The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-16
AS TO sHREDDlN0 CORN.
Agricultural Department Makes Com.
prehensive Reply to an Inquirer.

Agricultural Department Makes Com.
Prehensive Reply to an Inquirer.
QUESTION. Will you please give me
some information in regard to corn
shredding? ....,.. .....
Questions and Answers.
Colonel r. J. Redding, Director, GeOr.
sia Experiment Station, answered sim.
liar question some time since as followsi
No. /. In what stage did you cut the
corn for the shredder?
Answer About one week later than
che stage at which farmers usually pull
| fodder" -.
No 3. How much can six hands cut
and shock in one day.
Answer. Six hands can cut and shook
given area of corn as quickly as they
could pull the fodder and take it up, {"
! and stack it and haul it to the barn. In
shocking it will be necessary to have a
sort OF rough frame or "shocker," in
order to enable one person to reach the
top OF the shock. This "shooker" is
made by taking piece of 3x4 soantling IL
or IA feet long. putting two legs in one
end or feet long. something like the
legs to ''saw horse" The legs are put
In so that they can be taken out easily,
and about feet from where the legs are
inserted, r inch augor hole is bored
through the piece of timber, and light
pin 4 feet long is loosely inserted to the
middle. This ''shocker'' is set up Oh its
feet, the pin inserted and the corn is laid
in bundles In the four angles thus
formed, enabling ths man who shocks
and ties to stand upon it. and reach the
top of the shock TO tie it. BY withdraw
ing the loose pin and two legs, 1t can b.
easily moved to tho next shock.
3rd. About how many stalks did You
put in a shock?
Answer. About $50 to 400, according
to size of stalks.
4th. What did you use to tic the tops
together with?
Answer. Common bagging Irvine,
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9th. How long did you let the shocks
Of corn remain in the field before haul.
ing them mp and Shedding?
Answer. Until fully dry. The time
viii depend ON the weather. Last year
1t 50 happened there was no rain on the
shocks for four weeks, by which time
the corn was fully dry and ready for the
crib and the stalks dry enough for the
shredder. Care should be taken, how
ever. that the stalks be entirely dry,
otherwise the shredded stalks will not
keep well if put away in bulk.
9th. What per cent did the shredder
shuok clean as it snapped the ears of
the stalks?
Answer. We did not use the swapping
roll, but used the large feed roll. We
shucked out the corn from the shock,
leaving the shucks on the stalk
7th. Did any of the ears of corn dam
age by cutting and shocking in the
the field?
Answer No
9Th. Were the oars Of corn as heavy
- when left on the stalks the "old
way"
Answer. We did not actually weigh
the ears and make test t. see if there
was any loss OF weight of the cars OF
corn In the shocks as compared with
ears allowed to dry on the stalks, but
from previous experiments | am pre-
pared to say that the loss will b. very
small, If any at all; and if the ears should
be lighter, the loss of weight in the ear
will be compensated by increased weight
In stover, so that there is no loss
9th. Did the stock cat the shredded
stalks with a relish:
Answer. Yes-e especially cattle
10th. How much per acre do you
think is saved by cutting and shredding
the stalks against pulling the fodder.
and saving corn in the ''old way?'
Answer According to our estima
ton, based upon actual weighings, our
corn making as much as 30 to 40 bushels
to the acre, there will be saved by shred
ding the corn stalks about 10 pounds for
each bushel OF corn, and these 40 pounds
will be worth not less than $40 to $l2 per
ton, or about 20 cents for every bushel
This does not include the shucks nor the
blades. but it is intended to include
simply the corn stalks that are usually
left in the field when fodder is stripped
off in the usual way Georgia Agri-
cultural Department.
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