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30 pounds of silage at night and a feed of hay in the morning. A few 

 of the cows did not take to the silage at first, but they all learned to 

 relish it and they never leave any silage, although a little hay is left 

 occasionally. I believe that if farmers only knew the value of silage 

 for feeding cows and maintaining steers silos would soon become 

 numerous." 



Mr. McNish of Brookfield, Mo., has two silos. He says : "I feed 

 all classes of cattle with good results, especially for growing stock. I 

 fed a car load of steers silage and ear corn and topped the market. 

 The only difficulty in feeding the silage with ear corn is that the cattle 

 which are to be fattened will quit eating the ear corn and eat the silage 

 alone. Corn, I believe, should be ground when feeding with silage for 

 fattening steers." 



Mr. H. S. Hand, Appleton City, Mo., says: "I feed all kinds of 

 stock on silage with good results. I have used it for stall feeding with 



Figrure 22. A round-shingled silo being filled with a blower cutter. 

 (Courtesy Silver Mfg. Co., Salem, Ohio.) 



ground corn, cob and all. Would not think of wintering stock without 

 silage. We are feeding 300 head of cattle and find the silo a great 

 saver of feed." 



"Humphrey Jones of Washington Court House, Ohio, constructed 



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