WHY A SILO? 401 



Some Points in Favor of Silage* Professor T. E. Woodward of 

 the United States Department of Agriculture gives the following ad- 

 vantages for silage : 



"1. More feed can be stored in a given space in the form of silage 

 than in the form of fodder or hay. 



"2. There is a smaller loss of food material when a crop is made 

 into silage than when cured as fodder or hay. 



"3. Corn silage is a more efficient feed than corn fodder. 



"4. An acre of corn can be placed in the silo at less cost than the 

 same area can be husked and shredded. 



"5. Crops can be put in the silo during weather that could not be 

 utilized in making hay or curing fodder. 



"6. More stock can be kept on a given area of land when silage is 

 the basis of the ration. 



"7. There is less waste in feeding silage than in feeding fodder. 

 Good silage properly fed is all consumed. 



"8. Silage is very palatable. 



"9. Silage, like other succulent feeds, has a beneficial effect upon 

 the digestive organs. 



"10. Silage is the cheapest and best form in which a succulent feed 

 can be provided for winter use. 



"11. Silage can be used for supplementing pastures more econom- 

 ically than can soiling crops, because it requires less labor, and silage 

 is more palatable. 



"12. Converting the corn crop into silage clears the land and 

 leaves it ready for another crop." 



COLLATERAL READING: 



Corn as a Silage Crop, 



Maine Bulletin No. ii. 

 Composition and Digestibility of Corn Silage, 



Illinois Bulletin No. 43. 

 When to Cut Corn for Ensilage, 



New Hampshire Bulletin No. 3. 

 Corn Ensilage for Steers, 



Kansas Bulletin No. 136. 



Farmer's Bulletin No. 556. 



•Farmer's Bulletin No. 556. 



