150 EA.RLY CUTTING OF CORN FODDEK. 



the weight of them to be obtained from an acre of 

 heavy corn, they are probably more than equal, taking 

 into account the respective quantities per acre. 



In many parts of this county, cornstalks are ne- 

 glected, or, if carted at all, are only thrown into the 

 barnyard whole. Their butts and stalks come out un- 

 decayed in the spring, making the manure difficult to 

 handle or spread, and worse still to plough under. We 

 see hundreds of fields every autumn, where the stalks 

 stand bleached and white till just before snow comes, 

 when perhaps they are carted into the yard as just de- 

 scribed, or stacked for the benefit of such unfortunate 

 young stock as may be starved into the idea that they 

 are a tolerable article of food. 



When made into small stacks in the field, with the 

 butts well out so as to let air in, and the tops tied to- 

 gether, they dry green, and sweet, and tender, so that 

 all stock relish them highly. Some farmers leave the 

 stalks of one hill uncut, and gather those of eight to 

 sixteen others around it. The centre hill gives stabi- 

 lity to the stack, and prevents it from blowing over. 



