The Yale expositor., 1913-01-16
DOES IT PAY r SHRED SLOWER
BY C. J. FIIiweter Of II C Service
CureaI

Shredded stover increases its feed
ing value. Prof Henry of the I'm
yersity of Wisconsin has conducted
experiments which show that shred
valuable when fed to mich cows than
1t Is in the uncut form. 1t is also
estimated that about % per cent OF
the feeding value of corn stalks Is lost
by allowing the shocks to stand In the
field two months. Allowing corn to
stand in the field not only decreases
its value. but it increases the Difficult
ties of the cattle.
Just remember that every time you
carry an armful of stalks into the barn
20 per cent of the disestible nutri-
ments contained in the feed 60 for the
production of physical energy neces-
sary for doing external work, 43 per
cent is use / for keeping up the body,
and q per cent is returned in the
milk pail.
If you handle your corn crop prop
erly you will find 81 per cent of the
total nutriment in the stalks, and 63
per cent in the ear, but If you allow
the shocks to stand in the field to be
beaten by the winters orms, you can
expect to lose anywhere from 81 per
cent to so per cent of the total feeding
value of the stalks. On the average
acre from two to three TONS Of slower
are grown. In the stalks produced on
an acre Of average corn, there are APP
proXimately 50 pounds Of protein,
!, 800 pounds of carbohydrates, and %
pounds of ether extract. A steer
weighing 1000 pounds reauirs one
half OF a pound Of protein, pounds
of carbohydrates, and about ono tenth
Of pound Of ether evtrHcl da 'ly.
Figured to an eXacthess, thee are
carbohydrates enough IN an acre of
corn to last steer ten months. ether
extract enough to Feep him in proper
condition for eight months, and pro-
tein in sufficient quantity to sustain
him for six months.
Probably the only argument against
shredding is the cost of preparation.
When figured in dollars and cents, the
cost of husking and shredding with a
machine Is practically the same as for
hand work. Figures compiled by men
who feed whole stalks. Ivy users Of
shredded slower, and by the owners of
machines give tho following f"cts:
Cost of huskine 25 acres Of shocked
corn, and getting the fodcoT in stack.
The quality of corn used f." iho basis
of the following tables ie SLIGHTLY
above the average, forty t""hels to
the acre being taken &C . standard.
The cost of labor is figured at current
rates.
Cost of husking 1000 b"rhc,s
by hand at cents II mel. $40 no
Board for man during hrs! ing,
averaging so bushels per
day, for q days at 81 20 FER
week ....'....... lo Ou
Cost Of handling husked corn
and fodder from the field.
men and team. days at
$500 per day each for the
men,and $3.50 for the team. q so
Board for 2 men for : days, at
Is cents per day. 7 so
Board for team for days at
so cents per day ............ 2 so
Total cost of getting corn In
crib and fodder in stack. -. s91 M
Cost of husking and shredding rs
acres of corn, figuring the yieid at 40
bushels per acre, and an average days
work at 800 bushels. A ten-roll husker
and shedder working under ideal con-
ditions has husked 1000 bushels Of
corn in a day, but to be conservative
we are reducing these figures consider
ably. We are also figuring the cost Of
doing the husking and shredding
strictly on bushel basis. In many
localities owners of huskers and shred
ders prefer to work by the day rather
than by the bushel.
For hire of husker and shred.
der, including the services
of engine, 1000 bushels at
Three men pitching in the
field, IA days at $500 each
per day ................. bO
Six men to haul slower from
the field, ~ days at $500
each per day. .............. Is 90
Six teams and wagons for
drawing stover to the ma
chine, 1% days at $3.50 per
day per team. .............. ii 20
Fuel 5 60
One man for shoveling corn
into crib. ~ days at $500
per day .................. oo
Board for fourteen men, IL
days at IS cents per day.. 10 Is
Feed required for six teams,
IL days at so cents per
team ................. 10
Total ................ @5o.io
$9S75 minus $91.00 equals $7.75 or
cost of shredded slower. Since two
tons OF slower are produced on an acre.
and twenty-five acres are shredded,