The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-01-24

From 10 to 40 percent can be saved
on corn, fodder py preparation before
feeding, according to the quality, of the
fodder. AS corn picked in their en-
tirety were formerly thrown into the
barnyard to be. picked over by cattle
their consumption due to proper pre-
paration is clear gaia. The corn
shredder has now come: into use. and
it is saving millions of tons Of fodder
annually. Some Portions of shredded
fodder will be rejected by cattle, but
only little when the corn is harvested
at the proper stage. The quality de-
ponds upon when the corn is removed
from the ground and shocked but it
is the cutter or shredder that enables
corn crop. The ensilage cutter is also
as serviceable fer, cured corn fodder as
for ensilage There can be no loss,
even if the reduced fodder is uneaten,
Is the refuse can be used for bedding,
and then as absorbent material in the
. manure heap. In fact, If the cutter and
shredder were used for no other pur-
pose than to convert the stalks into
bedding they woAd be-. valuable but
there will be but little Of the corn
fodder rejected if it is bright and in
good condition. 1t is of Importance to
give the saving of fodder more atten-
ton, as it is more valuable than the
grain if carefully prepared for the an
imals Horses keep we'll on good fod-
: der, and come out in the spring ready
for work, but if the fodder is dry, the
blades whipped off by the wind, and
the shocks exposed in the: fields, the
animals will select only the best por-
tons Shredded fodder can also be
baled, like hay, and shipped any dis
lance. ..s,
There has heretofore. been an enor-
nous waste OF material, for in the
fields, during the. winter, on some
farms, may be seen shocks Of corn 'fod-
der that have fallen over, the snow,
wind and rain destroying it, while that
which is left from obstruction is leaf
LEES and the stalks frozen. The far
mer contents himself by hauling this
worthless fodder to the barnyard to be
tramped by cattle and converted into
manure, but he loses the fodder. as a
food and as an aid to the supply of
hay. 1t is not as valuable for the man
ure heap when exposed as when cut
or shredded, for when reduced it alb
serbs the liquids more teadily]and will
also decompose sooner. AS the fodder
is equally as -paluable as the grain If
properly cured and prepared, some es-
rTmate may be maze of the annual loss
to. farmers when it is stated, that the
corn crop, at Is cents per bushel. is
worth $500 900, 600, and the fodder fully
as much, but more than one-half of
the fodder is wasted in the fields by
exposure, entailing loss every year
of S250,eo0,000. If converted into milk,
butter. and meat this waste material
would bring to the farmers $500,000,-
600 Der annum. Such a loss would not
be permitted by manufacturers, for at
the great slaughtering establishments
everything is saved and sold, even to
the hair, hoefs, blood and hornss-but the
farmer, yho should be economical if
he wishes to succeed, throws away one
Of the most valuable products Of his
fasm that simply requires care in har-
.vesting and storing to be utilized! More
stock can be kept when the entire corn
plant Is used, and better manure for
the farm can be made by. putting the
fodder under shelter or. even ,.stack-
inssiA ira manner to preve9 aoasrfrom
exposure during the winter.-Philadel
phia Record. fsft{