The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-22
saving and Feeding Corn Fodder.

I'm NIX previous lines, said there
was no cora stacked in the three
counties. in fact. some of the farmers
did not save their stalks. The corn
was huskcd and the cattle turned IN.
have known large fields lett in that
wav. But now the corn is all stack
cd. il having been discovered that
c0snstalks are Wos,. i.lon and
locked upon rs good iced. and this
season we viii have IN abundance.
The weather has been so favorable,
thev have cured well If soon after
corn is stacked there comes week
or south wind, with some rain, stalks
will not be good. They may look
sd to the casual observer, but stock
will not eat theia well, and. upon
examination, they will show signs
of mold at the joints. 1t requires
much more good weather to make
good feed of stalks than grass but
when they are good, a COW viii leave
the best OF hay for them. ] have
known stalks, after being well cHred
and huskcd, 10 bc left in the field
until injured. ] would nearly as
soon have hay wet as good stalks.
hly experience Is that it IS not safe
TO leave them down There is no
/ danger Of having them too dry; and
as they handle best when damp,
thcv are often too damp to come out
of the rick in good condition. Ius!l-
ine from the stack and binding and
rickiug the stalks appears 10 get
along slowly, and ! rather begrudge
the time but always like the job
when done. However, | don't stack
all my corn. | have as much as |
can dispose Of TO advantage.
! commence to feed my hogs the
first of September, giving them the
grecnest corn, securing the dricst IN
small parcels. The stalks, il the
weather is coed. / let lay a day or
two: twining the lunches, if the
weather is not favorable. | tie four
hills and put in small stacks, doub-
ling or uebling after some days.
They usually last and keep good
until Christmas; and rickcd stalks
viii come in for late winter and
spring.
Nv experience is that it is not
best to plant the larger kinds Of corn,
since the best stakeholder ! ever
had was from small eight-rowcd
corn. | planted 4 few acres once,
and the little stalks were superbly
cured. When a bundle would be
given 10 the oxen, they would rush
into it, taking three or four of the
stalks in their mouths at once, eating
them almost equal 10 corn.
When ! am ready 20 rick my
stalks, / make a foundation by tax
iug some sticks of wood or pieces Of
old posts, laying upon them some
rails or poles of some kind TO the
width Of three or four feet; then /
?. place the sheavcs SO the butts hang
over pretty well on each side. by
50 doing, the middle Of the rick is
kept uD. The main thing to have a
stack save well Is to keep the middle
full fit Is not fun, there should
be shcayes laid lenethwise. 1t is
important it should be built with an
eve to taking the stalks out com
Inercing At the end YOU finish. so the
/ 'sheavcs can be pulled out without
disturbing tho top further than the
rick il used. ! like to rick in the
morning the stalks huskcd the day
before, making the bottom no longer
than You have stalks the bring to
the top each time, giving the whole
rick . finishing top when the stalks
are all in. | endeayor to have the
smallest stalks to iinish.-G1man-
torn Telegraph.