The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-01-27
Raising and Curing Corn Fodder.

have no silo, writes William Crozier
in The Country Gentleman, nor do want
any. Ny cattle do we'll enough on my sys-
tenn of feeding. Corn fodder costs me
very little, comparatively The land is
plowed narrowed, and fulrowed out in
rows three and half feet apart; manure
spread in the burrows, and three to four
bushels of white southern corn is sowed
in the burrows on top of the manure, and
then covered by a chain harrow dragged
over the field. When the COIN is well
up l run pillow between the rows and
earth the corn up a little. This is all it costs
! it begins to show tassels, as think when
twenty two horse loads to the acre last fall
[ cut it up, putting six rows in stacks, max
ing them quite large. When their arms were
filled the men took it direct to the stack;
when large enough, tied the top of the
stack as tight as I could bind it with small
hay band, first having large rope made
with moose in it, which drew around the
stack and drew it together tight. The stacks
remained in the field until November Rains
did not injure it, and when carried in it was
| quite green and. bright, much better than
any sauer- kraut ever put in barrel or silo
I am only giving you my experience. My
cattle, sheep, and horses show its value for
themselves, and my neighbors, who never
before believed in corn fodder will testify
to it's value.
The corn fodder leaves the land in clean
condition, and the fodder is clean, without
weeds or any dirt to poison the manure
heap. The mangel-wurz l is one of the
in my opinion, and in my practice. I cut
them with a pulper and mix with corn fod-
der cut fine, and a little bran and salt mixed
through the whole. I would like to see a
silo man show his fodder to do as much
good. Ensilage, in my opinion, is fancy
farming, and Of less value than any other
new thing that has yet come cut. We want,
for food for ourselves, bread, meat, and
vegetables; we want food that has heat in it,;
We do not want sauer- kraut or green vege-
tables. Why should we feed hay in grass
form in winter? Why should we feed our
green-corn fodder to our trotting or running
horses? Would it not end in collie or some
thing worse?
had a letter from gentleman, few
days ago, who is building large barn in a
ten-acre lot. 1t is to be fitted up with the
best of everything, and above all, silo!
He asked me what thought Of it. If he
will spend as much money on raising roots
and corn fodder, get good pulper and
cornstalk cutter he will save so per cent.
| he will better his cattle's condition SO pei
| cent. he will increase his butter yield fully
50 per cent, and venture to say that his
calves or foals will be so per cent better
Who will dare say that swill is as good
feed for cattle as dry food, with plenty OF
good clean drink? would like to know in
what ensilage is better than swill. Let
others try them; wilt keep on, and fo1
anyone who wants to see the results of my
practice, always have an.open door, and
will be glad to see him, whether he comes
as Hank Comstock came to- day (unawares)
or letting me know beforehand, SO that
may be on hand. 1 will show him the
proof-the churn product.