MAIZE FOR SOILING 133 



CORN FOR GREEN FORAGE OR SOILING 



The choice of variety and method of growing 

 should be modified to meet the special require- 

 ments of soiling. It should be remembered that 

 the purpose in the growing of soiling crops is not 

 nutriment alone, but rather a combination of suc- 

 culence, palatability and nutrients. Those varieties 

 that make most rapid growth and develop early 

 are, all things considered, more desirable than 

 those that give a larger proportion of stalk and 

 ear to leaf, because the shorter period of growth 

 enables the gathering of two crops of green forage 

 in one season as far north as New Jersey. The 

 Rural Thoroughbred White Flint represents a 

 type that gives excellent satisfaction in the Middle 

 States, as it possesses in marked degree the char- 

 acteristics already recommended. The branching 

 habit is also well developed ; from three to four 

 stalks will sucker from the main stem, thus gradu- 

 ally thickening and maintaining the succulent char- 

 acter of the forage for a longer period than those 

 not possessing this habit. In New Jersey and 

 points south, this variety, if planted by May 1, 

 will be ready for harvesting by the middle of July ; 

 and if another crop is planted at this time, it will 

 reach a good stage of development previous to kill- 

 ing frosts that occur as early as the first week in 

 October. Notwithstanding the possibility of secur- 



