The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
IS
PAYING INDUSTRY
SPECIAL SHOWS ARE PLANNED
To STIMULATE INTEREST
c. L. Smith Declares That
Corn Can Be Grown,Success-
fully in Northwest.

10 StAmulAto greater interest IN
the growing Of corn and to demons
trate the possibilities and prod table
ness of corn.growing In the country
tributary to its lines. the O.-W. r. 81
N. will distribute several hundred
dollars in cash prizes during the com-
ing season. according to an announce
ment made By @. Il. Smith. the COM
pany's aRriculturist.
Mr.. Smith declares that field corn
can be grown just as successfully in
the Northwest as 10 any other part
Of the United States. He has travelled
over nearly every section OF Oregon,
Washington and Idaho during the
East year and In every locality be
found some farmer who was growing
corn successfully.
''It Is mistaken idea that corn
cannot be profitatly grown through
out the Pacitiu Northwest" said Mr..
Smith. "The failures that have
noted usually have been due to poor
seed, carelessness in the preparation
Of the land or lack of proper cuitiva-
tion. As feed for dairy COWS to sup.
plement the short dry pastures in July
and August, there Is nothing else
quite equal to green ccrn.
"Ihe corn plant produces the larg-
est measure of feed per area. Of land
aud labor involved OF any plant. ex-.
cent alfalfa under irrigation. The
corn plant also utilizes q heavy APP
plication OF harnyard manure more
readily than any other plant. Pre-
sumably the farmer who makes, live
stock leading factor in his system OF
farming will have an abundance of
barnyard manure to apply during the
winter months to the land that is to
DO planted to corn the following sea-
SOD. The plowing should be done as
early as the character of the land
will admit. and as deep as the weight
Of the team will permit; harfowing
and oultivating at intervals Of fi0m
6ve to seven days until the middle or
last OF May. which will put the ground
In good tiltt and destroy most OF the
weed seeds present. Nothing ia to be
gained By planting the corn too early.
The ground should be warm enoughiso
that the CORN would come up quickly
and grow rapidly without any check.
The stunted corn plant like the stunt
cd pig will seldom make proflts BILE
growth. From Octoter until Deoem-
her the corn can be fed green direct
from the field. But the climate OF
this section is not we'll adapted for the
handling of fodder corn.
Experience has demonstrated that
the silo is the only safe and satisfac.
tory place to store fodder corn. The
beet time to harvest the fodder corn
for the silo is just as the kernel beains
to harden. Phe best variety of corn
for this purpose is q medium dent
corn that will mature 10 about so
days. Home grown seed is always
preferable to that brought from q dis
tance. The corn plant adapts itself
to localities aud conditions more read
lily than any other plant. By prouer
care in the selection of saed the weld
and quality NAV be improved from,
year to year. Cultivate the oorn az.
ery week until il is tasseled. One
acre OF this green corn will maks
from 500 to 700 pounds of pork.
A medium variety of the dent corn
should follow the fiint for late feeding
1 By using the portable fence anf
| feeding limited area at a time. th,
pigs can harvest their own feed with
out any noticeable waste. Whether tb,
corn ie cut up and fed in tbe uastur,
lot or the hogs are allowed TO fead i
down must be determined BY location
labor available. water and fencing
Whichever way it Ii done one vii
flnd The most rapid and proitabl,
gains are made from the green corn
Even when hogs are running on riol
stubbls heids. 90 evening feed O
green corn WAL pay ID increased gain
ITO stimulate greater interest u
the growing OF corn the o.-W. Z. d
n. VIII during tns coming season dis
tribute seveiai hundred dollars 10 casi
prizes. Tne plan uoDtempiates coYi
SHOW Iof Easarn washington ans
Northern ldano aDout December |
1913. and another 81 some point i
Eastern oregon the week following