Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-21
Fodder Corn.

element Oh SUCCESSFUL ldTInlHg mas not
been so fully eclipsed by ensilages as
to be lost to sight entirely. It's pro-
duction is made a subject of expert
mentation at some of the stations. 1t
becomes an important matter to know
at just what period of growth the pro-
duct possesses greatest value for feed
ing purposes.
By experiments at the Maryland
Station it appears that the product of
green fodder from being planted in
drills is greater than that sown broad
cast at the ratio of 100 to SO and of dry
fodder of 100 to 67. Similar expert
ments at Cornell Station give the ratio
in green folders of 100 to 81, and of
dry fodder of 100 to GOT; this is very
striking similarity of results. At the
New Hampshire Staff on the Skiing
gave the greatest tonnage per acre of
green fodder, but from that time till
the kernel was full there was con-
slant increase of dry substance, which
is the part value for food, which fact
was fully verified by the Maryland ex-
periments, in which, on July 26, the
water in the fodder was, by an aver
age of four different varieties, 90. -
and the dry substance g. 81, while on
Sept. I6 the waller was 1886 and the
dry substance 20. a. At Cornell the
difference in the dry matter from July
"a to Sept. was from 1851 pounds
per acre to 27.674, and the computed
value varies from $14.05 July "a, to
Half an hour afterwards | heard
Beulah calling me. But | did not an.
swer, for the very good reason that al
that especial moment / was martyr
to curiosity.
To speak the truth / was on my
knees before the mysterious box, try
ing to fit one of the equally mysterious
bunch of KEYS TO it, and | had just
reached that most aggravating stage
when key had been got in, and abso.
lutely declined either to turn the lock
or to come out again.
So kept very quiet, and presently
my sister got tired of calling, and
could hear her go out and close the
door behind her.
How / worked at that stupendously
obstinate keyi how | got feather and
fabricated it with machine oil! how ]
pushed and pulled and turned and
twisted, and resolved over and over
again never more to NEEDLE with what
was no business of mine!-until, all OF
sudden, without the slightest notice,
the key gave little spasmodic culver
in the lock and the lid flew up.
Over / fell with a shrek like those OF
Bluebeard's wife.
At the same moment the door behind
Beulah, old Mrs. Dawson, and tall,
tine-looking young man, with silky
brown mnstach and dark eyes. that, in
the one glance | got of him seemed
full of suppressed laughter.
scrambled awkwardly to my feet,
and backed into the nearest corner,
heartily wishing myself a mouse. a
beetle, or any of those conveniently
constructed creatures that can dis.
appear into crack of a floor and hide
from human sight.
Gracious me! Lefty, what's the
matter?" cried Beulah. 'And how
came that box openP"
This is the very box" said the tall
young man. ''Initialled &C. for Car
son, you know"
me of stealing human bones no more"
said Mrs. Dawson, unfolding a pro-
digious white pocket-handkerchie as
if prepared to burst into tears on the
shortest notice.
'Its-it's full of bones!' l gasped.
''Certainly assented the young man.
at would be decidedly awkward to
carry my office skeleton through the
streets on the top of load of furniture,
so l disarticulated it. and packed it
into this box. But how it came to be
delivered here, [ cannot imagine, I'M
less it was through the stupidity of the
van-men."
Then | began to giggle anew.
"What would Mrs. Dorchester have
said, Beulah." | whispered, ''if she had
known that there was skeleton over
her head for all this week-or old Mrs
Dussaude?'
The young doctor exchanged amused
glances with me. He laughed low.
But Mrs. Dawson stared steadily into
the pocket-handkerchief. and Beulah
looked as grave as a tombstone. [
knew ] was behaving very badly, but
what could l do?
''Im sorry opened the box" said
|. ''but | was so dreadfully, awfully
curious to know what was in it,
Believe me, Miss Barry" said the
young doctor, Il shall not prosecute
you"
at was very wrong of Lefty" said
solemn Beulah.
''Pm always doing something wrong"
said disconsolatelv.
but it was very thoughtful of you,"
said the doctor to Beulah, "to remem-
Der that this box might possibly be-
long to me. 1t sets all the little COM
pllcatlOnS at rest at once"
''And you won't give up Mrs. Daw-
sons rooms now?' said Beulah, kind
Beulah. who was always thinking of
other people.
Most assuredly not" said DR.. Car
son.
But after they had gone away,
went up to my room and cried.
The idea of being caught, a
grown-up young woman-opening
boxes with a bunch of false keys on
the sly!
And [ could not be eomforted until
Dr.. Carson laughed me out of nv
scruples and modification.
He came often to the house after
s47 50 Sept 8.
Bulletin No. 8. of the Maryland Sta
ton, IN its conclusions upon this SUBJ
Ject, gives these important hints,
which we abridge for want of space:
Fodder corn should be planted in drills
far enough apart for cultivation and
to give light. Thick seeding appears
to decrease the relative amount of nj
trogen in the albuminoid form which
diminishes the value of the fodder. as