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large extent upon whether the fodder is allowed to remain in 

 the field or is put in the barn. Thus, at the Illinois Station 

 corn fodder which was allowed to remain in the shock con- 

 tained 32 per cent of water, while corn fodder which was 

 placed in the barn contained only 7 per cent. Further, 

 corn fodder which is allowed to remain in the shock will 

 lose a considera])le part of the more digestible nutrients 

 by leaching. Hence, it should be placed under shelter if 

 possible. 



Corn fodder is as valuable for feeding to cattle as the same 

 amount of ear corn and corn stover. Thus, if cattle are 

 kept, there is no necessity of going to the labor and expense 

 of husking all the corn on the farm, although part of it should 

 be husked in order that the proper proportion of concentrates 

 and roughages may be supphed at all times. Corn fodder 

 consists of al)out 50 per cent grain and 50 per cent stalk and 

 leaves. 



Fattening cattle do very well upon a ration of com fodder 

 supplemented by ear corn and linseed meal. Dairy cows 

 also can utiUze corn fodder to the extent of half their rough- 

 age. In this case, it is not necessary to add shelled or ground 

 corn to the ration, but nitrogenous concentrates should be 

 given. However, corn fodder is not as valuable for the 

 dairy cow as for the fattening steer. Sheep will utiUze some 

 corn fodder, although they generally leave a considerable 

 amount of the coarser parts. Horses should not receive 

 corn fodder exclusively. Work horses have not the time to 

 digest it, and colts and brood mares need additional protein 

 in their ration. Obviously, corn fodder is too bulky for use 

 with hogs, although they wdll, of course, eat the grain from 

 the husk. 



