96 SILOS, EXSILAGE AND SILAGE. 



tion of cases the net proceeds of the farm will depend 

 more upon the harmonious adjustment of many details 

 than on the disproportionate development of any special 

 interest. 



Animal husbandry, in one form or another, must 

 become a prominent feature of American farming, under 

 existing conditions of production, to secure the largest 

 immediate profits, and at the same time conserve the 

 elements of fertility as a resource for the crops of the 

 future. In the feeding of animals the direct returns 

 in animal products should not be the only consideration, 

 as the value of the residues in the form of manure must 

 have an important influence on the ultimate sum of the 

 results of the system of management. 



The ensilage of green fodder may be practiced with 

 advantage if it is made to supplement other interests of 

 the farm, and is not allowed to become the sole reliance, 

 or the dominant factor in production. To successfully 

 meet fche world-wide competition in agricultural products 

 that is forced upon the farmer by the rapid development 

 of the means of transportation, and cannot be evaded, 

 every resource must be utilized, under a well-planned 

 system, and the economies of the farm must be studied 

 from every standpoint. 



With the introduction of the silo should come a sys- 

 tematic readjustment and modification of many details 

 of the ordinary routine of practice, and the adoption of 

 improved methods in every department and interest of 

 the farm. No arbitrary, empirical rules can be formu- 

 lated in regard to the minutiae of farm management, but 

 good judgment and a thorough knowledge of practical 

 farm economy will be required in adjusting the various 

 interests to the prescribed conditions of the locality, in 

 order to realize the largest net returns from the aggre- 

 gate results. 



