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4) On all following trips, be careful to note where the last 

 track was made in order that no ground will be missed 

 or gone over twice. 



262. Harvesting Corn for Silage. (Fig. 309.) 

 Requirements: To assist in harvesting corn and putting it 

 into the silo. To operate each machine for a period long 

 enough to become familiar with each detail of the work. 

 To determine the cost of each operation in harvesting 

 the corn from the field to putting it into the silo as silage. 



FIG. 309. Cutting silage, 



Equipment Needed: Corn binder, wagons, silage cutter, 

 teams and engine for power. 



Preliminary Instruction: Due to the fact that corn as silage 

 is so highly palatable and nutritious, practical, successful 

 dairymen and cattle feeders have silos. When corn is 

 put into the form of silage, practically none of it is wasted. 



Working Instruction: 

 1) Operate binder in cutting the corn. 



