Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-01
Sweet ,orn for Extra.

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ready. Those Mo are following Il
strict rotation. hive little to do, but
there Is no farmer we believe. no mat
ter what his plan II farming may be,
| but what can so cvise his crops for
another year that can grow a plat
of sweet corn for fo1ge purposes, says
II Chicago market pper
| The fairness are few and far be-
tween who do not nd some use for
the solling crop. lr many of the
readers of this paperit is impossible
that the sol!lngNcrop sacks too much
OF dairying to appeal immediately to
their ideas of meat reduction. 1t
may be true That the dirylnan is the
one vino originated the plan of grow
Ing green crops, but 1t it be a fact
there Is no reason why ~ cannot ef-
fectually turn IL 10 his wn use and
advantage IL he will. a ything that
viii foster ana hasten thegrowth and
development Of his stock should APP
peal 20 every farmer.
One Of the great ADVANTAGES OF the
soiling crop is the Fact tht 1t sup
plies g. vast amount of red when
there is likelihood Of the pas,lrcs be-
ing in bad condition from drought.
overstocklng or otherwise. Sweet corn
is one of the most available cops for
the purpose that we know anything a
bout. 1t is appetizing, easily grown,
and productive Of vast amdnt of
green feed.
Farmers who have newell. expelmen-
ted with the possibilities\ Of sweet
corn for feeding cattle are\ not pit to
appreciate It's advantages. \ PLACID a.
longside OF the ordinary field con to
which stock is accustomed, 4he famer
may be surprised to findl that the
sweet corn finds much the more f'vor
with the cattle. We have fkequetly
found that cattle would entirely sat
UP a cutting of sweet corlH stalks
where they would leave the Fegulr
feed corn untouched. 1t has b4en tie
observation OF eXperimenters ,genef
ally that frequently where they fiel!
stalks are merely mussed oveN the
sweet corn is greedily searched ou
and consumed.
Sweet corn is easily grown, as every
man knows who has ever planted any
of it. 1t requires no other attenVloi
than regular corn and may be planVee
in the same way, with the possible OK
ception that 1t may be put closeN>t2'
getker IL desired and more kernels Spu'
into a hill. The intention obviously
is to secure stalks rather than grain
thus permitting heavy planting.
Men who are familiar with corr
need not he informed of the producing
capabilities of sweet corn when re-
garded from the standpoint of green
stuff Welded From the standpoint OF
feed we know of no crop that Will pro-
duce more pounds of first class feed
to the acre than sweet corn. AS bulk
as we'll as quality is one of the essen
tials i'm looking for soiling crop,
there is obviously some strong adVah-
tages on this score i'm favor OF IN
planting Of sweet corn
One great advantage or sweet corr
for soiling purposes is its saccharine
nature. that appeals highly to the am
NAL. This element is not only appe-
thing to the animal nature, but APP
pears to have marked tendency n
prolonging the life of green stalF
that is battling with the whitening IN
fluences Of the drought. On account o.
this quality sweet corn is Of more thai
ordinary value for the reason that lis
feeding qualities will remain reason
ably good when other feeds are apt 'tt
be seriously suffering for want Of
moisture.
After the regular corn planting has
been done unless it be unreasnably
late. there is time to plant theI sweet
corn and have it mature suffdcientls
well to furnish q large amount II
first class green feed. 1t is appare MT
that roughage is what is desited ra th-
er than grain. Therefore the posi-
bility of the later planting. 1t grows
fast. covers the ground well with a
free disposition to sucker, all of which
tends to increase it's usefulness fol-
green feeding.
While the sweet corn may be plant
ed early in June. it is better to pillow
the ground early in the season, say
some time during the fore part of May
so that the seed bed may be gotten
into good condition. Sweet corn will
grow under very unsatisfactory condi-
lions, but on account of the fact that
the crop is designed to furnish feed
during the dry season. it is wise to for
tify against the extrenlities; of the seas
son by starting it Out with first class
seed bed. The farmer who will take
this precaution may rest, assured that
he will get a grea: deal more out OF
the crop. Soil that is rich in nitrogen
will be found particularly adaptable to
the growing of Sweet corn for soilins
purposes. Occasionally one finds land
that is SO rich in nitrogen that it is I'M
satisfactory for the production OF q
grain crop on account of the extensive
growth of the stalk. This is not true
with sweet Corn growing, where the
main essentiai is to get all the vege-
tation that isi possible. 1t is the stalk
growth that As to furnish the feed for
the cattle. Wherefore the Importance
of growing the soiling crop upon rich
soil where there is the fertility that
brings big results.
Drilling ais to be recommended as
means foY putting the crop in the soil.
1t is preferable to put the rows not less
than three or three and a half feet
apart. 1t is not desirable to drill the
rows sol close that horses cannot be
taken into the field to cultivate the
crop.
Som farmers viii favor the plan of
putting the sweet corn in checks. rms
plan IFS productive of more grain, but
has no particular advantage from the
stan9poin, of producing green feed for
cattsA.
Amount to the acre viii vary ac-
corhing to the quantity that is drilled.