Maize, its history, cultivation, handling, and uses, with special reference to South Africa : a text-book for farmers, students of agriculture, and teachers of nature study / by Joseph Burtt-Davy ; with frontispiece and 245 illustrations.

  • Burtt-Davy, Joseph, 1870-1940.
Date:
1914
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Credit: Maize, its history, cultivation, handling, and uses, with special reference to South Africa : a text-book for farmers, students of agriculture, and teachers of nature study / by Joseph Burtt-Davy ; with frontispiece and 245 illustrations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    o farm crop. Maize produces a large quantity of “stover” (the chap. stalk and leaves after the ears have been removed), which is of I- considerable use for winter-feeding stock if properly harvested; this should be taken into account in estimating the relative value of the crop. The husks, stalks, and cobs are also used for a number of manufacturing purposes, which are mentioned Fig. 2.—In a maize field in the Transvaal Bush-veld (Tzaneen, Zoutpans- berg District). in detail in a later chapter. As silage material, maize is one of the very best crops that can be grown, both on account of its heavier yield per acre and also because of the succulence and physical character of the plant, which render it peculiarly suitable to the process of ensiling. We still hear South African farmers say that maize is a