The ensilage of maize, and other green fodder crops . r plant I know of. In those parts of the Southern States where hay cannot beraised, this is a substitute of the easiest culture, and being of tropical origin, it will luxuriate in their long hot summers,hven though our Northern seasons may be too short to mature the seeds, our experiments in New Jersey this summershow *hat abundant crops may be expected if the similar conditions are secured. Pearl Millet as a fodder-plant presentsa new feature in our agriculture, and 1 feel sure that within ten years we shall wonder how we ever got on witho
The ensilage of maize, and other green fodder crops . r plant I know of. In those parts of the Southern States where hay cannot beraised, this is a substitute of the easiest culture, and being of tropical origin, it will luxuriate in their long hot summers,hven though our Northern seasons may be too short to mature the seeds, our experiments in New Jersey this summershow *hat abundant crops may be expected if the similar conditions are secured. Pearl Millet as a fodder-plant presentsa new feature in our agriculture, and 1 feel sure that within ten years we shall wonder how we ever got on without our own testimony given above, we have received the most satisfactory letters from experienced men in differ-ent parts of the country to whom we sent seed of Millet for trial, and all are unanimous .is to its enormous produc-tiveness and great value. From all we have seen and can learn, wc are fully convinced that Pearl Millet is to be one ofthe great fodder plants of the future. THE ENSILAGE CUTTER OF THK NEW YORK PLOW This machine has beeu anauged especially for the puipose of cut-ting- large quantities of green crops, such as green corn-stalks, millet,&c. It can be run witli a good two-horse i)o\ver or with iiortableengine, and do a great ainonnt of work. Of coarse smaller cutters (;au be used, with more or less execution,but in providing the proper machinery for the new method of preservingwinter fodder, it is all imi)ortant to have it operate rnpidly, and there-fore economically. Tiiis machine feeds itself, without danger to the o])erator, and is sostrong- that it cannot bo broken or worn out with h;)nest usage. Itwill cut seven ditterent lengths, from -rb- to 3 inches, by changing thejmlleys in accordance with the directions attached. It will cut four tolive tons per hour of green corn-stalks of the length of -iimt of an will also cut one to two tons per hour of dry fodder. It is also vah^able iu cutting straw to spread upon land for
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