Show CORN A CROP FOR MIL AliD organization OF 01 aloys ilia AND ROYS HOYS CORN COHN CLUBS TO GIVE IMP IMPETUS TO itle INDUSTRY I 1 the discussion on corn culture in ili millard county published last week leads leada up to the following additional expert information train tho the sauie same reliable source aimed to stimulate diversified versi fied production in tilts this big agricultural valloy valley the recent organization of boys pig clubs has haa been supplemented by the organization of corn clubs on tile tho theory that pigs and corn go most economically together the thing that the boys are doing can also most profitably bo be done and perhaps on a larger seals scale by the adult farmers it has haa already been demonstrated beyond doubt that no feed can take the place of corn in fattening hogs hoga and that corn and alfalfa tor for tho the dairy cow makes a great milk producing combination CORN CO UN profitable FOR SILAGE silage can be made form any green creart feed corn sorghum peas and oats wheat rye barley alfalfa any of the grasses boot boat tops russian ties alea it if the silo allo is air tight the material finely cut and well packed when filling the silage will bo be just as aa good teed feed when taken out as when it was put in but no better next to corn peas and east have proven tile the most moat satisfactory crop to grow tor for silage use with winter wheat and botch a close second the th peas and wits oils should bo be cut at tho ilia time tho the oats begin to yellow and tho ilia lower pods of deap pro with tile the wheat and ver reft a 0 rany ot of the small grains the best time to cut is when the grain is green corn maam tho the best silage and la ilia material most generally used wherever the climatic conditions aro are such that corn may be grown to tho the roasting asting ear stage before treat frost it la Is tile tho best crop to grow for silage pur par cosett tho the bot best time to cut tho the corn 1 just as aa the tha kernels begin to glazo glaze 1 pr dent the plant has then than reached its full growth anti and contains a larger measure of digestible nutrients than at any other time either before a or 1 if ter As quality la Is more thun own quantity a variety of corn should bo be used that will attire to this stage stag bo be fore fare frost seed should he used where possible and the corn should be planted thin enough so vach stalk will carry onn one or more good ears one of tile the roost most common callsen of dissatisfaction in the use of eastern seed aced of somo rome largo large late maturing variety that will make a rank growth of stalk with little or no grain the corn Is cut too green and tho the allaan Is sour and sloppy with very little food value whon when weather conditions are such that clover or alfalfa cannot be cured its is hay lay a very good silage can bo be matte mado by putting the green or wet clove alfalfa in the silo allo it to la very important that this material arnould anould bo be cut title fine and packed firm coarse slough grass lodged grain or other material that would be unpalatable as aa hay will give better ro suits aulta if put in the silo allo the filter the material Is cut the better it will pack and cure if too dry or chaffy water can bo be added to in moisten mol sten but never enough to make it sloppy it should bo be dry enough so there will be some soma slight germent just juat enough to raise the temperature tempe to or it tho the silo Is IB airtight air tight otilit there will be no danser of overheat over heat ing or ire fire ranging nging ta if too wet it will sour and pickle instead of curing and tho the result will not bo be satisfactory it your cows cowa could talk they would demand a silo not alone for tile the reason that they relish the rich succulent silage fiat but beranse it in greases treasea their usefulness it enables a cow io to produce more milk at less ia cost it brings more income to tile the farmer without any material increase in alth either labor or capital invested it saves tons of palatable nutritious food that would otherwise go to waste enabling the cow to turn it into ono one of at tho the bests of foods for hurunt with the least outlay of energy anil and j the least amount of waste IMPORTANT POINTS IN CORN COHN GROWING the highest yield of corn com per acre reported at tho the corn show was m by J 11 I 1 boyer deyor of college PIL washington bushels of shelf corn GG CG pounds to tho the bushel al boyer won first ariza in ili tho the one acre acro contest irrigated and tile tho following la Is the story 0 of how lie he grew his bis corn the first important ant thing in corn growing is tho the selection of seed reed the select on should be lone done in tile tho lold in this way it is easy to select the largest and roost most perfect shaped eara I 1 always choose my rood reed corn front from stalk which bear two or more good oara cars tile tha ears eara should have good deep kernels and small cobs I 1 keep my seed corn in a heated but well room until thoroughly tried dried then I 1 store it in a dry room in preparing for a corn crop I 1 plow the land deep tho the deeper tho the better then I 1 harrow it thoroughly right after the ilia plow to retain the moisture mo latura I 1 harrow it until it is loose mellow and tree free from ciodo ds then I 1 furrow it out in rows theoa feet fact apart use a single shovel in making the fur rows plant in the furrow covering about two inches doop deep