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The silage was of poor quality, for it was cut after having been 

 thrice frosted and when most of the ears were in the milk stage. 

 Yet, with only 3 lbs. of concentrates per head daily and this poor 

 silage as the sole roughage, these steers made surprisingly good gains. 

 With feeds at the high prices indicated the gains were exceedingly 

 cheap. This trial shows the possibilities of producing cheap beef 



Fig. 88. — The Use of Silage Is Ketvolutionizing Beef Making 



Baby beeves fattening on kafir silage and cottonseed meal in a Texas feed lot. 

 (From The Southwest Trail, Rock Island Lines.) 



thru the use of corn silage and but a small amount of high-grade con- 

 centrates. Tho steers so fattened may not yield "prime" beef, year- 

 lings such as these will furnish meat of a quality which will please 

 all but the most exacting. 



Corn silage vs. shock corn. — The superiority of corn silage over 

 shock corn or corn fodder is well shown in a trial at the Illinois 



