TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



PREFACE 3 



INTRODUCTORY 7-10 



CHAPTER I. 



Advantages of the Silo Preservation of a larger quantity 

 of original food value enabled by the use of the Silo 

 than any method known Losses of nutritive value in 

 dry curing Small losses in the Siloing process The 

 Silo furnishes a feed of uniform quality Economy of 

 making Economy of Storage No danger of rain No 

 danger of late summer droughts Food from thistles 

 Value in intensive farming 11-22 



CHAPTER II. 

 Summer Silos. 



Necessary in supplementing summer pastures and in tiding 

 herd over period of drouth, heat and flies Avoids la- 

 bor of soiling crop system Purdue Station Experi- 

 ments Comments by the agricultural press 23-27 



CHAPTER III. 

 Silage in Beef Production. 



A subititute for roots for fattening cattle Prevents "burn- 

 ing out" of steers 500-ton silo for steers only Advan- 

 tages to the beef feeder Experiments at the Ohio 

 and Indiana Stations At the Kansas and Iowa Sta- 

 tions Experience of one of largest beef cattle feeders 

 in East Prof. Soule's experiments in the South Silage 



good for stocken 28-41 



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