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Corn Fodder

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Parent Issue
Day
11
Month
July
Year
1873
Copyright
Public Domain
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Cora for fodder may bo sown from the first of Juno till the ntiddlo of July with Bucuesg, if the vuriety of corn is adapúd to the season of sowiug. Tery larra crnps are obtained by some fiirmi the use oí' the seed of the lingo sotts v, hicñ are grown iu Southern Qfaio, or in th Middle States, the seed being brougi t from those latitudes. Such corn must b sown early to mature surficiently before autumu. The later tho sowing, ti r earlier must be the corn used. í-'ina Canada corn, put in twice as thickly as the other sorts, as late as tho middle ■ : July, will givü a good crup in Hepteu - ber. Corn fodder will grow on almoet any land, but to have a good and profitable erop, the best and richest grousd uiust be selecied. Many have rejectod it because thuy have uever given it a fair chance. - One of the most suciessí'ul oultitators oí corn fodder, William Crozier, of Long Isliuid, who raises twenty acres annually, nct only gives it a rich field, but manuree heavily in plowed furrowg, sowing diills a foot in breadth over the manare. He UEes seed of largo varieties, cultivates well, and secures enormous crops. The seed may be strewn from a basket on the manure, covered by ridging with a plow, and then harrowing down lengtbwise, so that the corn will have but two er three inches covering. - Country Gentleman.

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Old News
Michigan Argus