The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-07
FODDER CORN.


Fodder corn. either to he cut up and
stored in s1lo, or TO be cured and fed
dry, has become regular crop with
many farmers. The latest conclusions
dra wn from their practical experience,
and from neutrality-suspicious. expert
ments made ut some of the agricIl.
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, Guilt
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 slarge-growing southern varieties
OF corn, on account of the very large
amount of fodder they produce. But it
has been demonstrated that the or.
binary varieties of dent corn are nsu.
ally us valuable, II not superior.
While they may not produce much
more than half 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 cropi is much
less, so that in the end they are just as
profita BILE to raise.
Let every farmer who has been
thinking about building 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 dou bled the coming
season.
The silo means decided change in
our present system of agriculture. 1t
means more live stock on the farm, nd
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 good
| mortgage lifter.-Sonthern Farm.
| y Vital Question.
| How to get most profit from our inn
mense crop of corn is now vital ques-
| ton with Texas farmers. No natter
how high the price may be, selling it
| straight will not give the grca test
| profit. The man who buys it must
| have u profit also. He divides the profit
with the farmer, but not in the middle
| The farmer in the transaction will get
| most profit from a crop it must be all
ntilized-the fodder and the husl<s, 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, if he
has not raised enough, let him
buy a steer or two, or enough to make
q car load; or the anne 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 profit. Nc
man can feed cattle Or hogs as profita
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. Wher
farmers turn their attention to the con
sumption we'll as the production o
stock food, they will begin to reap tn,
legitimate profits of their business. -
Farm and Ranch.
Keep DucklinEs Dry.
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