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stallion, five colts of various ages and three work horses. I give 

 each horse and colt a peck of silage a day." These writers with- 

 out exception warn against the use of moldy silage. 



Mr. P. W. Moir, a well known Iowa breeder of pure bred 

 horses, erected a large silo in 1911 for feeding horses exclusively. 

 As to results he stated that "It has been very satisfactory, as I 

 had the very choicest of silage. We fed it to the brood mares, 

 as well as the colts, and they did fine with it and came out in 

 the spring looking good. Other neighbors around here feed it and 

 I have heard of no bad results. I have broken up one of my 

 pastures, as I can get along without the grass and I expect to 

 have enough corn from this pasture to fill both silos." 



Silage for Mules. What has been said about silage as a 

 food for horses will most likely apply equally well to mules, 

 although only very limited experience has so far been gained 

 with silage for this class of farm animals. 



Results of a test made at the N. C. Experiment Station, 

 Raleigh, N. C., showed "that work mules will eat 20 to 30 pounds 

 of corn silage per day and when the ration is properly balanced 

 by the use of other feed-stuffs that 2y 2 to 3 Ibs. of silage could be 

 substituted for 1 Ib. of clover hay or cow pea hay. Results show 

 that silage and ear corn or silage or corn and cobmeal is not so 

 satisfactory as silage and a grain ration higher in protein value 

 such as bran, cottonseed meal or oilmeal." 



Silage for Sheep- 



Despite the popular conception that silage is more or less dan- 

 gerous to feed to sheep, especially breeding ewes, its great value 

 and entire safety has been demonstrated as a fact by long and 

 careful tests at the experiment stations, notably at the Purdue 

 Station. The evidence is conclusive that from the standpoints of 

 palatability, succulence and economy no other feed can compare 

 with good silage. Succulence, probably the most important ele- 

 ment in the winter ration of the breeding ewe, is necessary to 

 secure or maintain the freshness, vigor and health so desirable in 

 the flock. 



Though good silage may be a safe and desirable feed, it does 

 not follow that silage which is very acid, spoiled or decomposed, 



