The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-10-01
CORN HARVEST.
Eanaasng Corn 10 Get FuEH vaIne
FROM Grain and Fodder.


FROM Grain and Fodder.
Not until recently has 50 much value
been attached to corn fodder, but now
with higher priced ssy. that may be
baled and shipped. and with the Germ
shredder and its most valuable product,
shredded fodder, the crop 81 corn
throughout the corn growing districts
Ii carefully harvested
Nowadays we see but few fields Of
corn left standing to be husked from
the stalk, but it ~ neatly cut UP and
tied into shocks ID be husked later on
In the seascn that il may be preserved
for winter feeding
Figuring on che Fodder.
Upon our farm we begin at planting
time to flglire upon the coming fodder
crop as WeIl as its output of corn. WIfh
a crop Of this kind 10 handle we must
expenti d great amount of Labor. and II
the cfop exceeds the force Of wcskmea
danger from frosts and ovcrripened
fodder must he the result.
This VIE oDviate ID certain extent
By planting our fields 50 that week
10 ten days intervene ia their ripenlng,
giving IA TIE advantage Of cutting the
crop ia its proper state ofripeness with
cur own farm force thus enabling us
to do 1t much cheaper.
We know there ~ great amount of
the corn crop harvested each year very
much too green. This. Of course, makes
very nice fodder. witb its greens fresh
appearance al shocking Time bar V Is
not the best oil feel fsr0perls ripen-
Ell fodder is much more valuable, while
the quality 81 the corn is very much
better.
AS soon az the crop s. III the proper
stage Tor handling. All other farm labor
Il laid aside In order to care for il. for
we hare learned THAT the sooner the
fodder is placed in shock after it has
reached tts proper stage Of ripeness the
more valuable it il ss feed.
CuttIns aud storing.
Our corn ground Ii usually sown In
wheat aftzr the corn. we usually
place the corn In shocks Of BY a
hills, making 10 hills stored in each.
This plan makes the seeding Of the
ground very easy. and whea the corn
IL removed later a the season the va
cant strips ARE either sow-n 10 wheat or
left until spring ana filed in with oats
"a order 20 keep down the growth Of
weeds
Our corn that u shredded into The
nows at the barn Is usually cut II
much smaller shocks. not over 100 hills
at the most. for We want II ID cure out
rapidly In order that Il msy be shred
ded and stored as sooa as possible.
II the shocks mnSt stand for any
length Of time out IN the field they
should BE- made much larger. some
seasons We have cut our entire crop up
n shocks Of Ia hills. or twelve hills
saUaTe. with good results TO enring. II
the shocks are sersrely tied about tie
tops as soon as put NJ. they VIII stand
al winter or until haskei out. with
but little damage from the weather.
The greater part OF our crop in iase
gears Is put into the barn o. Stack as
rapidly AZ the weather will permit
The way on One FarA
i This season we shall have several
hundred shocks u corn to care for 1T
shucking time and we expect 10 haul
ltall into the barn upon the low down
wagon and husk II oaf there we have
! 4 siiax that Is easily attached to our
hay rope, and By the aid Of the team
we hoist our fodder very easily 70 the
topmost part Of the mows This not
/ only saves Us much bard labor at pitch.
Ing. but enables ls e ali our barn to
rs fullest capacity.
In conclusion. a Farm and Fireside
writer. whose views are given in the
foregoing para graph. arirms that when
+ the farmer learns to attach an equal
+ value to the stover portion as to the
grain portion Of this crop there win be
but little need Of any lectuFiax upon
the care and storage Of the corn crop.