The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-04-27
CORN FOR S|LAGE
MEANS MORE MEAT
Sorghum and kafir Corn Also mahS
Good SiIage-Garden work
For May.
BY Dean Martin Nelson, Cohese "
Agriculture, University OF
Arkansas.

Arkansas.
There is every indication at the
present time that there will be a So
rious shortage of all kinds OF leeo
for livestock, and it will pay the 1ar-
mers of Arkansas to plan on siiage
crops.
Corn the Staple Crop For the Sho'
The staple crop for the silo is corn.
Other crops mentioned later are soou
and may be used, preferably, WIN
corn. No special kind of corn is nee
easary to make good silage. Any va
riety of corn that will produce gooo
vieId of ears as well as stalks 10
Eood silage corn. We want gram as
well as stalks and leaves, and the va
riety that produces great growth OF
,ssaifs and very little corn is poor
variety for silage. We want as large
a Growth of stalks as possible win
mars In proportion. Any large grow
ing variety of corn standard for AT
kansas Is a good silage corn. See Ar
KANSAS Station bulletin No. 100 Tor
large growing varieties.
Corn for siiage may be planted
alttle thicker in the row than usual
sHage corn may be planted st the
usual com planting time. PROVIDED
the other farm operations permit NIL
ing the silo when the corn - susn'
GENTLY matured. 1t 10 us1ally prs4ks'
raj TO make a second, later planning
In order to fill the silo after the hrst
1Ilmg has settled or to prevent some
of the corn from becoming too ripe
before the silo can be dlaed tor thu
wear. Stage of maturity is important
In point of feeding value rs well as
IN keeping quality The ripper the
grain the better, but filing the sile
mould be done when the corn begins
20 dent we'll and the leaves begin te
dry.
Sorghum Also Makes Good SiIage.
Sorghum, preferably ripe, may BIZ
nsed for silage alone, or with corn
II does not actually improve the 81
laxe, but the sugar in the sorghum
serves to add some variety to it as
iced. One-third or one-half sorghum
may be used with corn by planting
It In every second or every third row
IN the field Sorghum alone 10 fire.
Quently used for silaGe with satisfac
R1on The so-called seeded ribbcl
zane" is a large yieldsr and some
x1mes produces a greater tonnage thai
corn under drouthy conditions. Tn
1arHer tonnage, when fed to cattle OF
!. easionally gives returns per acr
equal to returns from corn silage. To,
Cor ton, corn silage is a slightly bette
iced, safer also in keeping qualities.
kafir May BE Used in Same Way.
Kafir corn may be used for silag
IN the same way as sweet sorghum
However, sweet sorghum is to be pre-
1erred
Cow Peas viii Add To Value of
Corn SiIase.
Cow peas added to corn will improv
fine feeding value of silage. The
may be used to the extent of one-fourt
10 one-half of the total bulk of silagf
Not more than that proportion is pra,
ficable because of the poor keepin
quality of the peas They may b
planted with the corn, provided yo
use a late variety, but a better az
1nstment can be made by plantin
The peas separately, say three week
fater than the corn, and when pal
tally matured, cut and haul so az t
mix one load of peas with one or tw
loads of corn as 1t goes to the silag
cutter Soy beans may be grown an
used In the same way as COW peas
with practically the same results as
Feed
Care In Filing Silo viii Prevent Los.
Care in the filling Of the silo vii
Urevent loss from spelling The s.
aage should be well packed, especia
~ around the outside Water Shout
not be applied unless the corn ha
Secome too dry and will not pacl
veil. A the safest proposition
Tor the man who Is making tn
Arst trial with silage. he ha,
Setter use corn and corn only o
n good producing variety. When tn
~xt OF making silage that viii kse
q better understood he can safel