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LTURE. 



L'- 4 



rs running over winter (l.'xi ]]>. 

 i',,r:i silage 

 Straw 



ver ur alfalfa hay 

 Fur fattening 11.. t 



........................................ 50-90 11>. 



Straw ................................................ t\- ^ .. 



Clover or alfalfa hay ................................ :i- r. .. 



Meal starting at 1 Ib.. r> go up to 1> Ib. per day. 



A _'<:od meal mixture would be corn. l.ran. and barley and oilcake-uieal. gluten- 

 meal. <ii- <l meal. Take 1 ran and corn, liran and barley, equal ; 



bran. corn, and barley, equal parts, to which add one of the h equal to 



one-quarter of the total weight of the meal mixture when ready to feed. 



i'l. A small silo at Thrums. r..r. 



SILAGE FOR SHEEP. 



The experience of every sheep breeder and feeder is that some succulence is 



nee*--- nsure the greatest irain and thrift in the stock. Results indicate that 



corn si la ire judiciously fed can replace roots in the ration. By judicious feeding 



free from mould. Also that the quantity fed to breeding e\\e< should be 



limi b. daily per head. Ewes' suckling lambs can be fed as high as 3 Ib. 



}'^r day with good results. 



SILAGE FOR HORSES. 



Silage has i -nerally fed to horses, partly on account of a certain 



amount of danger that attends its use and partly through prejudice. In many c 



ve been killed through eating mouldy silage, for horses are particularly 

 ptilile to the effect of moulds, and under certain conditions certain moulds that 

 _- are deadly Feeding a few pounds of good corn 



silage has a beneficial effect on the system of a horse, particularly when idle. 



