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Hope Farm Notes 
Corn Notes.— Wc began cutting corn 
September 24—later than usual. Some¬ 
how, the crops ripened very slowly, and 
even at this late date much of it was 
too green. There had been a light frost 
in the lower valley, and I did not care 
to wait longer. Green corn will harden 
more or less in the shock, but frosted 
fodder is very poor stuff. We depend 
on the cornstalks for our Winter fod¬ 
der, so we went at it. 
Those of you who have great corn 
fields and use harvesters and other ma¬ 
chinery, would laught at our cornfields. 
Wc cut by hand and bind in small 
shocks. Somehow, I do not seem to 
be able to get these large corn growers 
to realize what our crop represents. 
For instance, an Indiana farmer writes 
me this: 
“I fear that you arc not on the right 
track altogether on the corn proposi¬ 
tion. I am located practically in your 
latitude, and am in what is known as 
the corn belt. We do not think much 
of June planting here. If possible, wc 
plant the first week in May, and then as 
soon thereafter as we can. If delayed un¬ 
til June (and the good corn growers 
are not often delayed), we take the 
chance, but wc. consider it a slim one.” 
Now, with him the corn crop is the 
whole thing, while with us it is a small 
side show. My aim is to have the en¬ 
tire farm—outside of a few acres of 
level land—in fruit trees. Therefore, 
most of our corn must be planted be¬ 
tween the rows of trees. No one would 
think of planting a tall corn among 
young trees, for the crop would give 
so much shade that the trees would be 
hurt. That is why wc have selected 
our strain of Canada flint until we 
have a low-growing, 90-day variety 
which gives good fodder and grain 
without hurting the trees. 
On our cold western slopes we rarely 
plow before the middle of April. Some 
gardeners on the warmer soils take 
chances with early sweet corn, hut 
little, if any, field corn is planted be¬ 
fore May 15. While our friend may 
be in the same latitude, the weather con¬ 
ditions with us are quite different, and 
we could not follow his advice even if 
we wanted to. We delay planting un¬ 
til June in order to let the Crimson 
clover make its full growth. As a rule 
this clover is about at its best by Deco¬ 
ration Day. It makes rapid growth 
during the last two weeks of May. If 
we were to plow before May 10 I am 
sure we should lose the equivalent of 
five or six loads of manure per acre. 
The soil needs this vegetable matter, 
and the trees need the plant food. 
Therefore, we let the clover come to a 
fidl growth, then plow it under, roll 
and plant our little flint corn. Then in 
August, in goes more clover seed, and 
so on. In this way we can get a good 
grain yield, fodder that is eaten up 
clean, and a fine growth of clover and 
a chance to give good culture. We can 
raise big corn, too, if need be. On that 
“loafer field” I mentioned last .Sum¬ 
mer, we planted Learning. There are 
many stalks eight feet high, and husked 
ears over nine inches around. 
1 should like lo know your method of 
curing and keeping corn fodder. I tlnd 
tin 1 season here Is so short that fodder 
corn lias to lx- cut while still quite green 
In order to save it from the frost, and 
I have found It Impossible to prevent It 
from getting more or less mouldy In the 
shock. And when I gel It: Into the barn 
if I do not: get It used up before zero 
weather arrives It Is' pretty sure to freeze 
and then mould as the weather gets mild¬ 
er. I have tried curing on racks In the 
Held, hut: It was no better. 
Maine. w. a. n. 
Wc have no patent method of curing 
fodder. We simply cut and bind into 
small shocks. The top is tied as tight 
as possible and the bottom spread out 
wide so as to let in the air and sun. 
It then depends pretty much on the 
season. Tf the Fall is bright and windv 
the fodder soon dries out. We get it 
under cover early and begin feeding 
in November. T think many farmers 
make the mistake of waiting until late 
Winter before feeding dry fodder. We 
start early and feed the fodder before 
the hay. In some cases I have known 
farmers to use V-shaped racks made 
like a chicken coop of wooden frames 
and wire netting. These are put to¬ 
gether so that the fodder can be put 
on the two sides with the tops together 
over the center, while the air blows 
through. A number of these frames 
with a shed roof over them will make 
a good out-door storage for corn fod¬ 
der—so will a “barrack,” such as many 
Jcrscymen use. 
Feed will be high this Winter, and 
all parts of the corn plant should be 
THE RURAL 
saved. The most economical way of 
using stalks is cutting and steaming 
mentioned on page 917. This requires 
some work, and the steamed fodder is 
better for cattle than for horses. With 
our flint cornstalks this steaming is 
not needed, for the stock will eat these 
slender stalks as they would millet or 
coarse hay. Shredded stalks arc better 
than those cut off sharp with a cutter. 
Any of you who try feeding dry stalks 
alone as forage will find the horses 
growing logy and dull unless you give 
some laxative feed with them. A small 
quantity of oil meal each day will help, 
hut one of the best things we have 
found for this purpose is waste mo¬ 
lasses. Horses are fond of this, and 
it keeps them in good condition. 1 do 
not mean the so-called “molasses feeds,” 
which have been on the market for 
some years. A few of these feeds are 
reliable and worth feeding. Many of 
them, however, are simply mixtures of 
weed seeds and screenings with a little 
bran or meal added, mixed with waste 
molasses and dried. I am satisfied that 
after thrashing you can sweep the 
grain and grass seed on your barn floor, 
mix it with waste molasses, and have 
a stronger feed than some of this stuff 
that sells at $90 per ton. Many a farm 
has been seeded to weeds through feed¬ 
ing this stuff, and many a poor cow 
has been classed as a “robber” because 
she did not make milk out of sweetened 
chaff and dirt. I gave up buying mixed 
ground feed two years ago. Wc buy 
whole grain and bran, and crush the 
grain in our sweep mill. 
Farm Work. —Now that the corn is 
cut, potato digging and late seeding 
come on. Our potato crop is not heavy, 
yet at one dollar or more per bushel 
it pays well. On the first of October 
we still had some green vines where 
wc sprayed carefully. I was about 
ready to quit potato growing, but we 
have learned a few tricks this year, and 
I am now thinking of putting potatoes 
on that loafer field—following the corn. 
It seems to be pretty much a matter 
of spraying properly. ... As is 
well known, I like to have our soil 
covered with some growing crop 
through the Fall. In the case of an 
old, tough sod I might let it winter 
in the rough furrows, but after a cul¬ 
tivated crop I want a Winter cover. 
We have had corn in one young orchard 
for four years. Now the apple trees 
have begun bearing, and following out 
my plan, I call it time to seed. This 
seeding might have been done in the 
growing corn, but I wanted a more 
even job. So as soon as the corn was 
cut wc started the big disk plow at 
work. This was set to tear the sod 
four to five inches deep only. Then 
we followed with the lime spreader, 
giving a good white coat. This was 
worked in with the spring-tooth and the 
ground levelled with the Acme. Then 
a good seeding of rye was sown broad¬ 
cast and worked in with the spring- 
tooth. Then a mixture of Red and 
Alsike clover was broadcast and 
brushed in. The rye and clover will 
keep moving until December. Next 
year wc shall cut the rye when in 
bloom for hay and as the clover comes 
on cut it and pile most of it around the 
trees. On the potato ground rye will 
be seeded as soon as the crop is cut— 
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