making the furrow doop deal gives me a chance to harrow barrow my land deep and work the boll in around tile tho young plants until it Is large enough for tho the cultivator it also helps to hold the moisture as in planting tills this way you dont got such high ald go 1 to your corn after tho the plants aro are four or five inches high I 1 begin cultivating with a ono one horse cultivator I 1 cultivate once each week until the corn Is casp ailed the more you cultivate your land tle tho more moisture it will hold I 1 have noticed that the lanil land which Is 13 cultivated most always produces the most corn per aero acre I 1 try to irrigate roy my corn directly after I 1 give it the last cultivation corn should be irrigated often during the latter part of july and august 1 I do my planting may lat anti and may this yeat year I 1 planted about may ath and ath I 1 plant yellow dent corn for main crop I 1 fand that it out yields any other carlp variety ay I 1 have over ever brwn till this makes the third apar I 1 havo have planted this variety the farst year I 1 planted it it yielded be continued on page eight continued from page ono one CORN A profitable CROP F FOR OR NILLARD MILLARD COUNTY tween 70 and 80 bushels per acre last year my yield was waa better this year it yielded over per acre acra I 1 planted it on slightly bettor better land tills this year which would ma Q nome mome difference but it naturally improves ovary every year As I 1 have no silo I 1 cut and my corn tile the todar fodder makes very good cow feed I 1 husk roy my corn carly in november noyemy or and sell all except what I 1 want for or my own use this I 1 store tit in a well ventilated room ALFALFA AND CORN GOOD 1001 combination in the irrigated valleys alfalfa produced 1 abundantly and was used use exclusively exl clu ein by many feeders but alfalfa alone alona la is not a balanced ration ja Is neither economic nor satisfactory it la 14 over rich in protein and poor in carbohydrates A recognized trulain truism for successful stressful ful stockmen stoc kmen is tile tho near or cr the balane balanced pl ration Is fed the loss less it wilt will tako take to make a pound ot at meat a gallon of milk or a dozen of at eggs As alfalfa I 1 in fit protein of anny farm crop and corn Is richest in ili carbohydrates rates it follows logically that corn la Is tile tho best feel feed to balanco ou on alfalfa ration but corn had not been grown and because it had not grown from orco force of 0 habit the pioneer logically concluded and insi insisted that corn could not bo be grown I 1 owing to tho the fact that the corn plant la is ono one ot at the most moat variable in lla its characteristics and one that it adapts itself to a greater degree than any other io to its environment and conditions dit ions it has been possible during tho the last hundred years yeara to a move tho the so railed called corn belt farther north until today corn is successfully success rully and profitably grown in ili every state of tho the union next because ot at ine variableness of its nature the corn plant has been improved to a greater degree than any other farm crop this improvement has haa been made mainly by taking advantage ot of this variableness in cliar char ae actor ter by selection and brooding breeding fixing those qua qualities lites tes tuat are desirable and eliminating the undesirable As AB an indication ot or the extent ex tent to which this improvement may be carried attention is called to the fact chiat tho the average yield of corn in the united states is ia only a trifle over 20 bushels per aero acre that in texas where natural adur atur II conditions are tar far less favorable tile the farmers have succeeded by seed selection and intensive methods of cultivation la in bringing the average for tile the abato to something over 34 bushels per aero acre and there aro are many individual In where tho the yield has haa exceeded bushels per aero acre in tho the foothills of the 39 men had wanted planted arid and grown corn year titter after year ear until as one of thorn them truth fully said have educated it so it pay any attention to cold nights P and ho he could produce 70 bushels to the acre of matured corn on rod red clay land tan d in the irrigated valleys they said we cannot afford to grow corn on land that will seven or eight tons of at alfalfa to the acre but when some corn crank dem dam that ho could produce 25 to 30 tons of 0 corn silage to tho the acre ills his neighbors began to sit up and take notice in one irrigated district in 1912 there wore were only three silos filled with corn in 1913 they had 38 and in 1914 one of the farst steps in the corn com campaign was to secure from the incisi oil who wore were already browine corn acclimated seed eed and aln distribute tt it for experimental purposes to other men who were willing to bo be shown the average results of this were so satisfactory that prizes were offered tor for tile tho liest samples of corn to be cited tit at county district and state fairs so S a skeptical was waa tile tho gen oral public that it was waa not an uncommon thing tor for tho the fair management to ask that the premium bo be given for far something ciao besides corn inas nui clias corn could nt not lio bo grown brown in that thai locality however these premiums did bring out a jpy display of t corn and sometimes such buch exceptionally good corn that thetha the public began to tako ake notice I 1 |