Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-05
Cross Friday night, and a collection
taken at Silver Creek Sunday after
noon amounted to more than twelve
dollars.
DISCOVER SALT WILL KEEP CORN
FROM SPOILING.

Salt is said to prevent soft corr
from spelling. A barrel for each thou
sand bushels is the proper proportion
Illinois farmers have adopted this
method of treating their corn. The
following from the Chicago Tribune
will be of interest to every farmer
who has soft corn:
II a discovery down in LaSalle coun.
ty proves to be all that is hoped fol
it thousands Of dollars will be saved
to the farmers of Illinois within the
next few weeks. The discovery is a
method for saving soft corn.
Because of early frosts it is estimat-
ed that pretty nearly half Of the great
corn crop of the state is what the far
mers call soft" That is to say, there
is danger that it will not keep if crib
bed. It is all right for feeding pur-
poses now, but will not stand storage
In some of the counties-those of the
northern part of the state particular
ignore than so per cent of the corn
is soft; in southern counties the per-
centage is much lower.
Process Simple One.
The process of saving it, which
means curing it to degree that 1t
will stand storage, is simple one;
Salt-a barrel of salt to a thousand
bushels of corn.
l. S. Brooks, consulting agricultur-
list of La Sale County Better Farming
association, is the man who is spread
ing the good news that salt may be
the curing agent for soft corn. G. J.
Mann, the Bureau county adviser. is
helping. They have made a number of
experiments, in conjunction with ele-
vator men and big farmers, and the
process seems to them to be good
one.
The committee on food, fuel and
conservation of the State Council OF
Defense has taken the matter up with
its local organizations and expert
ments are going on throughout the
state. The agricultural college OF the
University of Illinois is also making
a complete investigation.
Barrel to Each 1000 Bushels.
Mr.. Brooks, in a report on the salt
ing process, says: about one barrel
of salt is used to each 1000 bushels OF
corn. The salt causes the moisture to
condense on the outside Of the ears
but no heating takes place. We saw
soft corn which was cribbed and salt
ed five weeks ago with lots of husks
and silks on, but it had not heated. T.
J. Marshall used salt in 1881, several
used it in 1915, and more are using II
now. No taste of salt can be found
on corn the following summer.
"Sort your corn, but not so closely
as has been considered necessary here.
tofore. Use ventilators and salt En-.
gage your salt quickly. Retailers ant
wholesalers are short. on supply"
> Asks Help of Committee.
c.. J. Mann, the adviser of Bureau
county, telegraphed P. E. Fleming, sec
1 retary Of the state councils food, fue
and conservation committee. as fol
lows: thousands of bushels Of corr
rotting in cribs. Eight quarts Of com
mon salt per wagon load will proven
this" ;
/, Mr.. Mann also asked the help of tn
committee to get salt and after con
ference with salt supply. concerns i
was arranged TO- have four carload!
shipped Immediately to the communi
ties which need it most. The salt peo
pie also agreed to use every effort tt
supply the demand In every communi
ty where it is needed to save corn
They say the salt supply is sufficient
but that they are thousands of car:
behind in shipments because Of freigh
cOnposfi0n