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perly regulate the daily allowance of grain. It is difficult to feed 

 such material in mangers, unless the stalks are out. Alfalfa or 

 clover is good to supplement corn fodder in feeding. 



CORN STOVER. 



Corn stover is the name given to the whole stalk of corn after 

 the ear has been taken off. It is frequently fed to dairy cattle, 

 and, shredded and mixed with cut alfalfa, bran, corn, oats, barley 

 or peas, it makes a fairly valuable feed. Shredding adds value to it 

 as it is thereby more easily handled and stored, and more readily 

 eaten by the cattle. If shredded and stored in large quantities, a 

 silo is necessary to preserve it in good shape. 



BARLEY STRAW. 



Barley straw has a feeding value not much higher than that 

 of wheat straw. The best way to use it is finely out, mixed with 

 clover and soaked with water for a short time, or mixed with 

 ensilage and allowed to stand for a day or two before using. When 

 so prepared, it has nearly the value of oat straw. 



BUCKWHEAT STRAW. 



Buckwheat straw has some feeding value, owing to the nitrogen 

 it contains. It is more suited for sheep than for cow feeding. 



CHAFF. 



Chaff of wheat and oats is a fairly valuable feed, containing, 

 as it does, more protein than the straw. Mixed with pulped roots, 

 and allowed to stand until fermentation begins, chaff is a very 

 good feed, quite palatable to dairy cows. 



FLAX STRAW. 



There is some record of flax straw being fed to cattle with 

 satisfactory results. Possibly it has more nutritive value than oat 

 straw, especially when some flax seed is left in it, but it is not very 

 palatable because of the stringy twine-like covering of the stems 

 which is difficult to digest. 



OAT STRAW. 



Oat straw is successfully utilized when fed in combination with 

 some other roughage and grain. It contains a great deal of fibre 



