The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-11-02
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FlELRsa'Np CRRpEN
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HUsklNe AND cRIsBINe CORN.
Husk soon as Ready For the Crib-UtiliE
ing Soft Corn-Seed Corn.

Husk Soon Ready For the Crib-UtiliE
ing Soft Corn-Seed Corn.
The idea prevails that husking corn is
job that can be put eff and done at
any time, but much loss is sustained
from mice, whitening winds and rain.
Then, too, leaving corn in the fields un.
husked until freezing weather is the oc-
casion of serious loss in way of soft
corn, the value of which is greatly i'm
paired when it is once frozen hard. For
these and similar reasons husking should
begin rs soon after cutting as the corn
is in condition for it. A correspondent
Of the Ohio Farmer, who advocates husk-
ing as soon as practicable, says:
The sorting should be done at once l
know Of no better time for this work
than just as the ears are husked. Have
basket near your elbow. If you throw
with your right hand, husk ON the side
of the pile that brings this hand nearest
to the basket Husk clean Nubbins had
better lee taken cut unless the fodder is
fed cat at cHee. Ii left in, mice and rats
will harbor in the shocks, aud cattle
will not relish such fodder. Throw all
sound (erib corn in the basket By
husking clean, / mean taking off all ilk
and huslzs Il viii take no longer to do
it we'll ti'aa 10 haf do it. The small
and soft corn can be thrown on the
ground No usually carry some sacks
and Hcs Bp every half day, OF it can be
left iH taa alid natal enough is husked
to maso=a iota then pick up This ean
be done ire Size afternoon when fodder is
too d1y to D. rdic
To get thss s9ft IA Z small corn early
is one Of the a6ta1 ,es Of early husk
ing. As "a l.Ige amount Of this cannot
very well be ke9i together, it can be fed
out to good advantage as husking pro-
eeeds. If enc has hc2s enough 10 keep
up with hlsking, hey make the best
crib for tbs com. 4 one has large
amount of corn and not many hogs. so
the small aud soft corn pile gets ahead
Of the consuming capacity, don't stop
huskine Winter is coming. A cheap
crib can be put up In feeding this
small corn il ShUHld be sorted, the soft
est and these ears that are part moldy,
fed to cattle and brood sows Soft corn
is one Of the best foods for producing
milk | have found yet. Soft corn is also
one Of the best things to start spring
calves eating grain.
As each car comes directly under our
observation in husking its proper place
can at once be decided upon without
any extra time or labor, and here is
good opportunity for selecting seed
corn. Select when huslling ears of me-
dunn size, of uniform thickness, straight
rows, we'll filled at the ends, and those
that grow quite near the stalk, and ker-
nels that are tight together, and you
have the best yield the field affords
On ears intended for seed leave some
husks. The ears can be put i'll dry place,
tied by the husks in twos and hung up
away from rats and mice and will not
need looking after until planting time.
The crib should be SO constructed as
to admit wagon to drive alongside,
with an opening at the top to scoop in.
Mine is made of common fencing and is
80 feet long, feet wide at bottom, 61k
at top. feet high, with roof sloping
one way. This makes it convenient for
unloading. The boards run lengthwise.
In this way shoveling need not be done
SO high, as the boards can easily be tax
en- off and replaced as the crib is filled.
1t holds about 1000 bushels. Expert
ence has taught me that a tight floor is
not the proper thing for corncrib.
Cracks, if not more than an inch wide,
should be left as near as ten inches
apart at least. Experience has taught
me as well that such pile of corn
wants circulation of air through the
center for safety. For this take two
boards and inches wide; nail in V
shape with cleats every six feet to keep
from spreading. Put this III lengthwise
in the centc., with holes cut in ends of
crib. If corn is taken cat at the end, the
ventilator can be made III short pieces
so it can be removed as corn is taken
out