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Apparent Health and Breeding Condition 



Three hundred and seventeen operators reported the health and breed- 

 ing condition of their herds was good or excellent and 3 reported the condi- 

 tion as poor when fed grass silage. 



Was Silage Fed to Supplement Summer Pasture? 



One hundred seventy-seven operators did not feed silage to supplement 

 summer pasture, while 151 fed it for this purpose. 



Was Grain Fed? 



Answers were so incomplete as to the grain fed while silage supplemented 

 pasture that no report can be made in this regard. 



Was Milk Production Maintained While the Silage was Fed to 



Cows on Pasture? 



Ninety-three operators reported that milk production was maintained 

 while silage was fed to cows on pasture, whereas only 1 operator said that 

 milk production was not maintained at this time. 



Labor 



Size of Crew 



The size of crew used varied from 2 to 14 men. The length of time in 

 which the crop was harvested each day varied from I3/2 to 12 hours. The 

 range in silage harvested was from 1 to 125 tons per day. 



How Were Men Used? 



No summary on this question can be made. In some cases operation 

 of the mowing, loading, hauling, chopping, and filling was continuous. In 

 other cases a single load was harvested and chopped by the same crew. 

 Are as Many or More Men Needed Than When Filling Silo with Corn? 



Une hundred and twenty-two operators reported that the same number 

 of men were necessary for harvesting grass silage as for harvesting corn 

 silage. One hundred eleven reported fewer men necessary ; and 46 re- 

 ported more men were necessary for harvesting grass silage. 



Is Work Harder or Easier? 



One hundred and fifty-four operators reported the harvesting of grass 

 silage easier than harvesting corn silage. One hundred and nineteen oper- 

 ators reported the work was harder and 60 reported the work equal. 



How Can Laber Be Reduced? 



Various suggestions were made as to methods of reducing labor. Most 

 of these referred to the use of equipment. The greatest apparent need is 

 for better loaders and faster hauling equipment. 



Milk 



Does Silage Make the Color of Milk More Yellow? 



Ninety operators reported that the color of the milk produced was more 

 yellow while feeding grass silage. One hundred forty-three reported no 

 change in color. 



