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from the staiidiiio- stalks during- the autiiiuii. or as soon as convtMiiciit. 

 After the cais have boon liarvested, tlie remaining stalks are utilized hy 

 turiiiiio cattle, sheep, or horses upon them to secure what they can 

 from the waste ^rain and the dry fodder. The nutritive value of 

 sueh fodder is sli<;ht, especially durinj^- the winter. The second 

 method of harvesting*' corn is to cut the. stalks a short time before the 

 oraiti is mature and while tlie folia^je is still «»j-eeii. The stalks are 

 placed in shocks to cure, after which the ears aiv husked out and the 

 remaining" stalks may b(> reshocked. or })laced In stacks or barns, and 

 constitute what is usually known as corn fodder or, more properly, 

 corn stover. Properly cured corn stover is (piite luitritious and com- 

 pares favorably with hay. When the fodder is shredded a j^reater 

 proportion is utilized. There is considerable deterioration in the 

 nutritive value of stover durinj;- storao-e in the lield or even in l)arns. 



The value of corn grown for lui}' should not be underestimated. 

 When planted thickly so that the ears are reduced to one-half or one- 

 fourth the normal size and the stalks cut earlier than when grown for 

 grain, the fodder is large in (piantity and very excellent in cpiality. 

 Besides its value for hay, corn is one of the best plants for silage or 

 ensilage and for a soiling crop. 



The pasturing tests at the Nebraska Station show that one-tifth acre 

 plot gave eighteen and one-half days' pasturage for one cow, ])ut 

 though '*ltmav l)e of value to furnish feed between the periods of 

 rye and sorghum pasturage, it is not equal to either of these." 



Soy Bean. 



Soybean {Glycine hispidd)'^ is a leguminous plant grown for forage 

 and for grain. For forage it is much used in the Middle South, l)ut 

 has not thus far given much promise for this purpose in Nebraska. 

 For seed or grain it has given fairly good results in Kansas. (See 

 Bulletin No. lOO of the Kansas Experiment Station.) In that State 

 the Early Yellow variety has given the best returns. There is some 

 difficulty in harvesting the crop, as a special harvester is required if 

 the beans are raised on a large scale. 



Soy beans (American coffee berry) were tested in 1898 to determine 

 their value as summer feed, but the results were not sufficiently satis- 

 factory to warrant the continuance of the experiment. (See Bulletin 

 69 of the Nebraska Experiment Station.) In 1896 a plot of soy beans 

 yielded at the rate of 15,000 pounds of green fodder per acre. 



Several varieties have been grown at the Nebraska Station to test 

 their seed production, but the results were not satisfactory, as none 

 gave a sufficiently high 3neld to be profitable for this purpose. 



«For a full account, see Farmers' Bulletin No. 58, United States Department of 

 Agriculture. 



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