AMERICAN INSTITUTE. 3l9 



"3, How much it adda to the value of corn ground in the ear and fed 

 to stock, over the western fashion of feeding in the ear and on the stalk. 

 ^ " 4. Is it best ground fine or coarse ? Which is best, ground in the ear, 

 or shelled and ground." 



I answer, first, no ; second, no ; third, nobody knows ; fourth, does any 

 body know ? I can only give my opinion, and it must be taken as an opi- 

 nion based upon theory, not practice. I would give just as much for basa- 

 wood rails as I would for corn cobs, to grind for any kind of stock. For 

 hogs, I believe cobs are absolutely worthless. For horses, neat cattle, or 

 sheep, I had rather have clean cut straw than ground cobs. As to grinding 

 corn fine or coarse, it does not make so much difference, if fed immediately 

 to the hogs. For any other purpose on earth, coarse meal is better than 

 fine ; and for human food, fine meal that has been ground a month is abso- 

 lutely poisonous ; it is not fit to eat. 



Mr. Carpenter asked if any one here would answer this question. 



Robert L. Pell. — I found that cob meal lessened the richness of the 

 corn, and one animal fed with corn and cob meal did thrive better than 

 upon corn alone. 



Mr. Smith, of Ct. — Corn cobs weigh seven lbs. to the bushel, and some 

 of my neighbors say it don't pay the extra cost of grinding the cobs, as it 

 costs a quart more corn to grind a bushel of the cobs and corn together, 

 than it does to grind the corn alone, so that in fact we give a quart of corn 

 for seven lbs. of cob meal. 



The Chairman. — I have ground a good many cobs, and have now thrown 

 away my cob mill, and would not give one house-room. I cannot afi'ord 

 to grind cobs, nor to feed any grain unground ; and I cannot afford to feed 

 hogs uncooked meal. I cook meal six or seven hours, and I practice feed- 

 ing it to hogs hot. The corn-cob has some value, but not enough to pay 

 for grinding. We cannot grind cobs fine without great expense. 



HUNGARIAN GRASS. 



A letter from W. H. Skidmore, of Hawleysville, Conn,, puts the follow- 

 ing questions to the Farmers' Club respecting " Hungarian millet:" 



" 1st. What kind of ground is best adapted to its cultivation ? 



*' 2d. When should it be sown ? 



" 3d. What quantity of seed per acre ? 



" 4th. When cut, to be of most value for fodder ? 



" 6th. Will timothy and clover seed take well with it ?" 



Solon Robinson. — I make answer as follows : 



" 1st. The very best Indian corn land upon your farm. 



" 2d. The fore part of June. 



"3d. One-fourth to one-half a bushel. 



" 4th. Before the seed is fully ripe. . ■ 



" 5th. I think not ; as it is a more rank feeder than oats, and shades 

 very thick, and is a great exhauster of the soil." 



