Manti Messenger | 1930-08-08 | Page 6 | Early Cut Sunflowers to Keep up Milk Flow

Early Cut Sunflowers to Keep Up Milk Flow v Sunflowers cut ut about SS days after aftel planting or about the middle of or August August Au Au- gust proved to be bc the mo most t palatable un and l kept ept the milk now Clow of the cows closest to the tile level of corn com silage in trials made In Illinois The Mammoth Russian arlet variety wasI was used in lit rows about 3 feet apart and mid I about 10 Inches apart in ill the rows When about 25 23 per cent of the plants are In bloom and show the thc yellow ra rays s 's plain plainly I and the upper leaves are green is the hest best time to cut sunflowers ers for the silo sito Two Iwo other lots of or sunflowers were tried out one lot being be be- ing cut and ensiled when 03 per centor cent of or the plants were In bloom and half hair the leaves were rusted dr dry while at ut the third cutting the plants were about dead and entirely dry and un wood woody