Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-02-02
Raising and Curing Corn Fodder.

I have no silo, writes William Crozier
in The Country Gentleman, nor do want
any. My cattle do we'll enough on my sys-
tenn of feeding. Corn fodder costs me
very little, comparatively. The land is
plowed, narrowed, and fu1rowed 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 chain harrow dragged
over the field. When the coin is we'll
up [ run a pillow between the rows and
earth the corn up little. This is all it costs
until fitto cut. commence cuttings las soon as
it begins to show tassels, as [ think when
younger it is not SO profitable. I obtained
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, I tied the top of the
stack as tight as I could bind it with a small
hay band first having large rope made
with a 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.
l am only giving you my experience. My
cattle, sheep, and horses show it's 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 a clean
condition, and the fodder is clean, without
weeds or any dirt to poison the manure
heap. The mangel- wurz | is one of the
best crops which can be grown on farm,
in my opinion, and in my practice. I cut
them with 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 out. We want,
for food for ourselves, bread, meat, and
vegetables; we want food that has heat in it;
we do not want sauer-kraut OF 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 letter from gentleman, few
days ago, who is building large barn in a
ten-acre lot. It is to be fitted up with the
best of everything, and above all, silo!
He asked me what I thought Of it. If he
will spend as much money on raising roots
and corn fodder, get a good pulper and
cornstalk cutter, he will save SO per cent.
he will better his cattle's condition SO per
cent he will increase his butter yield fully
50 per cent, and venture to say that his
calves OF 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? I would like to know in
what ensilage is better than swill Let
others try them; I will keep on, and for
anyone who wants to STE 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 I
may be on hand. I will show him the
proOf-the churn product.