The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-04

of farmers to sell their corn and buy
bran fo~ stock IL bran does not exceed
SIS per ton.
The crop of fodder from field OF
corn should be equal in value to the
grain taken therefrom. and yet the
fodder is wasted and the grain saved.
In fact, If the fodder is given no bet
ter treatment than II receives on some
farms, 1t would be cheaper to drive
into the fields, pull the ears from the
stalks, throw them into wagon and
haul direct from the field to the crib,
leaving the stalks standing, than to ex-
pend labor in cutting the corn and
putting IL into shocks, with the addi-
tional work of husliing the grain after
the corn Is shocked, as 1t will save
labor by so doing, If the fodder is to
be wasted. II is a very disagreeable
task to husk the corn in the field in
cold weather. and II is an easy matter
to pull the ears from the standing
corn, which can be husked more con-
veniently at the barn.
Careful experiments made show that
the fodder crop is more valuable than
may be supposed and that a larger
proportion of the fodder would be con-
sumed II II were properly cared for,
so as to be kept in bright condition.
II hay were treated in the same man
ner as fodder II would be rejected,
but even In the condition in which
fodder Is given to stock they accept
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Farmers who have been careful with
their fodder have found that when It
was cut up fine with the feed-cutter
and fed in connection with ground
oats and bran, not only to cattle, but
horses, have been brought safely
through the winter in good condition,
and at less cost than with any other
kind of foods. II is a willful waste
Of labor TO carefully shock the fodder
and then leave II, for even If not de-
stroyed by winds and rains In the
field II is so deteriorated in quality as
to be unacceptable to stock.
Corn fodder can be made to assist
serve, and which is known by all ex-
perienced farmers, is that corn fodder
must be bright. Economy of feeding
with fodder Is to make it assist hay,
as the more fodder used to advantage,
the more hay can be sold or used for
| additional stock. The main point is to
| preserve the fodder In winter, and
make II assist in producing a profit
on the farm.
The greater amount OF protein In
bran as compared with corn, should
make II more suitable than corn for
cows which produce milk that is sold
daily, as large proportion OF nitro
gen Is carried away in milk. There
Is also gain in the mineral elements
| in the use OF bran, as corn Is deficient
in that respect. For young and grow.
ing stock the foods that contain the
mineral elements should be preferred
but where linseed meal and closer are
used there will be NO necessity for
1 feeding bran. A large number OF farm
ers purchase bran, and II will be to
their interests to endeavor to know
something Of the various kinds on the
market, us a falling Off in the nutri'
tious elements OF the bran used may
really cause IL TO be expensive.
A great many farmers feed the
ground material independently OF the
coarse food. It Is considered more la.
borlous to mix all the feeding mate
rials together, for the reason that II
the ground grain Is to be mixed with
the hay and fodder the latter must
be passed. through the cutter and re
duced to a fine condition. OF course
there are objections to SD doing, yet
the cutting Of the food into short
lengths will effect a saving that would
more than offset the cost Of labor, as
the stock would eat more and cost
less. But there Is gain in feeding
ground grain with cut hay and fodder
in another manner. When the grain
is mixed with the coarse material II
Is more easily digested, as 1t Is divided
and carried into the stomach In con
dition which permits Of the gradual
action of the digestive organs. The
long provender also being in a fine
state, a greater proportion OF nutrition
Is therefore extracted, and the system
Of treating the whole together will
prove al-Philadelphia Rec
ord.