The Hondo Anvil Herald. (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, August 14, 1931 Page: 8 of 9
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FLETCHEK’S STATE SIGHTS FARMING
August. 1931
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FEEDING NEW CORN TO
HORSES.
By P. G. Holden.
Field Director, Agricultural Exten-
sion Department. International
Harvester Company.
Be careful about feeding new or
moldy corn to work horses. This is
the time of year when feed grows
srcc :>n s>'me farms and w e natural-
ly turn to the ripening corn as a
ecurce of feed supply.
The digestive apparatus of the
hor* - is very delicate. Many a use-
ful work hoise has died from indiges-
tion ir colic, caused by eating a full
feed of new eon before it had be-
com- accu torted to it.
It would he better to buy some oh*
corn or oats for the main portion of
the ration and feed the new corn, an
ear or two at a feeding, for several
days before allowing the horse an en-
tire meal of it.
Care May Save Lott.
You may have fed new corn to
horses recklessly for many years
without serious effects. That does
not assure you that you can do it
again. It is better to be careful than
to lose a valuable animal. Moldy
corn is sure to cause trouble and
moldy new- corn is apt to be fed at
this tin-.p of year.
The farmer goes to the corn field
often with a sack for a supply of
feed; the sack of green ears is left
sitting in the stable for a few hours,
in-* while it may not be apparent, the
c. have molded wherever they
t* * ited each other before they are
fed. Ferhaps t' e trip to the' corn
field is made with a wagon and
enough ears snapped off for two or
three days’ feed. Pert of this simply
is almost sure to mold before it is
fed.
When new corn is brought from
the field, spread it out. Don’t leave
one ear touching another if it can be
avoided. Better place them on a
slatted floor. Hogs and cattle can
eat new and moldy corn without ap-
parent injury, bet this is not true
with horses.
Silage Good for Horses.
Silage has often been condemned
as horse feed, yet silage is on excel,
lent feed for hors-s if fed by a care-
ful feeder who slvuv remembers
Hat horses are easily killed with
sudden change of feed or with spoil-
ed food.
In feeding silage, accustom the
horses to it gradually and never give
them silage taken from near the door
o the silo. Nor is it a good plan to
fead them =ilage taken from the out-
er edge of the silo where there is apt
to be mold.
The number of farm horses that
c e from digestive »ro-jb>e« at tb<
time of the year is great. Don’t add
your horses to the list.
THE AUSTRIAN WINTER PEA,
Drop specialists o' the V. ?. De-
partment of Agriculture recommend
the Austrian winter pea as a good
gteen-manure crop for the Cotton
. y Va-Ue lies, in ability to stand
ce d weather in winter and vet make
enough growth in the warmer 3pe!U
to turn under in early spring before
Planting ce'ton and corn. The \ .
trian winter pea germinates quickly.
»' especially winter hardy in th
South, has a largr- root system, and
succulent and decors rapidly, makiro-
a large amount of plnnl food a ily
a ailable. In the cotton Belt, rlnnt
it m late September or early Octo-
ber, say the crop specialists. Earlier
p’antinrs may- he damaged by- nema-
todes and later ones may give poor
s'-mds and light grow-th. When
rlanterf for the first time the crop
should he inoculated. Plow under the
men two weeks before corn planting
and three weeks before cotton plant
ing. Superphosphate js the most es-
sentinl fertilizer. Peas planted for
the first time need at least 300
pounds of superphosphate and 50
pounds of nitrate of soda. In suc-
ceeding seasons they may need little
or no fertilizer. Austrian winter
peas and rye are a good mixture for
poor sandy soils. Experimental tests
in several of the Gulf States show
fhat increased yields of cotton and
corn resulted from the use of Aus-
trian winter peas as green manure.
LITTLE FIBS THAT NEVER
WEAR OUT.
“Well, I had a good time, but it’s
good to be hack at work again.”
“Oh, we don’t mind riding in the
rumble seat a bit.”
“Aw. let the kids stay here. Bill.
They don’t bother us.”
“Listen, I know- I’m in, but I'll put
in another chip, anyhow.”
“Go right ahead, Mrs. Smith! We
always enjoy Amos 'n Andy."
“Usually it’s very cool here at
night. I can’t understand why . . .’’
“Really. I think your daughter has
a marvelous voice.”
”... And we hope you’ll come over
and see us real soon!”
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