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clares the refuse vines from pea canneries are 

 valuable as silage, as hay, as a soiling crop, and as 

 a fertilizer. They can be ensiled either in a silo or 

 in a stack. " The silage compares favorably with 

 corn silage, and by many is regarded as superior, 

 especially for dairy cows. It is also valuable for 

 beef cattle and for sheep, and is sometimes fed to 

 horses, mules and hogs. It has been used success- 

 fully as an exclusive roughage for dairy and beef 

 cattle, sheep and horses. Pea-vine hay is a valuable 

 feed for all classes of stock. It is of exceptional 

 value for milch cows and sheep. It is generally 

 considered equal or even superior to clover hay. 

 The vines are valuable as a soiling crop, but their 

 use as such is limited to the immediate vicinity of 

 the cannery or viner. As a manure, pea vines have 

 an actual fertilizing value around $2.60 a ton." 



