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Show 8AVC THE CORN FODDEtl. Amrlfn CnltlraUr Uke SafteMtflfl -III. riw t I ,Tnllnc ati Until nltliln a comparatively short time the hrxeiv m ffroera rrAlly I k -I tion llie iMrLom n te nnlv valualite fart of th t;p an 1 the- Mlk wi re trtfelytVMtH us a consoqavnif Hit now our ittTlor knowledge of the cnp teaches it that the stalk Invo alnwMt ai nmtlitiliif a th ear Tho irollem to tn ly 1 how tn un lerstan 1 tho art of sAVpijr cornfodleraolhit we can bar cheaper an 1 better ration for antm-il An Import nt ipmtlon Jut now It to asoulAfn the clHimtoal oomrmltion of cornstalks at difTere.it iriod of their growth anlofttio ensllajre malefroii Ihrt Mine- If Ihl I known farmer nnl stockmen can lit upon the tt time for ciiUJnffit A few Kneral nile, how ever havehtvn brontt out by eri ment The fod ler lant aro iout Viilii able JuU beft ro tl ey reach maturity and more nouf lahiuent I to bo obtatue 1 from them wtitu cut In thl suet u lent Haife. When tlioy liptjn more th) amount of f O'l litcreatea, but elonjc with (hi there ft a great Increaw of woody fiber OMnirtjn the prlnclploof tutu concentrated f.md f r stock tho fod ler cut Mr ly w i ul 1 b Tar i referablo. It hat beenn common inUtnkoln the pat to forget that about 09 lr cent i f the fwdlui! talue of coin come direct I from th sunahine anl air aul wlin the an exrludeil tho f nil feeding ralno of thirropcannt 1 obtalnol Many stitlaow from two to four bunhH tt orn seel to tlio m re tn inako It thin a . 1 fine for fmldor, bnt the boat res lit aro (bUliied whn only tlht or tweUo qnnu an tiaed to the acre. Tl U ahuttl I b? lanteil In drill an 1 thenthe air an 1 sunahine Into n chance to clrtulnto through tho (tint. Another practico I to aow the corn thickly, an 1 then thin It out ft r ftwdtntf urpoow after Ithai nclicl a fair ln'llit. The fault wills thl method It that tho stalk left rv uiatnluK are deprived of their full gro I114 iiower aln time whtu they are mott nevlcd One week of the firt llfo t a coniatalk I worth nearly three week at tlmchMMofiUlire aud If It 1 onmdol when It U yonnc It hihmt ffedlui vat no will neer be obtained 1 y thlnnJmr out the italk wlien tliey are hall or thrw-qusrttr grown |
