THE VALUE OF GREEN FORAGE CROPS. Ill 



CHAPTER XXXII. 



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THE WELL-KNOWN TEACHER AND SINGER, 



says, "I am well pleased with the result of my little silo. All my 

 cattle eat ensilage with great relish, leaving good English hay for the 

 ensilage maize. The quality and quantity of milk have improved 

 since the cows have been fed on ensilage." 



CHAPTER XXXIIL 



IE. 



AN EXTENSIVE FARMER OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY, 



says, "I have never seen a cow eat the best of hay when offered 

 ensilage : it is always ensilage first, and hay afterward. It is the 

 most profitable investment I ever made, and there is no reason why 

 thousands of farmers may not make it as profitable as I have." 



CHAPTER XXXIV. 



THE FEEDING OF STOCK. 



EACH and every farmer has his own mind and way of feeding stock 

 upon the farm. Some feed with hay and shorts, some with hay and 

 corn-meal ; some hay, meal, and shorts ; and others hay, roots, and 



