Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-06-26

grown successfully in that part of the
state. He planted little patch near
the road where all the farmers could
see 1t as they passed by The corn
matured and in due time was harvest
ed. This sort of encouraged the farm
iers in that locality, and several of
| them began to plant corn for them
selves all of which grew successfully.
To get people started to growing corn
seems to be the great trouble all over
this section of the country, but farther
east and north farmers grow corn in
large quantities. Now the first thing
/ to be considered in the growing of
corn is in the selection of seed We
must have corn adapted to this
climate land soil: Corn will adapt it.
self to a country, and it does not take
great many years for it to do So
r. think one of the best demonstrations
/ OF that fact is to be found in the city
or bismarck by the firm of Oscar H.
VIII & accompany. They are doing as
much for the production of corn as
any other one in this state. I
= What we want in this section of the
country is corn not higher than
seven feet, or Whereabouts, with the
ears not more than seven or eight
inches long. Corn of this height
makes better fodder than the larger
corn, at least we have found that to
be our experience, which covers a
period of over fourteen years. We
found in feeding large corn to stock
that they would only eat off the tops
but when, we fed the smaller varieties
the cattle eat it completely. Thus in
the feeding of fodder, if the corn, is
large, more than half of it goes to
waste, as stock do not seem to like
the large varieties.
In choosing seed for corn it would
be better to use some of the varieties
which have been known to grow sue
cessfully in this part of the state, es-
pecially homegrown corn. Get corn
! grown as near your home as you can.
and then improve upon the variety
yourself You would, probably, better
procure some of the northern yari-
cites, such as the dent mercer, flint,
gehu, or Dakota. OF these varieties
] the Dakota and gehu produce ears too
low on the stock to cut with a haryes-
ter, as a rule. Another thing to which
wish to call your attention is the
4 fact thattland that has been ;sown to
other crops for a great many years
4 Will better = retain its fertility if
planted to corn for year or two: and
1 that from standpoint of yield. alone,
i 1t is a benefit. At our station we have
found that where land has been cropped
TO small grains for period of years
it loses its productiveness, and If a
crop Of corn is planted intermediately.
we get atbetter yield than if the land
had BEEN to other grains con-
unuously, and have the corn crop ex-
ira 1t keeps the land in good condi-
tion, it retains the moisture in: it, and
1t is valuable from any standpoint
that you look at it. ~.. -
Another thing to be taken into con-
sideration is the care of the corn
after it ID harvested That Is, the
saving Of the stocks for fodder. One,
OF the best ways that I know of to
put up corn is simply to lay down a
layer of straw, and layer of bundles,
and another layer of straw, and so on
up. This keeps the corn in very good
condition, and it will make the very
best kind Of fodder If you put corn
into large stack without layers be-
tween itfwill soon decay. "a
Question. would like to ask YOU
If northern corn IS better for fodder
than southern corn: '-'- y. ass. r.,
Answer, Yes, sir. It has. more
protein r IN it, more muscle producing.
81 Question. = it as hardy corn as
the southern corn? 5ss s.:s>s -. vs.
Answer Yes, sir. Northern corn
is harder. ,. s.. ts;t. ,1,
Question. Then is the. yield of
northern corn as large as southern
corn? .ss3.s {. z,:..
Answer, I do not think that said
It was. I did not say that northern
corn yielded more. did say that
northern corn had more protein In it, |
and was more muscle producing food
than the southern grown corn.
Question. Which has the most oil, |
the northern or the southern corn?
Answer. do not remember what
the analysis on corn lis.
Question. Which cora weighs the
most per bushel thern grown
corn, or the Iowa and illinois corn?
Answer. Il think I saw d record Of
corn at the Oregon Expedition In re-
gard to that. and as remember it our