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(4) 30 Ibs. silage, 4 Ibs. clover hay, 10 Ibs. bran. 



Kansas Experiment Station: (1) Corn silage 40 Ibs., 

 10 Ibs. prairie hay or millet, 4% Ibs. bran, 3 Ibs. cot- 

 tonseed meal. 



(2) 40 Ibs. corn silage, 10 Ibs. corn fodder, 4 Ibs. 

 bran, 2 Ibs. Chicago gluten meal, 2 Ibs. cottonseed meal. 



(3) 40 Ibs. corn silage, 5 Ibs. sorghum hay, 3 Ibs. 

 corn, iy 2 Ibs. bran, 3 Ibs. gluten meal, iy 2 Ibs. cottonseed 

 meal. 



(4) 30 Ibs. corn silage, 10 Ibs. millet, 4 Ibs. corn, 1 Ib. 

 gluten meal, 3 Ibs. cottonseed meal. 



(5) 30 Ibs. corn silage, 15 Ibs. fodder corn, 2 1 /& Ibs. 

 bran, 3 Ibs. gluten meal, iy 2 Ibs. cottonseed meal. 



(6) 30 Ibs. corn silage, 15 Ibs. fodder corn, 2*& Ibs. 

 bran, 3 Ibs. gluten meal, l l / 2 Ibs. cottonseed meal. 



(6y 2 ) 30 Ibs. corn silage, 10 Ibs. oats straw, 2 Ibs. oats, 

 4 Ibs. bran, 2 Ibs. gluten meal, 2 Ibs. cottonseed meal. 



(7) 20 Ibs. corn silage, 20 Ibs. alfalfa, 3 Ibs. corn. 



(8) 15 Ibs. corn silage, 20 Ibs. alfalfa, 5 Ibs. Kafir 

 corn. 



(9) 20 Ibs. corn silage, 15 Ibs. alfalfa, 4 Ibs. corn, 

 3 Ibs. bran. 



(10) 40 Ibs. corn silage, 5 Ibs. alfalfa, 3 Ibs. corn, 

 3 Ibs. oats, 2 Ibs. O. P. linseed meal, 1 Ib. cottonseed meal. 



Tennessee Experiment Station: 30 Ibs. silage, 10 

 Ibs. clover or cow pea hay, 5 Ibs. wheat bran, 3 Ibs. of 

 corn, 2 Ibs. cotton seed meal. 



North Carolina Experiment Station: (1) 40 Ibs. corn 

 silage, 10 Ibs. cottonseed hulls, 5 Ibs. cottonseed meal. 



(2) 50 Ibs. corn silage, 5 Ibs. orchard grass hay, 

 4y 2 Ibs. cottonseed meal. 



(3) 30 Ibs. corn silage, 10 Ibs. alfalfa, 6 Ibs. wheat 

 bran, 5 Ibs. cottonseed hulls. 



(4) 40 Ibs. corn silage, 15 Ibs. cow pea vine hay. 



(5) 40 Ibs. corn silage, 6 Ibs. wheat bran, 6 Ibs. field 

 peas ground. 



(6) 40 Ibs. corn silage, 4 Ibs. cut corn fodder, 3 Ibs. 

 ground corn, 4 Ibs. bran, 1 Ib. cottonseed meal (ration 

 fed at Biltmore Estate to dairy cows. Silage is fed to 

 steers and cows, and corn, peas, teosinte, cow peas, millet 

 and crimson clover are used as silage crops. These crops 

 are put into the silo in alternate layers. "Will never stop 

 using the silo and silage." 



South Carolina: 30 Ibs. corn silage, 6 Ibs. bran, 3 

 Ibs. cottonseed meal, 12 Ibs. cottonseed hulls. 



Georgia Experiment Station: 40 Ibs. corn silage, 15 

 Ibs. cow pea hay, 5 Ibs. bran. 



