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VOL. LVII. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., JULY 19, 1902. GIVE EXPERIENCE WITH CORN HARVEST- ERS AND CORN SHREDDERS. SHOULD THEY BE GENERALLY USED? Corn is King and Fodder is Queen of the Field, 1st Premium.—There is uo one factor which is presenting itself to the farmers nf Indiana which is of so vital importance, (and too many are overlooking) anil whieh we believe will do more towards revolu- tionalizing the feeding value of the corn plant, than the utilizing of the corn stalks and leaves. Think of 37 per cent of the actual feeding value of the corn crop going In waste, for we virtually lose that much by allowing onr corn stalks to stand iir tin* held, besides llie damage done to our suil by pasturing them. Our experiment ita linns tell us that the corn husks contain 7- per cent digestible matter, the blades lit per eent and the stalks 55 per cent, and also say that there is more digestible matter in the corn fodder from one acre of corn, than from the ears from oue acre. At 40 cents per bushel the corn crop of tnd taaa amounts to over GO million and this represent* not quite three-fourths of the feeding value; thus the farmers are losing over 120,000,000 each year, which is saved by saving the fodder. How shall we save our corn stalks, so we can get the greatest g 1 from them, the best and the cheapest met hod of doing this is what we all desire to know. We will try to show that it pays Io cut our coru, and give our plan of doing it also. First the cutting. We think the harvester is the cheapest method, and will show why. To have an acre of corn cut by hand will cost at least 7 cents per shock or §1.30, and enough twine to tie tlje shocks will eost about 25 iints or $1.55 per acre, while if we use a corn* harvester it will require about 25 cents worth of twine per acre to bind it, and about 20 cents for twine to tie the shocks, and ordinarily seven acres will be a fair day's cutting (although 8 aud 10 acres are cut) and counting $2 per day for man and team, or about 30 cents per acre, aud two men at $1.25 each, or 35 cents per acre, to shock it, making a total of $1.10 per acre, making a balance of 42 cents per acre in favor of the machine, and if the fodder is fed in the stalk wc should tie the loose fodder into bundles il will require almost as much twine as the machine will take or au additional cost of at least 20 cents per acre for the hand < utting. * • • • • But we will meet with some obstacle* in cutting the corn with a harvester and in shredding. In the first place the removal of the fodder is detrimental to a certain extent, especially if the sun is very warm just after it is cut, as it "sunburns" the ground, and we are told it is injurious to it, but this may be overcome by sowing some "catch crop," as rye, rape, crimson clover, etc., and besides being a protection to the land gives pasture when grass is short and is also a benefit to "the soil, second, some corn is knocked off, perhaps two or three bushels per acre, but as most farmers need some corn by this time in the year it may he gathered up and mixed with old corn, thus giving the pigs a more rapid growth by this new addition. Again in shredding Ihe fodder it must be dry wheu shredded and "cured," or it will heat and mold, and it will be damaged as a feed to a certain extent; although stocks will eat it. The farmer who succeeds liest saves all he raises and utilizes il. We predict that the day is daw ning when every straw of grain, raised and every corn stalk will be transformed tut ii .something tbat will benefit the old farm. L. A. S. Warren < '**. Cuts Tangled Corn. 2d Premium.—There has been a number nl' corn harvesters in use iir this locality for the past two years. My own experience, as that ut' others, with whom I have discussed the matter, is not very favorable to the corn harvester. That it will do the work there is no doubt, but doing it satisfactory and well is the real ques tion. In the fall of '99 I had 15 acres of the day our company finished we were able With the exception of the engineer and une feeder, members of the company, with their teams made force enough to run under all ordinary conditions. Our power cost, us $3 per day, the company furnishing oil, water and fuel; feeder, $1.25. The advantages of the company plan, besides being much cheaper, is that the same crew gm*s throngh the season, the men get ac- conitomed to working together, to the advantage of all, each one knowing exactly what he has lo do; the teams get used In Hie steam and the shredder, and every- thing moves <>rr smoothly and systematically, a condition not attainable if teams and hands are changing every day or two. On THK FARMER'S TURN. -From Indianapolis Journal, Thursday, July 10. down and badly tangled corn cut with a binder, ami it was a real surprise how it would pick up and bind this tangled corn; once in its clutches it was bound to go through and drop out iu the bundle, yet the objections were so many that I decided not to employ a binder any more, provided I could have the work done by hand. As to expenses of harvester and hand cutting there is not enough difference to speak of. As to shocking successfully and curing quickly hand cutting has the advantage. As to after handling the advantages are about equal. The great objection to the harvester is that it knocks off so much corn. It don't appear that it is to come into general favor, only as a matter of necessity, in fact it appears somewhat contrary to nature to bind corn in a bundle like wheat