The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-14
FODDER CORN.

FRONT to the Farmer. s-.--s--F ~
Fodder corn. either to he cut up and
stored In a sllo, or to be cured and fed
dry. has become. q regular crop with
many farmers. The latest conclusions
drawn from their practical experience,
and from carefully-conducted expert
ments made ut some of the agricul.
tural experiment stations. are that the
best results can usually be obtained
by planting a good variety of common
field corn, drilling in rows from three
to four feet apart, the grains being
dropped about six inches apart, culti-
waiting it thoroughly and cutting it
up when the plant and ear are fully
developed and the grains are glazing.
Heretofore it has been generally
recommended co plant for ensilage
the large~growinx southern varieties
of corn, on account of the very large
amount of fodder they produce. But it
has been demonstrated that the
binary varieties of dent corn nre usu--
ally as valuable, If not superior.
While they may not produce much
| more than 1,alf the bulk of fodder
produced by the mammoth varieties,
their nutritive value is much higher,
| they mature earlier in the season, and
the labor of handling the crop is much
| less, SO that in the end they are just as
Proita bic to raise.
Let every farmer who has been
thinking about building a silo, and is
yet undecided, go ahead and plant the
crop intended for ensilage, and
later on, he decides not build silo,
he can use the crop to good advantage
in the form of cured fodder corn.
From the great and increasing inter
est manifested on the subject during
the past few months it is reasonable to
estimate that the number of silos in the
Ohio valley will be doubled the coming
| season. a,E- 5s. =s. -'- .
| The silo means q decided change in
our present system of agriculture. It
means more live stock the farm, and
cheaper meat and dairy products. 1t
| means a less acreage of grain, but q
| higher yield per acre from increased
| fertility of the soil. 1t means increased
| profits to the farm by lowering the cost
of production. The silo is a good
| mortgage lifter.-Southern Farm.
| A Vital Question.
How to get most profit from our inn
| mense crop of corn is now a vital ques-
| ton with Texas farmers. No matter
how high the price may be, selling it
| straight will not rive the greatest
| profit. The man who buys it must
have profit also. He divides the profit
with the farmer, but not in the middle.
The farmer in the transaction will get
the smaller pile every time. TO get the
most profit from crop it must be all
| utilized-the fodder and the husks, as
we'll as the grain. If, in addition to
the farmers profit in producing the
crop he can add the feeders profit, he
will be going at it right. To do this
he must buy cattle or hogs if he has
neglected to raise them, or if he
has not raised enough, let him
buy a steer. or two, or enough to make
a car load; or the same with hogs. But
in doing this he must exercise judg
ment. Some steers and some hogs are
not worth buying. Get stock that will
| know what to do with food when they
| get it-that can cat it at a profit. Nc
man can feed cattle or hogs as prof ia
bly, as the farmer who grows the feed
| because there is the pasture that would
otherwise be wasted. and there are
odds and ends that may be consumed
at home that could not be sold. When
farmers turn their attention to the con
sumption we'll the production o.
stock food, they will begin to reap the
| legitimate profits of their business -
| Farm and Ranch.
Keep DucI<linEs Dry.
1t is claimed that the Pelzin duck
will thrive we'll without ponds. 1t i.
true that the ducklinEs can be more
| easily raised away from ponds OF