The Brunswick times-call., 1901-04-07
AS TO sHRFDDIMo CORN.
Agricultural Department. Makes Gem.
prehensive Reply to IA Inquirer.

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QUEsTIoN.-Will you. please give ms
some information in regard TO corn
shredding9
Questions and Answers.
| Colonel r. ]. Reddtng, Director, Geor.
sia Experiment Station answered sim.
thar question some time since as followsI
No. /. In what stage did you cut the
corn for the shredderP
Answer. About one week later than
che stage at which farmers usually pull
fodder"
No. Q, How much can dz hands cut
and shock in one dayP
Answer. Six hands can cut and shook
a given area of corn as quickly as they
could pull the fodder and take it up. I"
and stack 1t and haul it to the barn. In
knocking 1t will be necessary to have
sort of q rough frame or 4shocker," in
order to enable one person TO reach the
top Of the shock. This ''shooker'' h
made by taking piece Of AKA soantiinR 10
or Ia feet long, putting two legs Ia ono
end or feet long, something like the
legs TO ''saw-horse." The legs are put
In 80 thae they can be tahen out easily.
and about feet from whore the legs are
inserted. III 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 ON its
feet, the pin inserted and the corn Is laid
in bundles In the four angles thus
formed, enabling the man who shocks
and ties Co stand 1t, and reach the
top OF the shock to tie IL, By Withdraw
ing the loose pin and two legs ID can be
easily moved to the next shock
Ord. About how many stalks did you
put In shock?
Answer. About 100 % eO0 according
70 sise Of stalks
4th. WhRt aid you Csc TO Gle the tops
together withs
Answer Common baggtng twino.
such as Is used In battling cotton.
9th. How long did you let the Shoaks
Of corn remain In the field before haul
iTg them up and shreddingP
Answer. Until fully dry The time
win depend on che weather. last year
1t 80 happened there was no rain on the
shocks for four weeks, by which time
the corn was fully dry and ready for the
cEib end the STALKS dry enough fog the
shredder. Care shouid be taken. how.
ever. that the stalks be- entirely dry.
otherwise the shredded stalks will not
keep well II put away In bnlh.
Och. What per cent did the shredder
shuok clesn as u snapped the ears OH
the stalks?
Answer. We dAd not use the Swapping
run, but used che large feed roll we
shuoke6 ont the corn from the shook,
having the Bhuohs on tho stalk.
9Th, Did any Of the ears Of corn dam.
ago by cutting aud Stacking In the
the tleldl
Answer No
18th We're the ears Of corn as heavy
as when left On the stalks the 'Uld
wayT'
Answer We did not actually weigh
the ears and make test 30 see If there
was any loss Of weight of the ears Of
corn In the shocks as compared with
ears allowed to dry on the stalks, but
nom previous experiments am pre-.
pared to say that the loss win be very
small, ifany at all; and II the ears should
DO lighter, the loss Of weight IN the ear
viii be compensated by increased weight
In slower, so that there Is no loss.
9th. Did the stock eat the shredded
stalks with a relish9
Answer. Yes-espeoially cattle.
10Th How much per acre do you
think Is saved by cutting and shpeddina
the stalks against pulling the fodder, /"
and saving corn In the "old way?'
Answer. According to our estima.
tion, based upon actual weighinQs, 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 pouuds
will be worth not less than $40 to s 10 pel
ton, or about 30 cents for every busheL
This does not include the shucks nor the
blades, but 1t Is intended to include
simply the corn stalks that are usually
left in the field when fodder is stripped
of In the usual way, Georgia Ayr
cultural Department..