The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-06
As ro eHRspolNo corn.
Agricultural Department Makes Csu-
prehensive Reply TO an Inquirer.


QUEsTIos. you please give me
some information Ia regard to corr
ahEedding9
Questions and Answers.
Colonel r. J. Redding. Director, Geor.
GA Experiment Station. answered sim.
liar question some time since as follows
No /. In what stage did you out the
corn for the shreddeRp
Answer. About one week Inter than
che stage at which farmers usually pull
fodder. "
No. Q. How much can ain hands oui
and shooh In one dayG
Answer. Six hands can cot and shock
. given area Of corn as quickly Rs thsy
could pull the fodder and take it up, T"
and stack It and haul 1t to the barn. III
docking It will be necessary to have .
sort Of rough frame OF ''shocker." In
order 10 enable one person % reach the
TOP Of the ahoch. This '-shocker" is
made by taking piece Of sx4 scantiing 10
eE "a feet long, putting cwo legs Ia one
end on feet long. something hkeithe
legs 10 ''sAw horse The legs areput
IN so that they can DO taken out easily.
and about 0 feet from whore the legs are
inserted, NJ inch augos hole 10 bored
thEough che piece OF timber. and light
PIN feet long Is loosely inserted 70 the
middle. This ''shockeT" 10 seb up ON It's
feet, the pin inserted and the cord b laid
ia bundles In the four angles thus
formed, enabling the man who shod1D
and tte0 10 stand upon Il, and reach ths
cop Of the shock 10 tie 10 BY Withdraw.
ing the loose pin aud two iegs 10 can be
easily moved TO she next shoch-
SD, About how many stalks ala yOu
pus IA a shookf
Answer. About 100 70 300, according
10 size NJ stalkA
9Th. whab did yon use 10 de the tops
ssgotheTwithf
Answer. Oummon baggfng twins,
Rsach az IL used In bailing cotton.
9th. How long did you let the shocks
sE corn remain In the field before haul
Ing them up and shredding3
Answer. Until fully dry. The time
viii depend on the weatheS. Last year
II 50 happened there was no rain on the
shocks for four weeks, by which time
the corn was fully dry and ready for the
orb and the STALKS dry enough for the
ehzsdder. Care should be taken, how.
Svos. that the stalks DO entirely dry,
otherwise the shredded stalks win moi
keep well II put away In bulk,
9th. What per cent did the shredder
shuok eileen as 10 snapped che cara of
the stalksf
Answer We ara not use tho swapping
roll, bub used the large feed roll VIZ
shuoisea ont the corn from the shock
leaving che snpoks on tho stalk.
7bh- Did amy Of tho ears Of corn dain.
age by outing and shocking In the
che lleidl
Answer No
9th. We're tho care Of corn as heavy
as when left on abe stalks the ''old
wsyS''
Answer. We aid not actually weigh
che ears and make q test 60 see II there
was any loss Of weight of the cara Of
corn IA the shocks 90 compared with
ears allowed TO dry on the stalks, but
from previous experiments ann pre-
pared 70 say that the loss win DO very
small, II any at all; and II tho ears SHOULD
be lighter, the loss Of weight in the eal
win DO compensated by increased weigh
Ia slower, 90 THAI there Is no loss.
9th. Did the stock eat the shreddeS
STALKS with relishS
Answer. Yes--eapecially cattle.
10th. How much per acre do yov
shinh Is saved by quitting and shreddinl
The stalks against pulling the fodder.
and saving corn IA the cold way2'
AnaweS According TO our estima
ton, based apon actual weighings, on
corn making Rs much as 30 to 40 bushel
70 the mere, there will be saved by shred
ding the corn stalks about 40 pounds 70
each bushel Of corn. and these 30 poundl
viii be worth not less than $40 to $l9 pc
ton. or about 30 cents for every buSlel
This does not include the shucks nor Oh,
blades, but 1t 10 intended to tncludt
simply the corn stalks that are usual,
Iafh I'm che sein whom fodder is stripped
OF In the usual way. Georgia Agri
cultuEal Department..