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ELEMENTS OF FARM PRACTICE 



regulated homes such food is suppUed by canned or fresh 

 vegetables and fruits. The barrel of apples in the cellar 

 is not exceedingly valuable from the standpoint of amount of 

 nourishment it contains but from the succulence and re- 

 freshing effect of the apples. In like manner it pays to 

 supply the live stock on the farm with something to take 

 the place of the green grass they get in the summer. The 

 whole ration need not be of succulent material, but that a 



Figure 92. — A load of mangels. Mangels may be grown at from $1.60 to $2.00 

 per ton. They are a very valuable addition to the dry feeds commonly fed in 

 winter, as they are palatable and succulent. 



portion of it should be is quite essential to best results. 

 Just as an apple each day is good for a boy or girl, so are a 

 few pounds of succulent feed (such as roots or silage) each 

 day good for farm animals. 



Ensilage is one of the cheapest succulent feeds during 

 the winter, that is, when one has a large herd and is able 

 to build a silo and buy the necessary machinery for handling 

 the crop. It is good feed, handy and very much relished by 

 all classes of stock. 



