Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-09-12
FARMER AND PLANTER
SHREDING CORN STALKS.
North Carolina Farmer Nho
Doesn't Believe in 1t With ia
plantations in It's Favor,

n -,,-- 49, -.-,.., ,-,1,,., a.. q l,,,4 for
l. 500 ,4~i, bu- a,l the yalue is in
~, rr,ses ana shnets-fhs hard stalk
and nf-h is no go5d and stock Will not
!. sat ii Trrs II does for bedding. but il
!, is rather extensive beddius. Farmers
. can rrt n,e7rv of bedding for stock
without the trouble and exnense Of
shrsddinc H. You say that cutting
down me corn stalk does not hurt the
j corn If this is 50. n is strange Cut
down tree. or sprout. or weed. or any
other rl2nf and il instantly withers
and shrirks away Is the corn plant
an exceptions We know that all the
nurrfmenr a ulaut gets comes from the
root and II this is emit on it dies and
shrinks up. A reighhor who runs a
gin and mill saws he can Tell corn that
has been cut and shredded as soon as
Ee nuns i'd in the mill 1t is light ana
cha1ty and not solid like corn that has
stood cnIl the grain is hard and tuliy
ma,ared He has tried shredding, and
says man suou4u Nor 'u' H's 90"
anu SLTeG IT, ne "o"'u 90 j IoI
ro,nlng-
You say the crop of corn stalks is
worth as much as the corn, and as
+ much as cotJonseed / fer one do moi
+ believe #. Corn STALKS taking off the
blades and shucAs, is worth no more
JAan cotton stalks ana should be IeiJ
Oh me lana Ter hUmuS. true Jhey VIII
Ivy ,A"Ne ''"II' "I'''"'' D"- '"'i az
W.. III 'Li0'V IoI '""' IMAM any INNS
'Ss
Again, you say .shreddegs are not
I expensive Well to run a shredder
you must have steam engine, and the
o0Iilt costs more than the average
farmer is able to afford If farmers |
. would plant or SOW their corn land in
1 peas and then NOV it after they gath
er the corn, they would have plenty /
Or better hay than shredded corn
STALK.
Il resret to differ with YOU on this /.
matter. but with my experience and
NE light before me, l prefer the Old /
way K, h, HARRIS.
4 Pineyille. n c.
Stuck fast in the old rut Our cor
respondents position is rather pecul-
lar, Inc shreddlns OF corn is valued .
because It prepares the stalk for food /
as Well as the blade, and thus very |
greatly increases the quantity Of food,
Experiments and analysis both show
thai the stalk IS equal in feeding value |
70 the blades and shucks Expert
ments also show, that when the sherd-
ulA5 IS properly done the stock eat
s-"-A anu an ana TURNER, mat lhey
"0l n anu Ial'eh on shTedded nay as
e'l as Oh olAel MINUS sometimes the
-'euolus Is NOT Wen zone or the iced
ing is hol properly proporuoned, and
theh STOCK leave some in the troughs
bul inns is not me case when the work
% wen ana fishsiF done
We have the experience of hundreds
which show that it is fully equal 10
other kinds of hay
AS IN the cutting of tho corn eto1l,
iniuring the corr. We wish ~ saw that
it does not do so if cut at the ripbt
time. The corn should stand until tbe
fodder or blades are we'll rlnanod-a
week later than you would pull fod-
der until the grains are well glazed.
We wfr evnroir bo,. - T.. ,ho. 49,
cutting does not injure or make the
grain lighter
The roote of corn toi,o tb., o,,,,lo ,.,r,
from the aartb or col, a,d gosa ~
through tho sta1p to tho hlados trho
blades arc tho r,orl,sho, 80 ,I.lt-
Hero nv tho ola of s,,nalj,e - P' -
ronhyl tbig cr,do CO.., 10 -. I',I,, e,.io
THO foo3 o1o,,,.,,., '',U w.
con- o.oh 80 49, ''-'o' On
food eritod ~ -. r-' pa 'i'
- thoo, M s.s, 80 20 oeii' OaoN
So ,,,,t, - 80 '''-'o1 ~ 'iIo Ull-
aaal, l.i-1I -. I'm So" ~ 10 senV
rro5 n,,,+a, ~ 10 - opJ' pave me
49, - mains 'HG si"Il Is sent
~ ny. s'o'l,. w iniS'aAes are maze
''''7 '0'''e'i u WI N
Now if you take off the blades of /