Analyses of Fodder Articles. 



CORN ENSILAGE (Six Samples). 

 Sent on by J. H. Esterbrook for the Dudley Grange. 



STATEMENTS OF PARTIES. 



Variety of corn. 



1. Cross between Stowell's Evergreen and 8-rowed variety. 



2. Common Field. 



3. Eureka Ensilage. 



4. Southern White. 



5. Stowell's Evergreen. 



6. Southern White. 

 Fertilization per acre. 



1. Three cords stable manure broadcast, with 500 lbs. ground 



bone in hill. 



2. About thirty loads or 10 cords stable manure broadcast and 



200 lbs. phosphate in hill. 



3. Forty loads stable manure broadcast. 



4. After a crop of rye for fodder with 5 cords stable manure, 



400 lbs. E. F. Coe's phosphate in drill. 



5. Six cords horse manure with 300 lbs. of Bradley's fish in hill. 



6. Two and one-half cords stable manure broadcast on grass 



sod in the fall and ploughed in with 400 lbs. of phosphate 

 in drill when planting. 

 Mode of planting. 



1. Rows 3 ft. apart; hills 26 in. apart; 4 kernels to hill. 



2. Rows 3 1-2 ft. apart; hills 20 in. apart. 



3. Rows 3 ft. apart; hills 12 in. apart. 



4. Rows 3 ft. apart ; kernels about three inches apart in drills. 



0. Rows 32 in. apart; kernels about 6 in. apart in drills. 

 6. Rows 3 ft. apart; kernels about 1 ft. apart in drills. 

 Period of harvesting. 



1. Somewhat past the milk. 



2. Over ripe. Rather dry. Sept. 23. 



3. In the milk. 



4. Ears commencing to form in the more exposed parts of the 



field. 



5. Ears ripe enough for seed. 



6. Past the milk. Sept. 25. 

 Yield per acre (approximately). 

 1. 18 to 20 tons. 



