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MAIZE 



CHAP. 

 XV. 



Table CXXXI. 



COMPOSITION OF MAIZE SILAGE COMPARED WITH THAT 

 OF GREEN MAIZE FORAGE. 



On a Dry Matter Basis. 



Crude Protein 



Ether Extract 1 



Invert Sugar . 



Sucrose .... 



Amids .... 



Pentosans 



Cellulose 



Ash .... 



Undetermined (obtained by difference 



Acidity 



Water Content 

 The Pure Protein 



silage left scattered about during the milking. On this account 

 silage should not be fed before but immediately after milking, 

 so that any odour which may have been disseminated through 

 the cowshed may have gone before the next milking time, thus 

 preventing the absorption by the milk of any undesirable 

 flavour. 



735. The Best Breeds if Maize for Silage. — In farm prac- 

 tice it is often the custom to plant for silage the same breed of 

 maize that is grown for grain, the extra weight of green stuff 

 being obtained by closer planting. The usual experience is 

 that it involves too much labour and expense to keep a special 

 sort of maize for silage ; as the silage crop is planted too 

 late to ripen seed, it is necessary either to buy seed of silage 

 maize, or to grow a special seed plot ; if the latter plan is 

 adopted, it involves the danger of cross-pollination with the 

 main grain crop, especially through the scattering of the seed 

 and the consequent growth of volunteer plants. 



But if a special sort is desired, it should be (a) one that is 

 early in maturing, so that it can be sown late and yet be ready 

 for harvest before the first frost falls ; (b) one suited to the soil 

 and climate; (V) one that will give a large amount of foliage 

 and succulent stems. The choice is therefore limited to those 



Fats. 



