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MAIZE 



chap. The New Jersey Station {Bull. 122J tested silage for milk 



xv - production in comparison with maize fodder. A portion of the 

 fodder was left uneaten, but the silage was eaten without waste. 

 While both lots of cows gained in weight during the trial, those 

 which had the silage ration produced 12-8 per cent more milk 

 and 10-4 per cent more fat than those fed on dry maize fodder. 



7 1 8. Silage for Bullocks. — Maize silage is used satisfactorily 

 for steers during the early stages of fattening. " At first as 

 much as 40 or 50 lbs. of silage may be given daily to each 

 steer. When the full grain-feeding period arrives let the 

 allowance be cut down to 25 or 30 lbs. per day; a limited 

 use of this feed will keep the system cool and the appetite 

 vigorous" {Henry, \). 



At Vereeniging, Mr. McLaren's working oxen receive from 

 20 to 30 lbs. per da) - of maize silage and 6 to 8 lbs. of crushed 

 maize grain, which keeps them in good working condition 

 during the dry spring months (September, October, and 

 November; when veld grass is scarce ; the actual amount 

 varies with the amount of hard work being done. 



719. Maize Silage v. Timothy Hay. — The Maine Station 

 {Rep. 1889) tested maize silage for dairy cows, as compared 

 with "good ha)-" i mostly timothy) for milk production. There 

 was an increase of 7 percent milk when changing from hay to 

 silage and hay, and a decrease of 8 per cent when changing 

 back from silage to haw 



" In this experiment the addition of silage to the ration 

 resulted in a somewhat increased production of milk solids, 

 which was not caused by an increase in the digestible food 

 material eaten, but which must have been due either to the 

 superior value of the nutrients of the silage over those of the 

 hay, or to the general physiological effect of feeding a greater 

 variety of foods. In other words, 8\S lbs. of silage proved to 

 be somewhat superior to 1-98 lbs. of hay (mostly timothy), 

 the quantity of digestible material being the same in the two 

 cases. . . . Assuming the digestible matter of hay and silage 

 to be of equal value, pound for pound; when hay is worth $10 

 [.£2] a ton, silage of the kind used in this experiment would 

 be worth $2-25 [9s.] per ton. _Hut this silage contained more 

 water than the average. . . . Had it been of average quality, 

 then the ton value reckoned on the above basis would be $2 - 62 



