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corn. Sweet corn fodder is more likely to mold 
than field corn, and greater care should be exer- 
cised in harvesting; it should be thoroughly 
cured in the field, and then stored in a dry place. 
If entirely freed from outside moisture, and 
thoroughly air-dried, it may be packed tightly 
in the barn without danger of injury. The neces- 
sity for cutting it fine, when fed, is not so great 
as for other corn, since animals will eat it readily 
without cutting, due to the softer stalk and its 
palatability. 
CORN-STALKS OR STOVER 
Stover is the stalks remaining after a corn crop 
has been harvested of its ears, the crop having 
been grown for the grain. There is great waste of 
stover throughout a large area of the country; it 
is certain that this waste would be saved if its 
food-values were better understood. The coarse 
stover has a high feeding-value, which will justify 
much greater care in its handling and storage. 
The feeding-value of a ton of stalks is more than 
half the value of a ton of timothy hay that is har- 
vested in its best condition. 
Methods ot curing and handling corn-stalks 
Methods of handling stover differ widely in 
different sections of the country. In the eastern 
