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this, but King's figures represent first-class 

 work and include all the details of construc- 

 tion. 



Corn the best for silage. — Indian corn is rec- 

 ognized as the plant superiot to all others for 

 silage when cost of production, yield of food 

 material, etc., are taken into account. Other 

 plants are used to an insignificant extent for 

 silage as compared with this, and it is not the 

 purpose of the writer to consider their merits. 



Indian corn is adapted to a wide geographical 

 range and will produce the largest amount of 

 desirable silage per acre of any crop we can 

 grow. Fifteen to 20 tons of green fodder can 

 be produced on an acre without difficulty over 

 a large part of the United States., 



Varieties best suited for silage. — All of the 

 large varieties of corn are suitable for silage. 

 It is important, however, that the variety ma- 

 ture in the region grown in. Southern corns as 

 a rule will not mature in the North sufficiently 

 to justify planting them where the corn-grow- 

 ing season is short. Perhaps the safest way is 

 to plant the best known heavy yielding va- 

 riety grown in the county or vicinity — one well 

 adapted to the local conditions. If other varie- 

 ties are to be grown they should possess early- 

 maturing powers and also yield heavily of both 

 forage and grain. A reference to the varieties 

 in Chapter III will assist one in selecting what 



