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for months in succession, but it is possible, and 

 indeed, it may be commendable to feed larger quan- 

 tities for a limited period. 



Any kind of fodder that is palatable and well 

 preserved may be fed along with the silage. But 

 when practicable the fodder thus given should be 

 made as far as possible to give the entire ration the 

 desired balance or equilibrium as to food nutrients. 

 For instance, when corn silage is being fed, clover 

 in any of its forms will make a ration more nearly 

 balanced than would be obtained from feeding dry 

 fodder, the product of corn, sorghum or any of the 

 non-saccharine sorghums. 



Feeding Grain or Meal zvith Silage. — Addi- 

 tional meal is frequently given to animals that are 

 receiving silage. In all such instances the silage 

 furnishes an excellent medium with which to feed 

 the meal. It is the practice with some to mix the 

 meal with the silage in a feed room before feeding 

 the mixture. But the extra labor thus involved does 

 not seem to be necessary, unless when other cut 

 fodder is also to be mixed with the silage. The 

 method of placing the silage in the feed manger and 

 then scattering the meal over it is simpler, and it is 

 probably quite as efficacious. The animals mix the 

 food measurably well wliile in the act of eating it. 

 When the meal is fed thus, different quantities of the 

 same or different kinds of meal may be fed as may 

 be desired to the individual animals. Such varia- 

 tions in feeding the meal cannot be so well made, 

 if indeed made at all, when the meal and silage are 

 mixed in the feed room. Wiien other cut fod- 

 der is fed it would probably involve less labor 



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