -
on the larm llAo MINIS liio nun 'liIr' y
the goluen esS' IL 10 'he Pt Vi -
ing drove Oh nunSIy oomo in'o 'no ,'hs
neia tiie heAe Jay "l.0t Wv 30. .ry ~, $50
ed and keeping thc.l 'ceao VI, 81 Nv NJ - Tns
ireezes' ine ueI I', ID" .oh 81 ,hrongI,
land' which we ne"l 81 ln..0l i ~ W., ~,
the newspapers nay 10on s T,E IarfraiD
thelr present ullaplol'eG c,i To fJin ',
through IhiS cus'o'n Vi i"ii io'0'"s nv"
Ine grass is gnawed down and pulled
up Just when it most needs to be left alone :;
Just when the hot and burning sun is most
severe on the root; just when 1t Is the
least able to bear over feeding Ii farmers
would more generally than they 40 gro"
corn to help out the supply OF feed Tor
t;n,o disnanse entirelv with after feeding
their moving fields, and when that time
comes, they Will need very lew iehces' eN
cept those around their permanent pasture
lands. These two items, the MAINTAINING
of fences around tillage fields ana DIVISION
fences between moving and tlllage lands
and the injury done to moWlngs oy over
feeding them in the fall, are OF suiilclent
importance to set every thinking, econom,
cal farmer trying to devise some method
for avoiding such expense and we know OF
no move one can make towards better
system so advisable as to plant liberal
breadth to fodder corn. For very early
use, the first planting should nave oeen
put in last month or early IN the present
but planted now, OF even one OF TWO Wees
later, good crops can be OBTAINED. we
never hesitate to plant us late as me 4tn
July, and have had talr crops plan'ea IL
1ate us tlle loth' Aoi W. Nt'J P',o
we have preferred the western or southerl
flat, as it starts off stronger in the sprlns
and will be fit to cut little earlier thal
the sweet varieties which grow rattle
slowly the first few weeks. But for thu
main crops, sweet corn is much to be pre-
ferred, as it is eaten with much better rel
ish BY cattle.
1t was formerly customary to plant
great amount of seed per acre, SO that tn
stalks should be small, but corn plante
excessively thick is not as good for feeding
except when very young. nor IS 1t apt L
stand up till fully grown, but lodges IN
der strong winds or heavy showers, an
thus becomes anything but good whole
some food for COWS. 10 have corn stalk
or leaves make COOL fodder, they mus
have fair amount of sunlight 10 grow in
Lodged corn not only loses the sunlight
but it ofen rots badly on the ground. In
seed should be planted lnlh enough SO llii
the stalks will stand up IN oroinaly sum
mer Wea'ne ~ .ne hn she nf nedinm size
seed we find ample quantity for an acre
and even less will give q very heavy Gro
on good rich land.
Inc slower etolaeon ' "f sweet 0n cor
for nrowipc fodder. but if it were slight
raduced in size nv mixing with u Smalle