or oats. Corn shredders have been in use in this part" of the country for six or eight years, but not till last year did they come into anything like general use. That being a year of short crops and scarcity of feed farmers sought to make the most of the corn crop by cutting and shredding. I know of five being bought in one township. Some were bought by individuals and run same as threshers, others by companies. The results have been very satisfactory all round so far as I bave been able to ascertain. For the average farmer who wishes t.i make Ihe work of himself and team go as far as possible in saving his erop, the company plan is by far the more desirable. In iny own experience six neighbors formed a company and bought a shredder, each being an equal partner. to accomplish at least a third more in a day than when we commenced, showing the decided advantage of all hands training together. After feeding out our crop of shredded fodder each man of our company is well satisfied with bis investment and this seems to be the general verdict of everybody who had corn shredded last year. There is no doubt but the corn shredder is a great advantage to the average Indiana farmer, and each succeeding year more of them will be used. Our shredder is furnished with a safety lever for the feeder's protection, and not the slightest accident occurred during the entire season; yet, you don't want to thrust your hands iuto the thing to see if the wheels are going, while it is running. Roachdale. F. G. A. Great Saving in Feed. 3d Pemium.—Corn harvesters and shredders are among the most useful of modern machines for the corn belt. With their aid the entire corn crop can be harvested in a most satisfactory way. From the work of the experiment stations we learn that 03 per cent of the digestible part of the corn crop is found in the ears while 37 per cent is found in the stover. Thus we lose over one-third of the corn crop when we do nut use the stalks. Such valuable rough feed should be used on every farm, to as great an extent as possible. If we need the corn harvester then let us have it, but I consider it not an absolute necessity. My experience with il shows that it is not yet a perfect machine, as it knocks off too many ears and the cost is but little less. They are a very practical machine when used in fill- hrg a silo. The corn ean be handled with so much more ease when tied in small bundles. The shredding of corn fodder lints the stover iu shape for stable feeding and Ihe refuse can be used for bedding. 1 think this machine should be used more by Ihe average farmer, especially when he is in need of hay. Shredded stover is good roughage for horses, cattle and sheep. Iir fact the farmer need not put up any hay if he has plenty of corn stover shredded. With my experience of these machines I consider that they should be more generally used by the average farmer, especially should the latter be ii sc.l. Let us try to take better care of what we have and not try to farm so much that we allow one-third of (he crop to go i.i waste. J. H. B. Mingh-wood Farm. To Prevent Molding. We have used shredded fodder for two winters and have been highly pleased with the results. Both times we had a day's shredding done, whieh made our barn full enough to feed our stock and three or four Inns to sell to the city people. Last year we shredded too early in the season; in tact, most of our neighbors did the same, and the fodder molded to some extent. It should not be put up too soon, before the sap is out of the stalks. But perhaps the tramping of the fodder hay something to do with it, as it was all'we could do to put it all in the barn, and it was run over pretty thoroughly. Fodder that is shredded goes a great deal further, and the stock get more good out of the feed; besides the manure can be taken out a third easier than where the fodder has not been shredded. It can also be stored away in a little while, and in a small space, while it is out of the weather in the dry, where you can get it when needed. I think the shredder should be used more extensively. We have never used the corn harvester, but from the experience of other people near here I would not use one. One of the worse objections is that it ties the bundles too tight and causes the fodder to mold. When cut by hand it is not put up in tied bunches, but is stood up loose. I would rather have hand cut fodder to unload to a machine, as the bundles bother. They will do where the corn* is very light and short, but not in heavy corn. C. B. Premiums of $1, 75 cents and 50 cents are given for the first, second and third best articles for the Experience Department each week. Manuscript should be sent direct to the Indiana Farmer Company and should reach us one week before date of publication. Topics for discussion in future numbers of the Farmer are as follows: No. 333, July 26.—Give experience in raising horses for farm use and for the market. What type is mostt profitable? No. 334, Aug. 2.—Tell how to select calves for beef qualities, and how to treat them through fall and winter. No. 335, Aug. 9.—Discuss the economic value of paint. How, when and where should it be used? No. 330, Aug. 16.—Tell why the farmer aud his family should attend the State lair. An American syndicate is said to be negotiating for the purchase of the Mexican volcano, Popocatepetl, for the purpose of securing its sulphur deposits. \
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1902, v. 57, no. 29 (July 19) |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
