DIAMETER AND DEPTH OP THE SILO. 



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Table V. — Approximate Daily Ration of Silage. 



Kind of Stock 



Horses — 



Colts 



Stock horses . . . . 



Work horses . . . . 

 Cattle- 

 Calves 



Stock cattle 



Beef cows 



Dairy cows ...... 



Fattening cattle. 

 Sheep — 



Stock sheep 



Fattening sheep. 



The following table from Farmer's Bulletin No. 589 shows the 

 relation between the size of the herd and the diameter of the silo 

 when 3 inches of silage are removed daily: 



Relation of size of herd to diameter of silo for summer feeding (on 

 basis of 40 pounds of silage per cubic foot). 



Weight of Silage. 



Prof. White of the Wisconsin Station furnishes the following 

 table showing the computed weight of well matured corn silage 

 at different distances below the surface, and the computed mean 

 weight for silos of different depths, two days after filling. 



