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FORAGE CROPS 



cattle. Corn intended for silage is cut while green, and 

 the stalks, leaves, and ears are packed in the silo. In 

 some of the Northern states where the growing season 



is too short for 

 the corn to ripen 

 well, much of it 

 is harvested while 

 green for silage. 

 Silage cannot be 

 shipped from the 

 farm and fed to 

 animals in other 

 sections, but must 

 be fed on the farm 

 where it is stored. 

 Fodder. - The 

 dried stalks and 

 leaves of corn and 

 sorghum are called 

 fodder. After the 

 grain is thrashed 

 from wheat, oats, 

 and other small 

 grain crops, the straw is used as forage. Oats straw is 

 a forage of relatively high value. Coarse forage, such 

 as fodder and straw, is spoken of as roughage or stover. 

 Grazing. Farm animals secure a large part of their 

 forage foods by grazing. There are many pasture 

 grasses, and nearly all of the hay grasses also serve 



A SILO 



