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cost of four hundred and twenty-four tons of ensilage (which is more 

 than equal to the two hundred tons of hay) , it leaves a very hand- 

 some margin, or gain of $3,152 in favor of ensilage. Can any 

 Western farmer show such margins of profit for same amount of 

 money invested? 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



CORRESPONDENCE FROM 



IMIIR,. CT. IP. 



WEST PEABODY, MASS., JAN. 10, 1881. 



MR. H. R. STEVENS, Boston. 

 My Dear Sir : 



In reply to your letter of Dec. 31, I will write a few lines, as far 

 as I have had experience, to answer your numerous inquiries. 



QUES. What is your method of planting and raising corn-fodder 

 for ensilage ? 



ANS. I have raised corn- fodder for several years by planting in 

 drills. 



QUES. What kind of corn do you think best to plant for ensi- 

 lage? 



ANS. The kind of corn I think best to plant is what some call 

 the large ensilage corn. It grows more fodder to the acre than any 

 other corn that I know of. 



QUES. Will you please give me your method of labor in raising 

 corn- fodder for ensilage ? 



ANS. My method last year was to plough the ground, and harrow 

 it, furrow it, making the rows four feet apart, plant from twelve to 

 sixteen quarts of ensilage corn per acre. 



QUES. What time of the year do you think most suitable to plant 

 corn for ensilage ? 



ANS. Plant the first part of June. 



QUES. About what is the cost per acre of raising corn-fodder for 

 ensilage ? 



