284 DRY LAND FARMING 



large shocks made late in the season by putting a num- 

 ber of small ones together. Where the snowfall is con- 

 siderable the corn should be drawn and stacked in very 

 narrow stacks on the approach of winter. They may 

 contain but two lengths of sheaves with the heads lap- 

 ping the middle. 



In areas where corn possessed of considerable bulk 

 is grown it may be cured in the silo if so desired. It 

 should then be cut when beginning to glaze and should be 

 run through a cutting box with blower attached to carry 

 it into the silo. Where the bulk obtained from the variety 

 grown is small, it will not pay to harvest corn thus. 



When some kind of corn has been grown with a 

 view to sow wheat in it, in the early autumn, it may be 

 effectively harvested with swine. The labor of harvesting 

 is thus so simplified that large areas may be grown in 

 this way. The swine may begin such harvesting as soon 

 as the ears have reached the roasting stage. 



When harvested with sheep or lambs, the grazing 

 may begin at a similar stage in the growth of the corn. 

 Care must be exercised at the first in turning in both the 

 sheep and the swine, lest they should eat to their injury. 

 This method of harvesting corn would seem to be the 

 most economical that can be devised, as nothing virtu- 

 ally is wasted save a small portion of the base of the 

 stalk. Such grazing also leaves the land in good condi- 

 tion for the grain crop that follows. It is specially help- 

 ful to lands so light as to blow. The treading firms 

 them and the 'stubs of the stalks to some extent check 

 the force of the winds. 



The yields of the grain will depend much on the 

 variety. The small kinds, as the Squaw, should furnish 

 20 to 35 bushels per acre. Larger kinds may furnish 

 40 to 50 when well grown. Maximum yields will seldom 

 exceed 75 bushels. The yields of green fodder may run 

 all the way from, say, 5 to 15 tons per acre with an 