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Coverage | Indiana |
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Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Transcript | VOL. LVII. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., JULY 19, 1902. GIVE EXPERIENCE WITH CORN HARVEST- ERS AND CORN SHREDDERS. SHOULD THEY BE GENERALLY USED? Corn is King and Fodder is Queen of the Field, 1st Premium.—There is uo one factor which is presenting itself to the farmers nf Indiana which is of so vital importance, (and too many are overlooking) anil whieh we believe will do more towards revolu- tionalizing the feeding value of the corn plant, than the utilizing of the corn stalks and leaves. Think of 37 per cent of the actual feeding value of the corn crop going In waste, for we virtually lose that much by allowing onr corn stalks to stand iir tin* held, besides llie damage done to our suil by pasturing them. Our experiment ita linns tell us that the corn husks contain 7- per cent digestible matter, the blades lit per eent and the stalks 55 per cent, and also say that there is more digestible matter in the corn fodder from one acre of corn, than from the ears from oue acre. At 40 cents per bushel the corn crop of tnd taaa amounts to over GO million and this represent* not quite three-fourths of the feeding value; thus the farmers are losing over 120,000,000 each year, which is saved by saving the fodder. How shall we save our corn stalks, so we can get the greatest g 1 from them, the best and the cheapest met hod of doing this is what we all desire to know. We will try to show that it pays Io cut our coru, and give our plan of doing it also. First the cutting. We think the harvester is the cheapest method, and will show why. To have an acre of corn cut by hand will cost at least 7 cents per shock or §1.30, and enough twine to tie tlje shocks will eost about 25 iints or $1.55 per acre, while if we use a corn* harvester it will require about 25 cents worth of twine per acre to bind it, and about 20 cents for twine to tie the shocks, and ordinarily seven acres will be a fair day's cutting (although 8 aud 10 acres are cut) and counting $2 per day for man and team, or about 30 cents per acre, aud two men at $1.25 each, or 35 cents per acre, to shock it, making a total of $1.10 per acre, making a balance of 42 cents per acre in favor of the machine, and if the fodder is fed in the stalk wc should tie the loose fodder into bundles il will require almost as much twine as the machine will take or au additional cost of at least 20 cents per acre for the hand < utting. * • • • • But we will meet with some obstacle* in cutting the corn with a harvester and in shredding. In the first place the removal of the fodder is detrimental to a certain extent, especially if the sun is very warm just after it is cut, as it "sunburns" the ground, and we are told it is injurious to it, but this may be overcome by sowing some "catch crop," as rye, rape, crimson clover, etc., and besides being a protection to the land gives pasture when grass is short and is also a benefit to "the soil, second, some corn is knocked off, perhaps two or three bushels per acre, but as most farmers need some corn by this time in the year it may he gathered up and mixed with old corn, thus giving the pigs a more rapid growth by this new addition. Again in shredding Ihe fodder it must be dry wheu shredded and "cured," or it will heat and mold, and it will be damaged as a feed to a certain extent; although stocks will eat it. The farmer who succeeds liest saves all he raises and utilizes il. We predict that the day is daw ning when every straw of grain, raised and every corn stalk will be transformed tut ii .something tbat will benefit the old farm. L. A. S. Warren < '**. Cuts Tangled Corn. 2d Premium.—There has been a number nl' corn harvesters in use iir this locality for the past two years. My own experience, as that ut' others, with whom I have discussed the matter, is not very favorable to the corn harvester. That it will do the work there is no doubt, but doing it satisfactory and well is the real ques tion. In the fall of '99 I had 15 acres of the day our company finished we were able With the exception of the engineer and une feeder, members of the company, with their teams made force enough to run under all ordinary conditions. Our power cost, us $3 per day, the company furnishing oil, water and fuel; feeder, $1.25. The advantages of the company plan, besides being much cheaper, is that the same crew gm*s throngh the season, the men get ac- conitomed to working together, to the advantage of all, each one knowing exactly what he has lo do; the teams get used In Hie steam and the shredder, and every- thing moves <>rr smoothly and systematically, a condition not attainable if teams and hands are changing every day or two. On THK FARMER'S TURN. -From Indianapolis Journal, Thursday, July 10. down and badly tangled corn cut with a binder, ami it was a real surprise how it would pick up and bind this tangled corn; once in its clutches it was bound to go through and drop out iu the bundle, yet the objections were so many that I decided not to employ a binder any more, provided I could have the work done by hand. As to expenses of harvester and hand cutting there is not enough difference to speak of. As to shocking successfully and curing quickly hand cutting has the advantage. As to after handling the advantages are about equal. The great objection to the harvester is that it knocks off so much corn. It don't appear that it is to come into general favor, only