CONTENTS 



XXVll 



SECTION 



715. Maize for silage may be planted late 



716. Uses of silage .... 



717. Silage for dairy cows . 



718. Silage for bullocks 

 Maize silage v. Timothy hay 

 Maize silage v. roots 



Comparative farm value of maize grown for silage and 

 Cost of silage production 

 Amount of silage required for feeding 

 The feeding of silage . 

 Silage feeding-table 

 Importance of a "balanced" ration 

 " Nutritive ratios " of some foodstuffs 

 Mixtures to increase the feeding-value of maize silage 

 Kinds of silage ..... 

 Composition of maize silage 

 Changes in the protein due to ensiling 

 Moisture-content of maize silage . 



733. Composition of maize silage compared with that of gre 



734. Popular objections to silage 



735. Best breeds of maize for silage . 



736. Planting-distance for silage or fodder-maize 



737. Best condition of the maize crop for harvesting 

 Methods of ensiling 

 The addition of salt 

 The modern silo . 

 The stack silo 



742. The pit silo . 



742A. The American cornstalk disease 



719. 



720. 

 721. 

 722. 



723- 

 724. 



725- 

 726. 

 727. 

 728. 

 729. 

 73°- 

 731- 

 732 



738- 

 739- 

 740. 



74i- 



for grain 



aize forage 



749 

 749 



749 

 750 



750 

 75i 

 75i 

 75i 

 752 



752 

 753 

 753 

 755 

 756 

 757 

 757 

 758 

 759 

 759 

 759 

 760 

 761 

 761 

 761 

 762 

 762 



763 



764 



76S 



CHAPTER XVI. 



CONSTRUCTION OF MODERN SILOS. 



745- 

 746. 



747- 



743. Historical 



744. Form . 

 Size 



Capacity 

 Position 



748. Materials 



749. Reinforced concrete 



750. Floor . 



751. Walls . 



752. Plaster 



753. Roof . 



754. Doors . 



755. Chute . 



770 

 771 

 772 



773 

 774 

 775 

 776 



77« 

 778 

 778 

 780 

 780 

 781 



CHAPTER XVII. 



USES OF MAIZE PRODUCTS IN THE ARTS AND 

 MANUFACTURES. 



756. Importance of maize products for manufacturing purposes . . . 782 



757. Starch 7§3 



758. Dextrine 7 8 5 



759. Corn-oil ........•■•• 7°5 



760. Rubber filler 7§5 



