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found good authority for saying that fully as good milk can be 

 made from good ensilage as from any other food, and it is being 

 made from such ensilage all over the country. The St. Johnsville 

 Ck)ndensery receives ensilage milk and says it is their standard 

 for good milk. There are also creameries in the west which ac- 

 cept such milk and want more of it. 



A Farmer. — I have a silo, but have no trouble in making good 

 milk from my ensilage. 



Is the round silo preferable to the square one? 



Mr. Van Alstyne. — Yes and no. The round silo has no corners, 

 which is a benefit if outside the barn; if, on the inside, build it 

 square, because it can be built more cheaply there. It is a ques- 

 tion of economy and the place it will occupy. My siloes are 

 all square, but if I were going to build another outside it would 

 be a round one. 



Can we avoid a bad odor in ensilage? 



Mr. Van Alstyne. — Certainly. When the corn is put into the 

 silo, when in the glazing stage and is well tramped, there will 

 be no odor from it. Last year a gentleman visiting me asked 

 where my silo was. I said: " Step back about six feet and you 

 will be in it." It is the immature corn that causes odors from 

 ensilage. 



What particular form of silo has given the best satisfaction — round, 

 square, octagon or parallelogram? 



Mr. Ward. — If one does not care so much about the cost I 

 would recommend an octagon silo. But, barring that item, I 

 would build a round one. 



At what stage of ripeness should corn be cut into the silo? 



Mr. Converse. — I would cut it at its greatest feeding value, 

 which is at the time it enters the glazing stage. Fifty-five per 

 cent, of the value of the plant is in the stalk, and sixty per cent, 

 of that value is below where the ear grew. 



Is ensilage in any way injurious to live-stock? 



Mr. Converse. — No, sir, provided it is good ensilage and is 

 properly fed. But it should be balanced with nitrogenous grains. 