as a matter of necessity, in fact it appears somewhat contrary to nature to bind corn in a bundle like wheat or oats. Corn shredders have been in use in this part" of the country for six or eight years, but not till last year did they come into anything like general use. That being a year of short crops and scarcity of feed farmers sought to make the most of the corn crop by cutting and shredding. I know of five being bought in one township. Some were bought by individuals and run same as threshers, others by companies. The results have been very satisfactory all round so far as I bave been able to ascertain. For the average farmer who wishes t.i make Ihe work of himself and team go as far as possible in saving his erop, the company plan is by far the more desirable. In iny own experience six neighbors formed a company and bought a shredder, each being an equal partner. to accomplish at least a third more in a day than when we commenced, showing the decided advantage of all hands training together. After feeding out our crop of shredded fodder each man of our company is well satisfied with bis investment and this seems to be the general verdict of everybody who had corn shredded last year. There is no doubt but the corn shredder is a great advantage to the average Indiana farmer, and each succeeding year more of them will be used. Our shredder is furnished with a safety lever for the feeder's protection, and not the slightest accident occurred during the entire season; yet, you don't want to thrust your hands iuto the thing to see if the wheels are going, while it is running. Roachdale. F. G. A. Great Saving in Feed. 3d Pemium.—Corn harvesters and shredders are among the most useful of modern machines for the corn belt. With their aid the entire corn crop can be harvested in a most satisfactory way. From the work of the experiment stations we learn that 03 per cent of the digestible part of the corn crop is found in the ears while 37 per cent is found in the stover. Thus we lose over one-third of the corn crop when we do nut use the stalks. Such valuable rough feed should be used on every farm, to as great an extent as possible. If we need the corn harvester then let us have it, but I consider it not an absolute necessity. My experience with il shows that it is not yet a perfect machine, as it knocks off too many ears and the cost is but little less. They are a very practical machine when used in fill- hrg a silo. The corn ean be handled with so much more ease when tied in small bundles. The shredding of corn fodder lints the stover iu shape for stable feeding and Ihe refuse can be used for bedding. 1 think this machine should be used more by Ihe average farmer, especially when he is in need of hay. Shredded stover is good roughage for horses, cattle and sheep. Iir fact the farmer need not put up any hay if he has plenty of corn stover shredded. With my experience of these machines I consider that they should be more generally used by the average farmer, especially should the latter be ii sc.l. Let us try to take better care of what we have and not try to farm so much that we allow one-third of (he crop to go i.i waste. J. H. B. Mingh-wood Farm. To Prevent Molding. We have used shredded fodder for two winters and have been highly pleased with the results. Both times we had a day's shredding done, whieh made our barn full enough to feed our stock and three or four Inns to sell to the city people. Last year we shredded too early in the season; in tact, most of our neighbors did the same, and the fodder molded to some extent. It should not be put up too soon, before the sap is out of the stalks. But perhaps the tramping of the fodder hay something to do with it, as it was all'we could do to put it all in the barn, and it was run over pretty thoroughly. Fodder that is shredded goes a great deal further, and the stock get more good out of the feed; besides the manure can be taken out a third easier than where the fodder has not been shredded. It can also be stored away in a little while, and in a small space, while it is out of the weather in the dry, where you can get it when needed. I think the shredder should be used more extensively. We have never used the corn harvester, but from the experience of other people near here I would not use one. One of the worse objections is that it ties the bundles too tight and causes the fodder to mold. When cut by hand it is not put up in tied bunches, but is stood up loose. I would rather have hand cut fodder to unload to a machine, as the bundles bother. They will do where the corn* is very light and short, but not in heavy corn. C. B. Premiums of $1, 75 cents and 50 cents are given for the first, second and third best articles for the Experience Department each week. Manuscript should be sent direct to the Indiana Farmer Company and should reach us one week before date of publication. Topics for discussion in future numbers of the Farmer are as follows: No. 333, July 26.—Give experience in raising horses for farm use and for the market. What type is mostt profitable? No. 334, Aug. 2.—Tell how to select calves for beef qualities, and how to treat them through fall and winter. No. 335, Aug. 9.—Discuss the economic value of paint. How, when and where should it be used? No. 330, Aug. 16.—Tell why the farmer aud his family should attend the State lair. An American syndicate is said to be negotiating for the purchase of the Mexican volcano, Popocatepetl, for the purpose of securing its sulphur deposits. \ |
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