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turday, July '1015 Sa Harvesting 2. Cora Crop-Vhy Ye; Should Not Pull Fodder Article No 27. qn "Divigrsif icatioa and Independence in 1915!' 'I . v r -v ByTAITBUTLERv y;', ! v- - 6 now it it r " TTARVESTING the corn crop w-;-The objectionsJo cutting and en gathered, it may befell tomtit e thaV Hthing-which-maybe done wgthe : XI in many different ways arid still frequently, urged, is that in our.moi.st: of the stover is in the shucks, 30 per done right. The method of har- climate it does not curej properjy. cent m the leaves and 60 per cent in Lin" which should be used is large- That our climate offers no-s'erious pbr the stalks, v Estimating 40 :per cent :?&mined : ynf course, corn is grown for food v the, corn crop .has-been conclusively the stover,, we then have 4 per cent fnranor-farmli IOr " . M'flinH nf-harvest-" iullv vear. after vpaf in a .oaf. f t.- n' . i - . . niititly tnejucH"vr -- w 4IC f snucics, , u w 19 the one wnicn ca,iu c ;fnyF;.aue, iq me jeayes'ana 24 v per. l" r,.i oW frorrmne crop pro- in&. ciimaieort our iarfcer srrowth 'of . -v.Tn hww IL, ' f a The chemist :tells7usthat,the stilksV-but'to lack -1 ' Contains less than half -the od Aihglf, the cprns ; ,,, contained- in -the wp is more nutrients ;..xr stalks, leaves SLUV'vi . - . : X it,on in the ear, ui. y.tv" per cent in cent m the iSC:8 by .cmtin 'curii;in ,fhc .ShbckT :ini iigiu auu mgir enougn to.iust inciuae i,Mt.:W k:. u:-.. . is ffl0re palataWe anoVmore .gcstible : 0Uhe ta sels; cornfwtlcure satisfac- at .a cost bf from $3.to 5 per. ton of than the dry stover, pencit is;pe: Ifee ; shocks anywhere in the stover secured. If : we deducUronvthis haps more nearlyxw the ears onl the- feeding value of .the stover, as - but a fact, proved by hundreds haying the- cost for securing the stover about 40 per cent oi;the,ent,pl .This being tne cav. u, 'p'" : - ; ; . ; and so long.as we.buy.hay from the any metnoa oi 111 vcvus " , , , : wastes the feeding value-of the stover pyUin Fodder -IS UUl C"lllVlV.k Vf rJ ... -North it -is little short of stupidity to waste .40 per cent of the.f ceding value Under most conamons, potn gram . in .inr. ooutn, ana. as tar as we only, the, ears, are gathered, and rough forage are desired from method -of , The decrease, in the weight of the .the -corn crop, ii- grain iuut c- ; uj vC3Mii vviuvatvcsiiij3rciy inc , earfty- or; rain.-VransiH VrimAirJvi68 quired the-method f -Jarycst crop which secures the, largest' pro- r mbn, although vpracticd' niuch- less; tHey are green.or before the corneas portion of the -full -feeding value of;: than; formerly. By-this-method:; the- matufed; "will Vary with the stage at the olant is to put the eiire plants Jfedirrg-ya a silo. , By this ; method Jthere ish less , except; where . the , tops of:, thstalks; orie. ' Experiments irfdicateahat . the loss of feeding value than by any oth- . are cut and saved .with the pulled ioss 0f grin varies from almost noth- er.: ine cose pi narvesung is uic u icavca,. w.Buimcuvijc m-vaHvin:r hen ; f oddr- is pulled: iate,-to ,any..greater than, b pthe methods wl,en which Q : - -Tr-ucr atrc. -uuer lu uuiiiiii; i. me yrccii they Stover-is lost,: afidJ owing to; the: W i tW Aiisa1 with mm v,iMi But as stated, some grairi is .usually factUhtvt 4e acre desired from the corn cro4 In faxtrediwh ;. .the train contains a human food val- secjircdVis1 mdre 6r.r le$ 'decreased. 