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At the Minnesota Station in a trial of varieties of corn for sil- 

 age is was found that " A hundred pounds of dry matter in either 

 dent, sweet or southern ensilage corn proved very nearly of equal 

 value for producing milk and butter in these trials, though the 

 advantage in all cases was slightly in favor of the silage from the 

 dent corn. 



In experiments made at the Maine Station it was found that 

 the smaller varieties of native corn which ripened in Maine were 

 more digestible than southern field corn; 65 per cent, of the dry 

 matter in the southern corn being digestibleand 73 per cent, of the 

 dry matter in the Maine field corn. " Ponnd for pound the Maine 

 field corn silage was worth more than southern corn silage." Ex- 

 periments at that station for five years showed that the average 

 yield per acre of southern corn was 17 tons and of Maine field 

 corn something over 11 tons. The average dry matter per 100 

 lbs. was nearly one-third more in the Maine field corn. The re- 

 sults of comparison were summarized by Prof. Jordan in part as 

 follows: "The yield of digestible dry matter has averaged 175 

 lbs. more with the southern corn. To offset this it has been 

 necessary to handle annually five and three-fourths tons more in 

 weight." 



Silage for Different Stock. 



While silage has been used almost entirely for cows it can be 

 fed with good results to some other animals, but it should not be 

 expected that any should subsist wholly upon silage. For feed- 

 ing steers coni silage has been successfully used in many trials, 

 and rations containing silage have quite often given more profit 

 than other rations fed in comparison. While corn silage was 

 found at the Kansas Experiment Station most satisfactory for 

 cattle generally, it was considered an unsuitable food for breed- 

 ing bulls. 



Many reports favor the use of silage for sheep, and a number of 

 feeding experiments indicate its profitable use. It is recom- 

 mended by several experienced men, with the caution to feed but 

 little of that containing much grain to breeding ewes. 



Silage has been fed to horses without trouble; but it should 



