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ensilage. Should the temperature of the ensilage 

 be rising too high the pressure should be increased. 



Feeding. 



Ensilage is one of the best feeds for dairy cows 

 where pasture is scarce or parched from drought or 

 perished by frost. Dairy cows are unusually fond 

 of it when once they have learned to know it ; but 

 we should commence feeding it in small quantities 

 until they are used to it, when they may have up to 

 40 Ibs. per diem. When first feeding ensilage it is 

 best to feed it along with some other food until 

 they grow accustomed to it. 



Cattle will often eat poorly made silage although 

 it may have lost much of its value through being 

 badly made. Ensilage should not be fed before 

 milking or while the milking is going on. 



About 25 to 40 Ibs. per diem is the amount 

 usually fed to cows, depending on the capacity of 

 the various cows, and also on what other foods they 

 are receiving. 



Calves, when they are weaned, i.e. when they 

 are five or six months old, can have up to 10 or 

 15 Ibs. per diem. 



Silage is not adapted to pig-feeding, except to 

 provide a change if being stall fed. 



The writer does not recommend the use of 

 silage for horses, in this case its use being attended 



