6 TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Silage Crops for the Arid and Semi-Arid Regions. 



Importance of Sorghum, Kaflr and Milo for silage — Mixtures of 

 the sorghums and other crops — Cowpeas, field peas, soy beans, 

 alfalfa, beet leaves and tops, Russian thistle, etc. — Conditions 

 in: the Great Southwest— Silage crops for the Southern 

 States ■ 161-173 



CHAPTER IX. 



Filling the Silo — Indian Corn — Siloing corn "ears and all" — The 

 filling process — Proper method of unloading — The proper dis- 

 tribution of cut material in the silo — Tramping — Size of cutter 

 and power required — -Length of chain elevator required — Direc- 

 tions for operating "Ohio" Blower Cutters — Danger from car- 

 bonic-acid poisoning in silos: — Covering the siloed fodder — Use 

 of water in filling silos — Clover for summer silage — Freezing of 

 silage — Steamed silage — Silage from Shock Corn— Temperatures 

 in Silos — Acid bacilli in Silos — Transferring Silage 174-194 



CHAPTER X. 



How to feed silage — Silage for milch cows — Silage in the produc- 

 tion of certified milk — Silage for beef cattle — ^for Horses and 

 Mules— for Sheep— for Swine— Silage for poultry— Additional 

 testimony as to the advantage of silage — Corn silage as com- 

 pared with root crops — Corn silage as compared with hay — Com 

 silage compared with fodder corn — Cost of Producing Succulent 

 Crops— How to Estimate Cost of Silage— Cost of Filling 

 ^"°s 195-214 



CHAPTER XI. 



A feeder's guide— Composition of the animal body— Composition 

 of feeding stuffs— Digestibility of foods— Relative value of 

 feeding stuffs- Feeding standards— How to figure out rations- 

 Grain mixtures for dairy cows— Average composition of Silage 

 crops of different kinds, in per cent— Analysis of feeding 

 stuffs— Ready reference tables 215 244 



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CONCLUSION 2 . 



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