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NO. 4. YIELD OF DIGESTIBLE MATTER IN CORN 



The foregoing table (No. 4) from Farmers' Bulletin No. 578, U. S. 

 D. A., shows the yield of digestible matter in the ear and in the stalk of 

 the corn plant. 



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25. From forty to fifty per cent of Michigan's corn crop goes into the silo. Varieties which 

 reach the dented and glazed kernel stage of maturity make the best quality of ensilage. 



NO. 5. CHEMICAL CHANGES DURING GROWTH OF CORN PLANT 



Table No. 5 — From Farmers' Bulletin No. 578, U. S. D. A., showing the chemical changes 

 during the growth of the corn plant. The study of this table brings out the fact that the 

 greatest weight per acre of food material is produced when kernels are glazed or fully 

 matured. The best silage is made when corn is cut when the kernels are glazed and dented, 

 and while the stalk and ear carry sufficient moisture to make succulent silage. 



