50 CLASSES OF FEEDING STUFFS 



There is danger in feeding frozen silage. After it has 

 thawed out it may be fed, but it spoils quickly after having 

 been once frozen. Frosted corn makes good silage, but is 

 drier than silage made from corn that has never been frozen. 

 Since silage corn loses a great many of its leaves after being 

 frosted, it should be cut, if possible, before frost comes. 



Manufacturers of condensed milk and Swiss cheese often 

 contend that silage-fed milk makes a poor quality of these 

 products. Scientific investigation has failed to show that 

 there is anything in silage milk that makes it different from 

 other milk. In some localities milk produced by silage- 

 fed cows is accepted at condensaries. Owing to its high 

 water content there is some danger of unsanitary conditions 

 existing about barns where silage is used, but if properly 

 handled and fed, silage produces a good quality of milk. 



EXERCISES 



1. Write a list of roughages in the order of feeding value. 



2. Arrange a list of concentrates in order of protein content. 



3. Make out a list of feeds that are high in oils. 



4. Write a classified list of seeds used as feeding stuffs. 



5. Is cottonseed worthy of special consideration as a feeding 

 stuff ? Why? 



HOME PROJECT 



Assist in the preservation or preparation of feeding stuffs on 

 the home farm. Keep a careful account of the processes in- 

 volved, the expenses incurred, and the results obtained, in con- 

 nection with at least one such feed. 



