FARM NOTES, FODDER CORN AND FODDER CANE, Ina bulleiin Issued by the Maryland Agricultural Experunent station, H, E, Alvord, director, gives the following conclusions in regard to the growth © fodder corn and fodder cane: For the greatest quantity of fodder, green or dry, corn or cane should be grown in drills far enough apart to per- iit easy and sufficient cultivation, the space between the rows to be governed somewhat by the size of varieties grown and the plants to be thin enough in the drills to give ample air and light to as- sure maturity. For corn of the larger varieties, the nearest definite rule that can be safely given is to plant the rows 3 to 3} feet apart and single stalks 6 to 8 inches apart in the rows. For best quality of fodder the same method should be followed as for great- est quantity. The chemical composi= tion of fodder corn grown in different ways is found to be very similar, and the exeeptionsjoccurring do not justify any modification of the advice just given for getting best quality, The nutritive ratio and percentage of dry substance digestible are slightly in favor of the thicker seeding, but not enough so to compensate for loss in quantity of crop. Thick seeding ap- pears to cause a decrease in the relative amount of nitrogen in the albuminoid form. This diminishes the value of the fodd. r as the amide nitrogen is con- sidered to have less nutritive value, To get the most food value on an acre of corn or cane it should not be of drying and withering and the seeds begin to glaze, of sowed corn, as ordinaily grown, has usually a food value little more than | same acre in drills, as above advised. The labor expended in the cultivation | required by the drill system is profitably applied, as shown by the saving of seed and the increased crop. and well cultivated, serves to clean and | improve the land. Sowed corn [broad- | cast] or thickly drilled fodder allows weeds and grass to grow and perfect their seeds, and *‘fouls’’ the lund, grow a large crop of fodder corn or fodder cane, rich land is needed; but COMEDY CORNER, Two Ways to Propose, HERE ARE Two styles of ‘*‘propos- ing.” Thisoneis the kind you read about, but the other 18 the one most popular in the realm of fact: **My an. gel, 1 have long waited for this oppor- tunity. You must bave deflected ere now the growth of my love for you. From the day I first met you that love tock root, and to-night it is strong and sturdy, ‘unwavering, undying. Your sweet siniles have lighted up my life, | your every word has been to me a note | of exquisite music, thnlling, enthralling me. You have tilled a place in my heart, in my affections, that no one has ever before occupied, My life-long happiness depends solely upon the an- swer you give me. >ay you will be mine to love, caress, cherish, idolize, through time and eternity, and make me of all men most envied. But if vou ref Oh, I cannot! I cannot! The thought is madness. You will be my wife? I see the answer of your heart mirrored in your lustrous eyes; you know I love you as no other man ever has loved you, or ever can love you, darling. I know you will not thrust me off.” The angel assumed a sterotyped real- ly-this-is-so-sudden expression, and as- sures Mr. Wordie she would derive great pleasure from being his sister, Here 1s the other way: ly lately.” { as that,” reckless that way. This time, to some purpose. In fact, I've your name changed,” “When?” **Just as soon as possible, ”? “Will it be home or church “Church, of course: we want this thing in sivle,” “Have you asked pa?’ “Certainly not; I don’t want ry your father,” 53 to do 3 { ‘All right, dear, for form’s sake I good crop; twenty to thirty tons green | weight is not anuncommon yield, being | an equivalent in food value of five to | eight tons of good bay per acre, The variety of sorghum known as early amber cane, grown under condi- tions identical with Indian corm, as a forage plant, and mn an unfavorable | season, produced from one to four tons i per acre of green fodder more than corn | at thas station. As to quality forage, the cane compared favorably wich | corn. i “MPROVED stock requires improved food. That is, the best stock is that which requires good care and manage- ment mnstead of being compelled to pick up a meal where it can only be obtain- | ed with difficulty. Improved stock, whether full bred or grades, give good results only when the opportunity for so doing is afforded. When the scrub is abandoned the methods of keeping the serub should be discarded also. Feeding has largely contributed to the development and improvement