Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-26
CORN FODDER As FEED.

The bulletins sent out last year by
the Maryland experiment station NJ to
the comparative value Of cOrn fodder
aa food for animals have borne fruit
In the increase Of acreage planted
In corn. In Redwood county,
Minnesota, where the bulletins
caused quite "oorn fodder craze"
there were 6,OOO acres more planted
In corn this year than last, anu for the
first time In the history Of the county
the most Of tho fodder has been gath.
cred, there being very few fields whose
owners have followed tho old practice
Of leaving tho eorn-stalks standing
aud turning IN the cattle 10 feed
thereon.
Tue findings Of the bulletins eferrod
10 were, In substance, that; The corn
siubble and husks contain 90 per cent
Of the total dlgestible matter produced
by the plant aud the blades Only II
per cent Of the digesiible matter. Corn
husks or shuoks contain ~ per
cent Of digestble matter. Corn
stubble or butts contain $50 per cen
Of digesllblo matter. Corn blades or
leaves contained 6i.2 OF dlgestible mat.
tor. Topped corn iodder-stovsr-
contains SO pot cent Of uigesilble mat
tor. There Ia more digcstiblo matter
contained In the corn fodder from one
acre than there IL In the corn ears
from one acre. Thus 1t was demon.
slrated that a ton OF properly prepared
corn fodder is equal In value 10 a ton Of
the best hay; that hill or corn cut by
the roots may be- divided by laying
down the hill, huiklng the ears, put
Ing the huskrd ears on one side and oil
that remains 81 the hill on tho other.
In other words, this stalk with It's be-
longlngs, minus the ear, for all ord.
nary stock propagating purposes, l.
equal TO the ear. The farmer therefore
who put his wagon into the field,
husked his corn, anu did nothing more
with II, lost half his crop.
This argument caught tue Redwood
farmers, who figured out that n they
allowed 10000 acres Of corn fodder
to waste they destroyed food OF tho
same nuiriuyo value a. 10000 tons Of
timothy hay; anu as they estimated
that Il could DO properly prepared Tor
one.hali Ito value, they could gain on
the acreage named an amount Of food
equal to 10, 900 tons OF timothy, besides
increasing Ihelr supply for animals
double that quantity.
rbe preparation OF corn fodder Tor
food Tor cattle H., however, yet "A
problem. The Minnesota people say
they have solved It with tho "shrod.
dot''-lhe invention OF a resident OF 81.
Adams, Vermont. II Is said the ma.
chine Will saw up four or flyo tons q.
fodder day, cutting Il up dno anu
placing 1t IN most tempting AMI salts.
factory condition for cattle. IL this |
Toes its work as well ~ olsimed, twill |
Du a great boon TO the farmer Here.
tofore groa. difficulty with ieeIius |
corn folder Is that even when the
STALKS have boon cut into short leng,us
la their hard ooudluou, after lew
gecks' frellug anlmAls got sJTe mouth,
rom sharp spurs loft on the ends, auu |
Iriuse 10 cat mo food. Other methods
Il adapting the stalks have proven TOO
expensive 10 be satisfactory.
La Utah the question VI corn fodder
u feed Is not OF such extreme Interest
10 Ia some other pInoo,, IN Wow of tho
supply Of lucern, But conditions are
pressing .orwarl to polut where IA,
saving OF food Of all grades is bslom.
ing an important question, AMI corn
raisora here will welcome any method
hat viii enable them to utilize Ia
cotnslnlk TO the best advanta.r;
though such wastefulness a, 10 do