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wliicli produced only 37 per cent of their total weight in ears while 

 others, grown under the same conditions, produced ears amounting to 

 54 per cent of their total weight. 



Since the feeding of silage is usually supplemented by more concen- 

 trated feeds, such as cotton-seed meal, bran, or Oats, the richer silage 

 would be an advantage. In the feeding of a more nutritious ensilage 

 less of the expensive concentrated feedstuffs would be necessary. 



The following tables contain a list of corn varieties which have 

 yielded best for silage in the different parts of the State. The weights 

 indicate dry stover and ears per acre. 



TABLE XTII — COMPARISON OF CORN VARIETIES FOR SILAGE — 

 BUNCOMBE BRANCH STATION. 



*The varieties are ranked according to their food values. 



TABLE XIV— COMPARISON OF CORN VARIETIES FOR SILAGE— 

 IREDELL BRANCH STATION. 



*The varieties are ranked according to their food values. 



