The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31

In no one thing do dairymen- meet
 with greater loss than in failing to raise
 a good supply of fodder for their stock,
 and especially in-refusing to recognize
 the supremacy of the Indian corn plant.
 I care not whether they be advocates of
 the Dsilo or mot, an abundance of sweet,
 nutritious roughage home raised is ar es-, should overlook: I V lat doesgit cpseatoT produce an acre of corn fodder we'll
 sowed and hood? Practically nothing,
 if the benefits to the soil be added to the
 after advantage to the farm in the in- |creased supply of fertilizer.# And what is this fodder worth? Ask. those who
 have awakened to just realization of
 it's virtues and money value and are an-
 DeaA Y increasing their planted area.
 Most of them are successful silnistsr;, others cure and feed irys or. follow. the growing practice of cutting the dried
 fodder into short pieces when drawn to
 cover -aRd later heaping up in moistened layers to q heat, sometimes with grain
 mixed in,o The latter method is ajustly
 popular one because the food is partly
 digested in the heating mass and has an
 exceedingly fragrant and appetizing fla vor' and odor, making the stock, for
 whiehsit is prepared, nearly wild for
 their favorite meal until it is given them,.
 Such food contains no. acid and cannot
 be injurious to stock of any kind. while | Ats 4.lg the grain with it is so evenly distributed through the stean1ing heat that baking
 in the stomach or abdomen is impossible. Hence the mixture is safe in the hands
 of theughtless or. ignorant help. The
 curing of corn fodder should not be such an insurmuunrap1e obstacle as to be pro hibitoryi upon any farm.A There is no reason why, in the absence of faith in the silo, kilns for curing it in seasons when the weather is bad should not be | proftably maintained. These need not -be-asea- -eftener than one year in four or
 five, and then for only la portion of the crop the remainder being fed -wet,-er cut and cured early, or fed green.I No
 grower should risk the, entire acreage at
 one planting, but secure greater chances
 at uccession of plant ngs. rAy kiln should be built on : ,inexpeAsfpel lines some what, after the plan of hop k fins, in use and in a position for handling the
 bulky material at least cost. The chief
 principles, to be observed are tight sides
 and bottom and open gables. The fur
 nace-may- y-bHFa peat, wood or stubble and be constructed of brick erastone, wiJh q ftue of the same. or of tile. alIfit
 smokes there is no damage done the fod-
 der, and only 2 toiwardsl tbe. last of the: curing of one hanging ha ns will tsneed to be watched. 5 The last hanging will need
 no fire as it has 8 clear circulation and
 cannot t9avoid drying, although requiring a little more time. iintat a59ys4,4 ,4,y 7ls, " I.2l2The Kiln hould be built in a side hill
 for eeaseii in filling and lemptYing, and on the principle of a tobacco barn within,
 with frames to support rails upon which the shocks are hung. .Tbe3 only diff
 ference will be that the rails are strong
 CT and further part than-the tobacco laths, and are not .mo movable.a The shocks aofcern are merely hung upon six-inch
 spikes driven into the raifson alternate sides. Ptant the corn in, May, June and
 early July. Plant the native corn that does best sin youp vieinity. .5 Put. it f in three-foot dri lIss six Inches between the stalks and sow 1t north and south if pos. sible.Io Make the ground rich and get all
 the ears it Mil1 gieid Follow the old fashioned rule for cutting whether for
 foddernor l:ensilage,a and haryestswhens the corn is glazed. 6.At this, time it eon-s tains the greatest amount u easily di-
 gested onutrients and IonIy a minimum, Fquanfity- of woody fiber that is value, less.-E Holiister Sag z ..-- .1-9 = : 2 sy49s