Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-28

, mcudablc, if properly done and this
again raises the old question as to the
bpal time for topping the stalks. One en-
| qniler would like to remove the top stalks
{ as soon as they are fully grown, which is
'9 soon as they are in bloom, believing
them worth most at this stage. But it
must be remembered that the top stalks,
that portion which is above the ears, not
{ only furnish the pollen, without which
there would be no grain, but also the
broad leaves through whose agency the
! material in the grain is formed. The fer
tillzmg materials which are in our soils,
or which We apply to them to make them
rich are not carried by the roots and stem
I If the plant direct to the seed vessels,
hut are first daostol in the leaves The
leaves then, arc MS necessary to the plant
while the grain or fruit is forming, as our
own stomachs and lungs to us in conver-
TN" orr food into bodily vigOr and force.
b W. must not, therefore, deprive the
plan. Of its leaves until the seed is fully
formed, ii we would get the whole bone-
TT Of the crop but it is not necessary
- that the car and stalk remain together al
ter the grain fully formed, As soon as
the kernels begin to glaze the ripening
t proc 1858 may 60 on independent of con-
uocuou with leaf or stalk. or at least of
th1sc leaves not Immediately surrounding
5 Tia. ear, and if the stpvcr can be fed at
, this stage, on Preserved for winter use,
{ without loss in curing, it will yield the
:AYst II possibly can
Tie question Of topping the stalks, or
. % cutting up the entire plant. becomes,
them, one 20 be decided by the immediate
, or prospective wants Of the corn grower,
.1d his facilities for curing antkeeping
\ the product. Ii the top stalks are taken
q aud fed green, their full value will be
+ obtained. Ii NJ. required for immediate
u.s., tie whole plant can be better pre-
-'Hcd by cutting up at the ground and
cMeiu,iy stocking it, The stover from
~ 4 pNed corn, that is, the butts left to
bleach in the field TIL November is very
inferior cattle feed, and it was this meth
Dl ~ harvesting that brought coru fodder
q oue time into such general disrepute
auoug Nr" England farmers. But cut
'. euIu ua 'ar grain begins to glaze, well
-'.Hi,d, and then housed as soon as it is
"" enough to keep without too much
,lIIltu@ corn fodder fed i'll due proper
''.nvi'lI grain, is found to be one Of the
Isa1-. ,eug,Mi,u kinds Of fodder grown.
How much It's value may yet be increased,
l"r winter us', by preserving in silos, is
Oh question that little more time will be
- t,4urr.. iu the answering. The sweet
Do varieties, from winch the ears have been
o picked for canning. while the fodder is
j. -.l.l fresh md green, would seem to make
- iha perfection uf cattle food for winter
O. '-n, ii tho claims of its advocates are to
I I- ~ all relied upon.
20 j. previously stated in these columns,
J ia. vats II field corn, ii broken OFF with
u 'ua .n,la ON. Will keep for while in
e. HH'.1" piles much better than il the
. i.1-.- are removed. This will allow ear
d. tl,..
H"af j.. rVo cnIa III t. iush and crib.
u. scasonabIc Notes.
{, H.t.- ar. nat ra.eu whole by any kind
.t .,o'. excepting sheep, Bat, by grind
UF ad mixing with corn or oatmeal,
& u.... uudt for sale may be proftably fed
,- '.r'tIc, horses aud pigs. They are very
- ,.tu" food, and rs our stock become
j. used To- them the proportion of beam
, meal may hl increased.
s., 4 writer in the CoV3,iy GCnHcman
d recommends the soaking of the wood
composing summer house in crude pc
, Un'.ju. saving 1t will make any common
u wood nearly ug about as durable rs cedar,
y imprtlas 10 tia rich brown color. 1t
% Uould bean excellent Idea to apply the
l- ,la.c pgcsyryative to trellises, etc, on
!. LAWNS.
d The iiolstein COW, Echo, owned by
.' l'r,t c. Stevens, tine proprietor of the
, Ngpluwood stock farm, Attica, n. Y, has
r jus completed her years milk record,
. which fouts up lS,120l pounds, which is
Il 10 pounds more than the record of the
z. famous COW Acgir, which has heretofore
q led all the hayiuos Of tho world. Echo is
u t.u yuar5 old and weighs 1910 pounds,
r eIu-rqu uuF has given over ten times her
l. weight in milk during the year. The
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