Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-01-01

they are soon rendered OF no value
whatever as food. In passing through
the country and observing the condi-
tion of most of the corn-fodder safe
average estimate has placed the loss
by needless exposure to at least one
third, and frequently at more than
one-haf of the value of well.kept or
uniniurcd stalks. In those regions of
the country where the corn Is left
standing and not cut or secured in
shock, exposure to all kinds of weather
soon reduces their value and spoils
them.
A still greater waste results from
the common practice of feeding the
stalks whole. The cows eat of the
leaves, and leave nearly all the rest
untouched, which, when mixed through
the manure, renders it unfit for hand
ling and spreading until rottcd by sew
cral months exposure in the manure
heap. Taken altogether, it is safe to
say that not more than one-quarIcr Of
the best value of the cOrnstalks is OBJ
tanned by the average farmer. AS
suming that their value when uniniur-
ed is at least Onc-ifth that of the corn,
and the average corn crop to be ,jOO,-
100000 bushels in the whole country,
then the actual loss from the impcr-
feet management of the fodder would
be equal tp the value OF ~, 100000
bushels or about 500 600 annually
to the farmers Of the country at large.
How may this loss be prevented? In
two WAYS. First by taking special
pains in securing the corn in shocks.
Place the stalks equally on all sides of
the center, so that in setting they will
not incline to one side or become pros
tratcd. Avoid making small shocks,
which are easily oyerthrown. But in
making large and substantial ones
give sufficient ventilation by allowing
crcyiccs between them. II thoy are
first bound into bundles, with the
bands Just above the ears, as some
farmers practice, these bundles are to
bcplaccd loosely together for the air
to pass between, With all this care
there will be some loss by exposure,
and it is therefore desirable to husk
and finally secure the fodder as soon
oS thc corn is dry cnouph TO prcycnt
nil dancer of mold. The most per.
feet protection would be, ii practica-
Bile, to draw the corn during cutting,
on wornns in thn small bundles inst
mcnti3nrJ and rl,rr If in shocks nm.
dor a broad She'd where il would dry
w;tbnu, ,nv iniury whatever bv ex-
nnsurr On smooth surfacc Under
surh a shed. with the shocks placed
In cIneo rnws win n,rrow maths bo.
twccn IN ocrc of cvrracc corn would
orrrry obnut tbroc snnarc rods.
Thr second way TO nrcycnt loss is by
rrttinr fine fnddcr ab6ut n fourth of an
innE ITr,, with m,chinc. so that cot-
flo wiII G,t thr whole This short cut-
t,rr hrr,l,s mn or crpshes all thn hard
W. Tnrn, n,rts nnL avoids Tho DANCER
If thn bdrL and indiocstiblc nicees
u,b.r rut an inch or two in lengtb
This mnJo has horp nrocticcd bv some
snrcessfmI fnrmors Tor nearly half n
ccnturv and has NOT been much i'm.
nrovci of Ia,rr yrors Our avn ey-
rnrmnrts indicStc thot thc volnc of
tLa s,oii,, 10 ;n,nroyoJ In v,luo nc t,yo
and n L,1f is e. ana NV tLis u,odc of
o~t,imo n tho s,oIts bovo becn wall
cmroI tbn cattle will cat the whole,
If tLnv have boon nortlv rotten Inv
rains ihcv win NOT bc catSn, Nouldy
stalks cam not he cbonCcd in nature
hv nnv omnnnt of cut,in1. Sprinklinr