200 INDIAN CORN CULTURE. 
this, but King’s figures represent first-class 
work and include all the details of construc- 
tion. 
Corn the best for silage.—Indian corn is rec- 
ognized as the plant superior to all others for 
silage when cost of production, yield of food 
material, etc., are taken into account. Other 
plants are used to an insignificant extent for 
silage as compared with this, and it is not the 
purpose of the writer to consider their merits. 
Indian corn is adapted to a wide geographical 
range and will produce the largest amount of 
desirable silage per acre of any crop we can 
grow. Fifteen to 20 tons of green fodder can 
be produced on an acre without difficulty over 
a large part of the United States. 
Varieties best suited for silage.—All of the 
large varieties of corn are suitable for silage. 
It is important, however, that the variety ma- 
ture in the region grownin. Southern corns as 
a rule will not mature in the North sufficiently 
to justify planting them where the corn-grow- 
ing season is short. Perhaps the safest way is 
to plant the best known heavy yielding va- 
riety grown in the county or vicinity—one well 
adapted to the local conditions. If other varie- 
ties are to be grown they should possess early- 
maturing powers and also yield heavily of both 
forage and grain. A reference to the varieties 
in Chapter IIL will assist one in selecting what 
