The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-25
CUTTING CORN FOR slLAeE.

GU ZINC CORN FOR SllAGE.
The frequent mistake is made OF cutting
corn for Stage when the ears are too
green or. in the milk stage, as they are
generally known when in this condition.
If one Will stop to think they Will remem-
Der that the grea test feeding value of the
corn Is when It Is mature although not
hard and dry. Perhaps as good a rule to
be guided by as any Is to cut the corn for
silage just before the leaves begin to show
Il decided yellow east. or course there
must be some nice calcula ton In this. but
IL Is easily worked out If one will be care
ful and watch the crop. The old idea that
Silage must be a mass of fermented corn
Is being lost sight of and intelligent feed
ers recognize the fact that 1t has its great
est value when the silage is sweet and as
nearly green as possible. In this condition
1t has a greater valne than We ~rcallz" aud
1t is certainly sufficiently great to pay well
for all the time and thought necessary to
grow corn properly as we'll as to cut 1t and
store 1T when In the best condition..
ONCE MORE ALFALFA.
During the next month Is the ideal time
for sowing alfalfa according to those who
have made a study of the plant and the
beginner with this valuable forage plant
VIII do we'll to bear In mind the main es-
sentials. First, the sweet soil which can
only be obtained by lining for one or two
years before sowing the seed. Then the
necessity for furnishing alfalfa bacteria
70 the soil on which the plant has never
grown either In the form OF inoculated
soil or by cultures which are now obtain
able from a number of reliable dealers.
linen, too, the seed must be well prepared
ana 1t should be as wei! prepared as for
wheat. 1t must be remembered that SOW
ing at this time pre-supposes that the soil
IS well supplied with moisture and partic-
Me ly nan - tI,.E --
good growth may be had during the period
that remains for growth of plant before
winter sets in. Do not use n nurse crop.
nut SOW the seed alone and SOW thickly,
using at least twenty pounds of seed to
the acre; 1t Is a good plan to SOW half the
seed lengthwise of fire field and the
otner half across the field, If sowed broad
east IRON eight to ten pounds OF seed
should be used and 1t should be lightly
covered with n harrow and then rolled.
Try a small plot If this Is your first ex-
pertinent with the plant.
EDUCATING THE CONSUMER,
Few workers Of the soil can AFFORD to
take to themselves the task of educating
inc pubic specially when large organiza-
tlons viii do so little towards it. At the
81. Louis fair in awarding prizes for fruit
quality was counted only as Is points out
OF a possible 100. while color was also
counted ut 10 and size at Is, so that one
mad only to exhibit a well known specimen
or any variety with u high color and gain
~ points In Che competition over Is award
ed for quality. This is manifestly wrong
for 1t gives the consumer a wrong i'm
preston of the fruit and. in many cases.
prevents INCREASED consumption which is a
detrllnent to the producer for ii tempts
MIN to growing highly colored varieties
regardless OF duality and SO the consumer
6uIIetS, ears ago when tha uyrjtn,. f3,,t