MY FARM OF EDGEWOOD 



no question whatever of cultivating the crop 

 as a forage plant, for green cutting, and for 

 soiling purposes. In no way can a full supply 

 of succulent food be furnished more cheaply 

 for a herd of cows, during the heats of August 

 and September. For this object, I have found 

 the best results in drilling eighteen inches apart, 

 upon inverted sod, thoroughly manured ; to in- 

 sure successive supplies, the sowing should be 

 repeated at intervals of a month, from the 

 twentieth of April to the twentieth of July. A 

 later sowing than this last, will expose the 

 blades to early frosts. 



The amount of green food which can be cut 

 from an acre of well-grown corn is immense; 

 but let no one hope for successful results, with- 

 out a most ample supply of manure, and clean 

 land. The practice has fallen into disfavor 

 with many, from the fact that they have given 

 all their best fertilizers to other crops, and then 

 made the experiment of growing corn-fodder 

 with a flimsy dressing, and no care. They de- 

 serve to fail. It is to be observed moreover, 

 that as the crop matures no seed, it makes little 

 drain upon the mineral wealth of the land, and 

 can be followed by any of the cereals. This 

 suggests a simple and short rotation: First, 

 corn— grown for its blades and stalks only 



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