| Show USING RAISING BROOM GOHN COHN IS MOST profitable careful grading baling and storing staring Is recommended where good and poor brush are mixed buyer will estimate percentage of low grade higher than appearances indicate prepared by the united states department ot of agriculture the market value of broom corn normally depends to a large degree upon its condition much of the seasons profit may be lost by careless handling afeei the crop Is cured careful ful grading baling and storing are important por tant the brush should be graded before it Is bated baled crooked heads beads heads with w x 0 I 1 broom corn bated in storage house twisted or burly fiber and those with a large center stem are of poor quality and should be separated from the good brush grading can be done conveniently either when the brush Is being taken from the field after it is thrashed or just before the baling Is done the practice of baling the crop without grading Is a common source of loss to the grower where good and poor brush are re mixed the buyer will estimate the percentage tf of poor brush a little higher than appearances indicate in order to be on the safe side the price paid under such circumstances usually Is less than the total price the good brush and poor brush would have brought if baled separately in most cases the grower will III be well repaid for cor the time and labor devoted to grading his brush and baling each grade separately the brush should be taken up in small armfuls and butted against a board so that all the butts are even it should then be placed in the baler with the butts set firmly against the end and of the baler the butts of one armful are placed against one end and those orf of the next armful against the other ither end continuing the process until the haler baler Is full the bale Is then pressed into shape and the wires fastened if the bale Is pressed tightly and the wires properly adjusted a good square bale will result baling aling should not be done until the brush Is 13 dry enough to eliminate all danger of its molding in the bale if baling Is delayed indefinitely after the brush Is dry it should be bulked nod and protected from the light or it will bleach the bales should be stored in a dry dark place for protection from the weather and sunlight otherwise the outside will be weather stained or bleached by the sun and they will not bring as high a price as if kept in good condition the brush can be marketed to best advantage IP carlond carload lots because of the difference netleen net Peen freight rates in full cars and smaller lots the brush runs about 6 bales to the ton and from 10 to 12 tons to ta the carload community moper operation cooperation co atlon is needed to obtain the greatest success in growing broom corn this will make possible marketing the crop in carload lots with a consequent saving in freight the manufacturers are most likely to send an experienced buyer into such a community murt ity and it Is possible for a community to grow a uniform grade of brush which will be recognized and sought at a premium by the manufacturer |
