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saw and attached to the edges. Two men ,stood on the sled and gathered 

 the cut stalks in bundles. These were laid at the side of the row where 

 they were collected by wagons and hauled to the cutter about one-half 

 day after cutting. Where the acreage grown will not warrant the ex- 

 pense of a corn harvester, this is an economical way of harvesting. 



Fig. 17. Sunflowers, when properly handled and harvested make good silage. They are 

 especially well adapted to sections in which corn is not adapted. This picture 

 shows the sunflower sled cutting sunflowers. 



CORN FOR SILAGE. 



Corn should be grown only in those sections ,to which it is adapted. 

 Corn to be adapted must do more than merely germinate and grow, it 

 must mature to a stage that will make good silage. 



Plant corn as early as possible and still evade spring frosts. This 

 will vary with different locations but will be somewhere around June 1 

 ti) June 10. 



Corn fop silage should be planted at the rate of 6 to 8 quarts per acre 

 in rows 30 to 42 inches wide. Ui^ the heavier rate of planting on tl^e 

 more productive soils, decreasing' fhera^e'ou'^e" less ferTll© soilsr 



