. About the farm; an illustrated description of the New Boston dairy and other industries at Valley View, Muzzey, and Hutchinson farms, which are a part of the supply department of Young's hotel, Parker house, and Hotel Touraine. Valley View farm, New Boston, N. H. TIK CIIII^I' producis of []\v Farm are liay, foclclcr corn, and a})plcs. Tl;c j) of mak- ing hay re(iuires no descrij)tion, altliougli it is one of tJie most allraelive aspects of farm work, at least to the oidooker. A word of explanation as to the treatment of the corn nuiy not be out of j)lace. The Western corn that is plan
. About the farm; an illustrated description of the New Boston dairy and other industries at Valley View, Muzzey, and Hutchinson farms, which are a part of the supply department of Young's hotel, Parker house, and Hotel Touraine. Valley View farm, New Boston, N. H. TIK CIIII^I' producis of []\v Farm are liay, foclclcr corn, and a})plcs. Tl;c j) of mak- ing hay re(iuires no descrij)tion, altliougli it is one of tJie most allraelive aspects of farm work, at least to the oidooker. A word of explanation as to the treatment of the corn nuiy not be out of j)lace. The Western corn that is planted grows wonderfully in the cultivated soil of the various fields, often times reach- ing a height of twelve feet. The corn is cut while green and full of juice, preferably before the first frost, by means of a horse reaper, which not only cuts the corn- stalks off close to the ground, but also binds them into bundles, which are easily loaded into wagons and readily handled later. This reaper is a great tinie-sa\'er over the old method of cutting the stalks by hand with a sickle. The corn-stalks are not fed whole to the cattle, but are cut up while green—stalks, juicy cobs, and leaves—into small pieces by a machine run by a gasoline engine. By means of a strong blower connected with the cutting machine these pieces of corn-stalks are blown through a movable metal tube to the top of the receptacle built to receive and store them. These receptacles are either square or round, about thirty feet high and fifty feet in perimeter. They are built adjoining each barn, so that the fodder may be easily reached the whole winter. This fodder keeps green and moist all winter. It is much relished by the cows and young stock. Corn fodder thus cut and stored is called ensilage; the receptacle in which it is stored, a silo. [ 11 ]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these
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