Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-05-02
CORN FUR S|LAGE
 MEANS MORE MEAT
Sorghum and kafir Corn Also Make Good SiIage-Garden Work
 For May.
By Dean Martin Nelson, College of Agriculture, University of
 Arkansas
Arkansas.

By Dean Martin Nelson, College e1
 Agriculture, University of
 Arkansas.
 There is every indication at the present time that there will be se- rious shortage of all kinds of feed for livestock, and it will pay the far mers of Arkansas to plan on silase crops.
 Corn the Staple Crop For the siio.
 The staple crop for the silo is corn. Other crops mentioned later are good and may be used, preferably, with corn. No special kind of corn is nee essary to make good silage. Any va riety of corn that will produce good yield of ears as well as stalks is a well as stalks and leaves, and the va riety that produces great growth of stalks and very little corn is poor variety for silage We want as large growth of stalks as possible with ears in proportion. Any large grow kansas is a good silage corn. See Ar ;; kansas Station Bulletin No. 130 for large growing varieties.
 Corn for silage may be planted little thicker in the row than usual. Silage corn maybe planted at the | usual corn planting time, provided the other farm operations permit fiji, ing the silo when the corn is sufTi- eiently matured It is usually practi- cal to make a second, later planting, in order to fill the siIo after the first Z filling has settled or to prevent soEls of the corn from becoming too ripe before the silo can be filled for the year. Stage of astirity is important in point of feeding value as Well IS in keeping quality. The riper the grain the better, but filling the silo should be done when the corn begins to dent we'll and the leaves begin to dry.
 k, Sorghum Also Makes Good silaae: Iss Sorghum, preferablyripe nayaAe used for silage alone, or witlem. It does not actualty improves Est lage, but the sugar in. the |ffiiunl serves to add some variety M as a feed. One-third or one-half sMghum | may be used with corn by planting it in every second or every third row in the field. Sorghum alone is ire quently used for silage with satisfac- tion. The so-called seeded ribbon cane" is large yielder and some times produces a greater tonnage than corn under drouthy conditions. Tine larger tonnage, when fed to cattle oc- casionally gives returns per acre equal to returns from corn silage. Ton for ton, corn silage is a slightly better feed, safer also in keeping qualities.
 kafir May Be Used in Same Way.
 kafir corn may be used for silage However, sweet sorghum is to be pre- ferred
 Cow Peas Will Add To Value of
 Cotn Silage.
 Cow peas added to corn will improve the feeding value Of silage. They may be used to the extent ofone-fourth to one-half of the total bulk of silage. Not more than that proportion is prac- ticable because of the poor keeping quality of the peas They may be planted with the corn, provided you use late variety, but better ad. iustment can be made by planting the peas separately, say three weeks later than the corn, and when par tially matured, cut and haul so as to mix one load of peas with one or two loads of corn as it goes to the silage cutter Soy beans may be grown and used in the same way as COW peas, with practically the same results as q feed
 Care In Filling siIo Will Prevent Loss.
 Care in the filling of the silo will preVDent loss from spelling. The si- tage should be well. packed, especial ly around the outside. Water should not be applied unless the corn has become too dry and will not pack well. As the safest proposition for the man who is making the first trial with silage, he had better use corn and corn only of a good producing variety. When the art of making silage that will keep is better understood he can safely