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breeding bulls, unless fed a few pounds only as a relish; 

 fed heavily on silage, bulls are said to lose virility and 

 become slow and uncertain breeders. 



Fuller information on this subject is given in Chapter 

 III of this book, entitled, ''The Use of Silage in Beef Pro- 

 duction." 



Silage for Horses. 



When fed in small quantities, not to exceed fifteen 

 pounds a day, silage is a good food for horses. It 

 should be fed twice a day, a light feed being given at 

 first and gradually increased as the animals become 

 accustomed to the food. Some farmers feed it mixed 

 with cut straw, two-thirds of straw and one-third of 

 silage, and feed all the horses will eat of this mixed feed. 

 Some horses object to silage at first on account of its 

 peculiar odor, but by sprinkling some oats or bran on 

 top of the silage and feeding only very small amounts 

 to begin with, they soon learn to eat and relish it. Other 

 horses take it willingly from the beginning. Horses 

 not working may be fed larger quantities than work 

 horses, but in neither case should the silage form more 

 than a portion of the coarse feed fed to the horses. 

 Silage-fed horses will look well and come out in the 

 spring in better condition than when fed almost any other 

 food. 



Professor Cook says in regard to silage as a horse 

 food: "It has been suggested by even men of high 

 scientific attainments that silage is pre-eminently the 

 food for cattle and not for other farm stock. This is 

 certainly a mistake. If we raise fall colts, which I find 

 very profitable, then silage is just what we need, and 

 will enable us to produce colts as excellent as though 

 dropped in the spring. This gives us our brood mares 

 in first-class trim for the hard summer's work. I find 

 silage just as good for young colts and other horses." 



An extensive Michigan farmer and horse breeder 

 gives his experience in regard to silage for horses as 