5 : H V " ? r ; ue six or seven times -greater: than Takings up'ithes Making Silage Of Dry StOVer flnv farm animal m ''WrkMr a''' rAti'! Sf' Ot'llertaf Ift'iK' mart V clati?hafj'tne COSt'-ii---"'' '::."'f ..v.tv. and -for tliJc rPacnn irfnr ntr';ofinill1 that-tllC at least a Dart of- the irrain should be blitvua'ktQ its -value.' Others" are- W -atlt-of fodder-pulling harvested as such. The Best Method , outte certain that more feed can be ; produced with f the same expenditure : oft labor;; in growing, cowpeas, sor- WHEN the crop is ; harvested chiefly 'crops. ' -To Isarthe least the labor cbst " ior the grain or ears, which is ot saying. loaaer is too ia true as to much the larcrer Portion of ; amount - of fee'd secured. .: the corn crop, there are s ever ar'metr :: The waste fcfaulafcge: part bfthe high la&br cost for the fodder obtain ed, the. waste of fprage by. failure to save thd stalks, and the' decreased yield of grain. . - . A method of harvesting which, has grown in popularity in recent years is, . to cut: and cure the corn- in the- ods in use. The' entire nlant i rut and f eedififf value of the' stover.-which we' -shock", remove the ears and ."then -cut. cured in the shock' arid then the "ears- Kaye sta't removed and shucked by . Hand of ma- -t chinery and the stover 'slirMded. 'Cut to? jihyr' method' of Irarvesting the . crop: such --and - if' the corn is not cut until or fed whole. If our statement that which "saves : only, the ears r. only, reasonably- well matured, say, 10 days the stover contains "40 'per cent'of the : the ears and-the leaves. . ' . ' or: two .weeks 'later than the stage at .feeding value of the : whole" plant 'or ''-' -T ? " ' 1 1 which fodder is -usually pulled;' ther that 60 nmmiii i :Z T vf - i.m. i Prain is as heavy and the yield aS Lower Priced: Mm 9m. . & -H 1 - I n a.7j : s 4 7.TSt -..ww tist.is: ooy Dirtf cash or Kuy Trms.V WITTE'Ehftlneij Casollae, Uerosene, Distillate, Gas. ' Bestdei lower brlMi WTTTR imlkna nil u; fnl i; pr H-P honrfrom one-fonrth to OM-thiniJflea crmugnving u year to pay entire eoatoX encine, f iwnjfj no CTwunnjr. y w Tears ngina, oj wakea this her qnalityi' Write for my yoobnywieaciiieof ojUad. Ty ' "TT rd.H. WltTEi mt Cnbi Wortw, . Cltyt Mo 5-Ye V Coarvity ( W M r.r- nidSodA6l MejreltndhMifMhvtttM.bMt. BdjrtBMlUaa . joa dm prove Mum MMpunf. I DELIVERED FREE oa ippni.1 u4 . Wol,- NO EXPKNSK iomu if. kriM triti yo do not wUh to imp It."- i LOW FACTORY- COST, riit i' promiMntt Md nlow mmt tWt imM- " I . tUB.vap una tk . '. !- ' IIHIIB IWWMI IOr Qttr Mf MWN IM Im our aoaiM of Ult btertak, TIB drl tnd part, and laarn Uta oadatf ul trt aadunatwa will tia roo. Auto and Motomela Supptla at (Mm w r artai. . Do not huv antH mI know what can da (of n. ApoaialeardbtinnawfthlMr. Villi Cycli Ci. B:;t. ki87 c:!::-3 l Finest tTtd6-hin;h germlnaUon. - Rail- toil In Vit VallflT! Grass Sed S;3!! : . '. OhlYUfo DAT DOtlBdf. O. b. TOUT' station. Free ample. Hundredf ot lattafled cuitom :i Bed rook Ipricoi tOnfi .art In, th QUUl. Kir 'peat orders RStitt&Son I BoSiw-BoaK 423tYtimo, Arizona -today. -y. CfAeri of Alfalfa-ttjv BcrAada V fV" " wrrcct, it follows that this is the best ' the Stover IHethod nf lin4.: ii-.i .. f v . v He con .r'SV Iff. r ' TN ' SOKE .sections, h.ere ,hay is, abundant, and cheao. there may be; Com Cron tint'' nut .? i4-'iii'e'lA ; inrthe fnrn "Roli ::r U. XT-t. uch of tC rorn; W as to the economy of, Wl UI ine corn is harvpstH hv. r- . . .. . i moving thP Mv. .f narvestinjtnestover; put in tne an ""c South, where roughage or hay -is" glaring", vne siaiK In . C t . .... -. m uic; ooutn if iops of the stalks stalks fields. to x dry out "on the standing stalks'; ift make as ; palatable . or as nutritive Ubiasses. y silage as when tne wnoie plant is pu in the silo; kt the ijrpper stage of'ina turitv.'but the. stover, is more palatai- ble and probably also more digestible lari r V 1 uc oiaiKs aiso, IS .Still .followed.:; One; objionlto i removing t he ear s ? an d 4 P. feeds, tkA- ioi.