Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
SALT SOFT CORN
BY pALMER r. EDGERTON.
-onnIy AgricnILural Agent.


Information coming to this Office in /
dicllea that the preserving Of soft
corn by sailing is a successful prac-
tce.
J. s. Brooks, farm advisor of La
Sale county, and c. J. Mann, farm
hdyisor of bureau county, and other
from these counties investigated this
week and report very fayorably on the
success OF sailing corn. Mr.. Brooks
says The salt causes the moisture
10 con1ens on the outside Of the ears,
but no heating takes place On some
very wet ears a little mold may grow
on the outside. nut there is no heat
Ing burning or turning black. All re-
ports are very fattering No taste of
sat can be found on the corn the fol-
lowing summer
Mr. Mann says: I'VE found Thomas
Marshall, the pioneer in this using
salt shoveling a path through IS
inches oil corn cribbed and sailed a
week ago Corn near the outside of
the crib was IN good condition. but in
the middle 70 was very wet, but not
hot or nodded. Mr.. Marshall was
clearing the center of the crib to take
up the middle board and build a ven
tiat0r through the middle of the crib.
Mf Marshall emphatically stated that
the corn must be free from silks and
husks and that the crib must have air,
Swan Gibson had the best demonstra-
ton There we saw corn that was
erIbhei three weeks ago today, and
while it was wet Il was not nodded or
rotten. in another crib Mr., Gibson
and his wife were sorting 500 bushels
which had been piled up six feet high
for at least two weeks. IT was very dirty
and with husks and silks and they
were cleaning It and throwing out the
worst"
John T. Montgomery, county ad-
visor % Henry county, reports the
following after making a careful In
NestgaUon.
T. j Marshall Of Prophetstown
Started Ibis practice IS years ago and
has been following It ever since. when
his corn has failed 20 mature. The
year Doc started he had bought his seed
corn iD Kansas and his crop was soft.
He sailed - and # came out of the
crib lH the spring dry and chaffy, but
with mo- mold MIR. Marshall puts
about two barrels and a half Of salt
On 700 bushels OF corn. The corn is
very wet for a time after being sailed.
One man said that water dripped from
the bottom of the crib Some corn was
examined that had been In the crib
Three weeks 1t was very wet, but
ruol
Two years ago Ernest Poppert of
.rophetstown sailed the corn in one
half OF a double crib and did not salt
the corn IN the other half. The I'M
Treated corn was very bad and the
salted corn had no mold to speak Of
A. H. Cleveland reports that the
torn he husked three weeks ago is
coming along fine Mr.. Bessire has
loo bushels IN one crib and it is cool
Ind sweet, but wet
Mr. Marshall says that the sailing
has 10 be done with Judgment, but
that 80 has never failed him yet, He
had fed the corn 10 all kinds OF stock,
!ncluding poultry, with success. He
has ALSO used It for cornmeal aud
fonld not taste the salt. He thinks
that the corn can be used for any
purpose for which unsalted corn Is
used Mr. Marshall is picking right
along now. and expects TO keep on. lie
Is giving his corn only light sorting
The following suggestions seem
timely,
Take the time to build ventila-
Tors IN your crib
Insist on men shocking as clean
rs possible.
Sort fairly close.
salt your corn, if not all, at least
one crib.
sprinkle eight TO ten quarts o.
salt per load of corn after the ioaa
has been spread out to the depth o.
about one foot. or IL to 2 barrels te
1000 bushels of corn.
This is worth a trial by our mem
neFs We may need the Information
~ some future time.
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