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Comparative returns per acre of hnskimi corn from the field, of cutting and feeiUmj from 

 shock, and of cnttimj and shredding by the various methods. 



Mothod oiiiploycd. 



Stalks loft standing 



Cut, and stalks fed whole 

 Cut, and stalks shredded 



Bushels I'rice per 

 p<'r acre, hushel. 



Value of 



corn per 



acre. 



$0.44 

 .44 

 .44 



$19. 36 

 19.36 

 19. 36 



Cost of husking 

 per acre. 



By hand. 



$1.98 

 2.68 



By ma- 

 chine. 



$1.80 



Net value of corn. 



Hand. Machine. 



$17.38 

 16.68 



$17.56 



17.38 



Method employed. 



Stalks left standing 



Cut, and stalks fed whole. 

 Cut, and stalks shredded . 



Vieldofj Value 

 stover ' of 

 per '' stover 

 acre, per ton. 



Tons. 



Total 



value of 



stalks 



per 



acre. 



$0.55 



$4.00 8.00 $3.82 

 6.00 12.00 i 5.32 



Net value of stalks 

 per acre. 



Hand. 



Large- Indi- 

 crew I vidual 

 ma- ma- 

 chines, chines. 



$3.82 

 6.09 



$4.26 

 7.09 



Net value of entire 

 crop. 



Hand. 



$17.93 

 23.18 

 24.68 



Large 

 ma- 

 chines. 



$17. 81 

 23.50 

 25.45 



Small 

 ma- 

 chines. 



$23. 62 

 26.45 



The net value of the crop is found to he $17.93 for husking hy hand 

 and leaving the stalks standing in the field. This is ol)tained by adding 

 to the net value of the corn 55 cents per acre for the stalks and sub- 

 tracting the cost of husking by hand. 



By allowing 25 cents per acre as the value of the fodder in field 

 where corn picker is used, and adding this to the net value of the corn 

 and subtracting Si. 80 per acre for picking with the machine, we 

 derive the net value of the crop of $17.81 for this method of harvest- 

 ing, which indicates a small loss per acre as a result of using the corn 

 picker. 



The net value of the crop by feeding the stalks whole is obtained 

 by taking the total value of the corn and fodder and subtracting the 

 costs of cutting and husking by hand, cutting with sled harvester and 

 husking by hand, and cutting with corn shocker and husking by hand. 



The net value of the crop by utilizing the fodder in the shredded 

 form is obtained by assuming a greater value of shredded fodder over 

 whole cornstalks of 33 per cent, adding this value of the fodder to the 

 value of the corn and subtracting the various costs of cutting, husking, 

 and shredding the corn by the various hand and machine methods. 



CONCLUSIONS. 



The best way to preserve the greatest quantity of food materials of 

 the original corn fodder for feeding of farm animals is by means of the 

 corn harvester, ensilage cutter, and the silo. The cost of placing 1 

 acre of corn in the silo is about the same as that of an acre of cured 

 fodder. 



The farmer who would secure the full value of his corn crop should 

 secure the fodder with as much care as he gives his clover hay, har- 



