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CORN 



the form of silage is double that when cut and cured in 

 the field. In this way fewer acres are necessary to produce 

 fodder for the same amount of stock. It takes less room 

 to store silage than hay or dry fodder, because it is well 

 packed. Silage weighs about forty pounds a cubic foot 

 in the silo. 



Round silos, with a smooth wall on the inside, allow the 

 best packing, and are stronger than square silos. A silo 

 should be deep in order to be well packed, for the greater 

 pressure will force out the air better. Silos are built either 

 of brick, cement, or wood. They may be built above the 

 ground or partly in the ground. They are usually placed 

 close to the barn so that feeding may be made convenient. 



NUMBER OF TONS OF CORN SILAGE IN ROUND SILOS 



Corn Products. As food for all animals on the farm, 

 corn is the most nutritious crop. A pound of corn meal is 

 worth more as feed than a pound of bran, oats, or barley. 

 Corn silage is becoming more important as a feed for all 

 animals on the farm. Corn has other uses besides its use 

 as food for farm animals. Corn meal, corn starch, corn 

 sirup, hominy, and breakfast foods made from corn are 



