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corn. Sweet corn fodder is more likely to mold 

 than field corn, and greater care should be exer- 

 cised in harvesting; it should be thoroughly 

 cured in the field, and then stored in a dry place. 

 If entirely freed from outside moisture, and 

 thoroughly air- dried, it may be packed tightly 

 in the barn without danger of injury. The neces- 

 sity for cutting it fine, when fed, is not so great 

 as for other corn, since animals will eat it readily 

 without cutting, due to the softer stalk and its 

 palatability. 



CORN-STALKS OR STOVER 



Stover is the stalks remaining after a corn crop 

 has been harvested of its ears, the crop having 

 been grown for the grain. There is great waste of 

 stover throughout a large area of the country; it 

 is certain that this waste would be saved if its 

 food -values were better understood. The coarse 

 stover has a high feeding- value, which will justify 

 much greater care in its handling and storage. 

 The feeding- value of a ton of stalks is more than 

 half the value of a ton of timothy hay that is har- 

 vested in its best condition. 



Methods ot curing and handling corn- stalks 



Methods of handling stover differ widely in 

 different sections of the country. In the eastern 



