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packed and remained in excellent condition until 

 entirely consumed. This seven acres of rye and 

 clover Mr. Pratt considers the most profitable crop 

 he raised. It lasted from the middle of June until 

 September, when the new corn silage was ready 

 to use. He fed the cows all they would eat of it, 

 and assured me that the results from its use were 

 of greatest benefit in maintaining the flow of milk 

 during the period of the summer when the dairy- 

 men depending upon pasture always figure on a 

 heavy decrease in production. 



SILOS FURNISH MOST FEED 



His two silos are filled with finely-chopped corn 

 silage in September, and this feed supply will 

 easily last until the coming June, when some of the 

 summer silage will be ready for use. The grain 

 ration consists of equal parts of finely ground corn 

 and cob meal, dried brewers' grains, bran and wheat 

 middlings. The silage and grain are fed night and 

 morning and clover hay at noon. 



There is nothing in the management of this farm 

 that cannot be duplicated upon any farm in Illinois. 

 The two factors of its success are: First, using 

 cows of high-producing capacity. Second, utilizing 

 by means of the silo the best dairy feed, and the 

 absolute elimination of waste by feeding in the 

 barn throughout the year. Such feeds as brewers' 

 grain and shorts, which are purchased on the mar- 

 ket, Mr. Pratt buys early in the season in carload 

 lots, instead of paying the advanced prices de- 

 manded later in the year. Results upon similar 

 farms in the same county, figuring absolutely the 

 same items of expense and receipts, figuring the 

 same interest upon land valuation and the same cost 



