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trates is required, except for heavy producers. Silage 

 helps to balance the legume ration and supplies the suc- 

 culence which the legume hay lacks. The two feeds, 

 therefore, nicely supplement each other, not only so far 

 as succulence is concerned, but also with respect to pro- 

 tein and carbohydrates. 



For economical milk production it may be stated with- 

 out fear of contradiction that there is no combination of 

 winter feeds equal to legume hay and corn silage, sup- 

 plemented with grain or concentrates according the yield 

 of milk. It is economy also to feed silage and legume 

 hay during periods when pastures are short. ' Especially 

 important is it to have silage for summer feeding, a 

 matter which is recognized now-a-days by leading dairy- 

 men everywhere. 



