Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-06-29
CROW FODDER CORN and
SAVE TIE LIVE STOk.
The Minnesota Experiment Station
Has Some Urgent Advice
for the Farmers.

reduced. Farmers must look to STOCK
for their years profits. The greatest
crop for stoc' is fodder corn. 1t may
be planted as late as July 1st. By put
ting in crop OF fodder corn profits on
live stock can be saved. PIow and drill
crib corn on fields containing unprom-
ising grain. Every acre OF fodder corn
planted before July LIST will winter five
head OF cattle. Fodder corn is better
feed than timothy hay. Common dent
corn is our best variety for fodder corn.
Plant thickly in drills aud cultivate.
Severe dronth early III the season
brings to the farmers OF Minnesota a
new p, oblem in field and farm manage.
ment. The hay crop will be 50 short
that live stock must be sacifced if some.
thing cannot yet be done to produce
cheap rough feed. Common corn plant
Ell thickiy for fodder is the best Of all
substitutes for hay, it is Our best hay
crop. Numerous experiments show
that thlckly grown ioddtr corn is bet
ter food than timothy hay. 1t can De
planted late 10 June and cut for fodder
IN September, producing a good yield.
This plan has been eNtt nsively tried by
dairymen and Others and all agree that
1t is a success. The experiment station
uses it extensively for dairy and other
CATTLE and for sheep and horses. Ten to
twenty tons OF green corn. or four to
seven tons Of cured corn can be secured
from ILL acre.
HOW TO SECURE SEED.
Livery far mer whose hav crop is short
should at once secure seeG for a large
crop OF fodder corn. The best place to
secure this is from his own crib. Dent
corn is little better than flint. Dig H.
to the crib and secure 100 ears. Take
ten kernels from each ear and plant
them in soil which can be kept moist, a
few days will tell how much will grow.
ii over 60 per cent terminates it will do
Tor seed. To make sure of securing seed
visit sew eral farms AID try the corn in
each crib found, getting an option on
the desired number OF bushels. Livery
farmer who has crib corn which he thinks
will grow should at once test it and if it
will grow ! advertise the fact that be
has fodder corn for seed sale.
HOW TO PLANT CORN.
\ field should at once be made ready
Tor blowing under wheat, oats, barley or
crop which the drouth has cut short.
Harrow the soil and plant bushel per
acre If all the seeds will grow; or two
bushels if only so per cent grows in the
Test. Use the common grain drill, allow
ing two tubes to be open for ever row,
with three feet between, for the cultiva-
tor. Plant 80 as to have a stalk every
three inches apart in each drill3 in the
double row. and thus secure q heavy
yield OF fine stalks and blades. A one
horse corn drill, or a furrow.into which
the corn is .trewD th!ckly by hand are
other good methods for plantingi fodder
corn. y potato planter on which a man
rides and let's the corn run from his
hand will put the seed deep in thel:: moist
turrow, where it will terminate. The
corn should be drilled at this kseason Of
the year two, three or ..even flour inches
deep in dry soils.
MANAGEMENT or THE CROP.
q - h. 50
six inches high, then cultivate till three
feet high. When the lower leaves begin
to turn brown, or when the frost threat.
ems, harvest the fodder The corn binder
is 10y far the best machine. The common
binder will do well in short lcorn. The
sled corn harvester can sometimes be
used to advantage, and wheresnecessary
the hand knife may be used. Stand the
bundles in small or medium sized shocks
and tie at the top with bindingl Irvine.
In two weeks small shocks can be COL
lected into large shocks, as far across
as the stalks are long, that the blades
may be protected and remain green
and palatable. These shocks NAV be
left in the field until wanted for feeding
or the fodder may be drawn to the barn.
yard and placed in narrow stacks or in
large shocks, or if very dry may b.
moved away in hay bays.
The fodder may be used cut or uncut
as hay; or the green, incurred fodder
corn may be stored in silo and used
even to better advantage, ae it's euccu-
lepcy will meke possible the profitable
use OF larger quantities OF wheat and
oat straw, which will probably be
'abdndant even the present year.
Write for press bulletin No. 10 on
Fodder Corn from which this summar-
lied Statement is made, addressing Di-
vf'8eeeT VIM, M. Liggett, Experiment
is6tatdah, st. Anthony Park, Mimi.
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