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not keep satisfactorily in a silo unless it is considerably moistened as 

 it goes in, in order to facilitate better packing; and unless it is espe- 

 cially well cured, it is hardly likely to keep well in large bulk in the 

 mow. It seems to the writer preferable under most circumstances to 

 take the stover from the stacks in relatively small amounts, cutting 

 or shredding at one time only a sufficient quantity to last a week or 

 two. This plan, of course, cannot be conveniently followed unless 

 the farmer owns his own machine and power. Shredded stover, if 

 satisfactorily kept, is much more palatable than that which is simply 

 cut. It will be consumed with far less waste than stover which is fed 

 without special preparation. 



