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ENSILAGE COMBINATION. : 
CO R N For Fodder and 
ENSILAGE. 
Is not grown nearly so much as it should be, and it would pay farmers, 
instead of growing so much cheap grain, to turn their attention to stock- 
feeding and dairying, and thereby not only make as much money but 
improve the fertility of the farm. Corn is, undoubtedly, the best of the 
plants for the silo, and in these days of sharp competition in the dairy 
business, n0 dairy, whether for milk or butter, can be profit- 
ably run without an abundance of ensilage, especiaily when 
it is made of the combination cf Corn and Soja Beans as 
recommended on page 24. For though Corn is undoubtedly 
the most serviceable crop for ensilage, it is deficient in 
albumenoids or flesh formers, and this deficiency is supplied 
by the Soja Beans which are exceedingly rich in albumen- 
oids, there»v making a complete balanced ration and a SAVING IN FEED BILLS OF HUNDREDS OF 
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS annually to the diirymen and stock-feede’s of the United Sta’‘es. Every year the 
testimony becomes stronger that fodder corn should not be sown broadcast. It may he planted in hilis, but the largest crops can be 
raised by planting in rows about three feet apart and thoroughly cultivating. The corn should, if poss ble, reach the glazing stage, as in 
that condition it makes a better quality of ensilage. In the North, Rural ‘horoughbred and Early Mastodon are the best for ensilage, 
being early, large, and ear well. Further south, the Southern Horse Tooth and Improved Early Horse Tooth produce the largest crops 
and are the most satisfactory. Especially on farms where a large amount of ensilage corn is planted, we recommend that two or three 
varieties be used, so that the work can then extend over several weeks if necessary, and all put in the silo in proper condition. 
SWEET FODDER CORN. Best for cutting and feeding green during the summer months. This is hetter than any field 
corn, from the fact that it is so very sweet and nutritious that cattle will eat every part of the stalk and leaves with relish. Drill 
thickly, in rows three feet apart, using 114 bushels of seed peracre. $1.75 bushel; 10 bushels and upwards, $1.60 bushel. 
SOUTHERN HORSE TOOTH. Grovs toa large size, is very leafy and well adapted for ensilage. Large quantities of this 
corn are sold by feed and other stores which usually result in disappointment to the farmer. There is no corn more difficult to cure or 
keep propeily, and much of it is kiln-dried, while large quantities have been stored in elevators and gone through a sweating process 
which |! as destroyed the germ. The stock we offer is carefully selected and sun-dried and of high germination. Price, $1.20 bushel ; 
10 bushels and upwards, $1,10 bushel. 
IMPROVED EARLY HORSE TOOTH. Being nearly two weeks earlier, this variety is better adapted for fodder and 
ensilage in the Northern States than the ordinary Southern Horse Tooth. {1.30 bushel; 10 bushels and upwards, $1.20 bushel. 
RURAL THOROUGHBRED WHITE FLINT. Anearly variety, valuable for the Northern States. Owing to its suckers 
ing and branching habit, it yields enormously. $1.50 bushel; 10 bushels and upwards, $1.40 bushel. 
