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pound for pound. The careful experiments made by the 
Maine Pixperiment Station through a series of years seem to 
s iov\ conclusively that the dry matter of the mature corn has 
t le higher feeding value. For every one hundred pounds 
or diy matter in ripe corn they found seventy-three pounds 
digestible, while from an equal weight of immature corn, but 
sixty-live pounds were digested. 
If we use these figures we find that of the 3.60 tons of 
iy matter per acre, yielded on the average bj r the small 
dent corns 2.63 tons are digestible, while of the 3.38 tons 
yielded by the large dents, 2.20 tons are. digestible, showing a 
lffeience of 0.43 tons, or sixteen per cent, in favor of the 
smaller varieties. 
The Brazilian Flour corn gave the greatest yield of dry 
matter per acre. If we consider sixty-five per cent, of this 
as digestible, we get 3.01 tons of digestible matter per acre. 
le Fnde of the North gave 4.45 tons of dry matter per acre, 
)eing largest yield of the small dents. If seventy-three 
F? 1 ^Fis is digestible, it would give 3.25 tons of 
lgestible matter. Thus, the Pride of the North had more 
eeding value in its crop, and this crop could be harvested 
Witli the labor of handling six tons less weight than the 
lazilian 4 Jour Corn. It has the added advantage that if 
used tor ensilage, it will occupy less space and usually keep 
better and be less acid. 
1 he question as to whether it is better to raise the large 
or medium dents will have to be settled largely by the 
conditions of climate. These experiments show that the 
roudre V alley is at the extreme northern limit of latitude, 
at this altitude, for making a profitable growth of the larger 
varieties. At a lower altitude, or farther south, the larger 
\ aneties would do much better, while the smaller varieties 
would not show a proportional gain. If the results of this 
season s growth, fairly represent average conditions of this 
vicinity, the farmer who raises corn for fodder or forensilage, 
would better plant about half and half of the medium and 
laige varieties of dent corn. He will then be reasonably 
sure of good returns, whether the season be long or short, 
and the mixture of the two in feeding to steers or cows, is 
probably better than either separately. 
Nothing has been said so far of the growing of corn for 
the grain. Until this past season Nebraska corn could be 
brought to Colorado about as cheaply as it could be grown. 
At this season s price of a cent a pound, corn growing would 
be piohtable in most parts of Colorado, especiall}' if care was 
taken to save the fodder as well as the grain. In the experi¬ 
ments given above, the dent corns yielded more bushels of 
