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was cut August 21. The adjoining plat of hilled corn showed 

 no signs of wilting and continued its growth and development 

 until time of cutting September 8th. 





74. — A corner of a Plat of Sowed Corn. 



The very rapid increase in feeding value of corn as it 

 approaches maturity should be understood all by producers 

 whether the product is to be used for silage or fodder. The 

 importance of the subject leads us to republish a portion of Bulle- 

 tin 16 of this Station in which the matter is clearly set forth. 



The best period for cutting. 



* ' As the results of analyses made at different periods of growth 



