172 INDIAN CORN. 



Many farmers, by converting their stalks and grain 

 into beef, butter, and pork, succeed in realizing, by 

 good management, a dollar a bushel for their grain, 

 and ten dollars per ton for the stover. On an acre 

 yielding seventy-five bushels, that would give 



75 bushels of grain, at $1 $75 



3 tons of stalks, at $10 30 



Total product $105 



By referring to the prices assumed in the table, it 

 will be seen that the value of the stalks is a little over 

 one-third of the value of the grain, and very nearly 

 one-fourth of the total value of the crop. According to 

 the other prices given above, the relative value of the 

 stalks would be still greater; amounting to much 

 more than one-third of the value of the grain, and 

 more than one-fourth of the total value. In either 

 case it is sufficiently evident how much the farmer 

 loses who neglects his corn-stalks, and how much is 

 gained by the prudent, intelligent man who turns 

 them to the best account. 



CURED FODDER. When Indian corn is planted ex- 

 clusively for the stover, the sweet varieties are gen- 

 erally preferred. It is planted much closer in the 

 drills than the ordinary practice, and the amount of 

 forage yielded per acre is, of course, much greater. 

 The nutritive value is also said to be superior in this 

 case, and the time and labor required in the cultiva- 

 tion are less than when the crop is raised for its grain. 



In a soil naturally good and properly treated, from 

 eight to twelve tons of cured fodder can be raised on 



