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CHAPTER XV. 



THE PRESERVATION AND USE OF MAIZE STOVER, HAY 

 AND SILAGE, FOR STOCK FOOD. 



6gr. Loss of stock from lack of winter food 



692. The remedy ..... 



693. The feeding-value of an acre of maize 



694. Yield of dry fodder .... 



695. Yield of green maize forage and silage 



696. Food value of weeds .... 



697. Forms in which maize can be preserved for stock food 



698. Relative composition of maize stover, fodder, silage, and grain 



699. Relative digestibility of maize fodder, stover, and silage 



700. Amount of digestible matter in different parts of the maize plant 



701. Loss of weight and of feeding- value and other changes due to curing 



702. Losses in the silo 



703. Maize stover .... 



704. Stover for dairy cows . 



705. Stover for sheep .... 



706. Maize fodder or " shocked-corn " 



707. Maize fodder for dairy cows 



708. Maize fodder for bullocks . 

 7og. Composition of dry maize fodder 



710. Relative value of fodder from different varieties 



711. Moisture-content of maize fodder and stover 



712. Green maize forage ........ 



713. Relative value of green maize forage from different varieties 



714. Maize silage ......... 



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