- '.j, -- -: is as gooaras some oincr v.v, vaisi Mini irra 7i nnr tn - - it- . . - . . feeding C "li",?e Par.;t,, : have been producea at ls cost; but Not only b there . simply; isahe.iorage secured, in the( n 'tMi cSi"; ' -5' iofvbartestlngvthpcrop in such mah4 ,s th e Sn"v wi" 5av the "entire -plant is' Probably ToesSa, M Vfhen le than the valueof the stover, then ?s 'he feed .'ecmdf, Casic!ly develoof mfnl- t .little'tnore than' to gat her, the; &izke the stalk fip1,l v' 'it0cl: ears arid pull and gather the leaves. CuttiS and curW thetn- '0rtVi.r' ; a-d the extra amount of forage re- ear v . 9 18 lavorable to the v T. - -... .:..-ArAA,A-nr: or; -;V : c,,t, cilao-i-' with- cottonseed nieal, makes a cheap feed for -wintering cattle. .- : . ; ' v ! Comitig Farmers 9 Meetings Secretaries We .requested forward us dates of any important Farmers' Meetings . P :':'.. nif nn: Kv-mnnino' throusrh a feed ' , -"6. ' "w rcjes,ln . How ir Gettiner t?oji..V j :v t. LoaM.:. ake Ktmv.u-IT4' "f- e Fairs; v.;- S :.-s.if - -, r u."..t,1t.. Ji i From ThMn a What 'May ; BeV O vSROW inci ..yicv v,ij In She feriSl 4p vor, superior, .to.vcottpn'seei hulls, i . Ala i-' which- sell?forfrpitl4S-to;$10 X. tpn Aia.,: ; Tirffinia StM 'Fanners' Institute, r Fred-, ericksbui Va.; 'Sept;-T--8. !, 1 r ' i. .- National 'Farmers'' Union, Omaha,- Neb., Sept. 7-9;. . .I . r'-f' National : Farmers' r Congress, , Sept. 28 Oct.. 1. " ' ;s'-:'.; - Southern Cattlemen's Association, Bir mingham, Ala,, August 18-19. ' North Carolina Farmers' Convention, West Raleigh; August' 24-26. . Virginia State Farmers' Institute, Freder icksburg,; Va., Sept. 7 t8. : v North Carolina Good Roads Association, a oWovIUa. it. C. July 14. 15, and 16. - -Alabama Farmers- Short Course; Auburn,- ; July. 31'AUgUSt . '--- . ' Wisr Marketing of ' which: are ; wasted when, fodder is I have read many farm. papers but must say you have the best of all. C. M.'Farrar, 0 Than Oats D r-. . Keep horses' and mules fn tetter j I shaDe at much 16ss costbv feed- W a. w -mm Ing: them exclusively on Dn Patch. Tl Special Horse Feed. You can't afford M to D feed Stralcrht com and oats at pre a ent prices. Sell them and take your profits We will show you how to keep rout stock-m grand conamonai tno -owest cost you ever dreamed of . - Cpsta Le$s Goes Further i1-! ' TH! famous feed Is a scientific com' I I bination of bright Alfalfa Meal, Whole Cracked worn ana-'ixmisiana D ID It keens working or driving stock In tip-top. healthmAkea.ibem. fat,- sleek and strong and saves big money on .the lee4.biU. . - - - -,.ru 1 1 PATCH DAN U '. Jutt try one ton. 'It's worth a trial ' : 0 to And vbti'caflfHdser Seeinfir is believing. and your teams wilt alsivdecide; in ita favor. Give them only 10 to IS pounds . gsa m..m. " wr . 1 Indigestion with Dan Patch. SpeclaU- This great teea is inorongniy sieruizeu, conseauenHv- sanitary -and- no danger, PATCH Feed. It has nO substitute . . fl M AIL CdUPON M i M. W. SAVAGE; President m " i . International Sugar Feed No.Two Co. 1 -. . Dept. 22, MemphU, l enn. . ", 1 Send free copy of "A Guide to Profitable I Stock Raising and free samples of your $ feeds. Quqte prices if no International dealer in my vicinity. , j Address . ..... ...... - IV.: ., - , . .J ' ' eee e eeae WMMeMeeaeM i My Feed Dealer is...... . OCR TWO BEST rSUBSCBII?TION OFFEBS r One old subscriber and one new subscriber, If ient. Jtogrether, can, get TheyPtvrrJ, Farmer on year, for flJBO. A'club of three) yearly subscriptions, if tent together, H for 2. :,y.;-"x:...':xi.r "II '!l ': 1 .in i. St i i '! - 'i : -i III 4 pulled and whea only thfi ears are Haddock, Ga 1 1
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