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from Indian, with from one to five ears on the stalks; some weighed 

 eight pounds apiece. The boys like this corn because it gives a big 

 yield and the ears are distributed equally and they run through the cut- 

 ter better than the two-ear corn. 



We found Sorghum another good crop to put in the silo. At the 

 time that we are ready to put the corn in the silo, probably the weather 

 is diy and a lot of the corn will only stay in good condition five or six 

 days; sometimes not as long as that; it dries up too quickly, but we 

 can correct that with Sorghum, that will stand thirty days. We plant 

 10 or 15 acres every year for that purpose. Ii the corn has matured too 

 rapidly, we haul a load of corn and one of Sorghum, and if the corn is too 

 dry for one load we take two loads of Sorghum and one of corn alternately. 

 We drill drill ur corn and Sorghum with a corn drill. We drill the Sor- 

 ghum with a small corn drill. This is necessary, for if you don't the 

 Sorghum goes in too coarse. The corn if planted 8 or 10 inches apart 

 gives better results. We have discarded the shovel plow and use/ the 

 plow weeder. We then put on the surface cultivator and work the corn 

 three times. 



In harvesting some 12 or 14 years ago, it cost $1.25 a ton for labor. 

 We have reduced that down to 60 cents and then to 50 cents and 40 cents 

 and once to 33 cents a ton for labor. If you take the average corn crop 

 through the country, you will find the average labor is in cutting your 

 corn and shocking it and running through the shredder. The cost is 

 just the same to put in a silo or run through the shredder. 



I think, perhaps, discussion would do more good than anything 

 more I can say. 



DISCUSSION. 



Q: — How did you reduce your cost to 33 cents? 



A: — Well, we reduced the cost by having a corn that produced more 

 tons to the acre and it put our Ian d in better condition, and used self- 

 feeding ensilage cutter and so on. 



Q: — Do you} think Mr. Gurler is tired of ensilage? 



