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quently resorted to for feeding dairy herds. Fed when 
green, the tender stalks are greedily eaten, the appetite 
is kept keen and sharp by the succulent and juicy forage 
and the largest quantity of milk is yielded. Where soil- 
ing is practiced no fences are required. This saves land 
and capital in fences. As fast as manure is made it is 
hauled to the fields and a fresh crop is started. Often 
two or more crops are grown on the same land each year. 
The aim is to have a crop growing all the time. The 
leading soiling crops are corn, alfalfa, clover, rye, oats 
FILLING THE SILOS FOR WINTER FEED 
Corn should be reasonably well matured before placed in the silo. With this 
should go thorough tramping. The silage will then be sweet, substantial and 
nutritious. 
and peas, cowpeas, wheat and vetch, barley and vetch 
or Canadian peas, and local grasses. 
4, Silage—When green corn is cut in short pieces and 
stored in the silo, it makes excellent food for all classes 
of farm animals. While storing corn in the silo adds 
nothing to its food value, this method of preservation 
retains the succulence and juice and provides a more 
appetizing corn dish. More milk or meat will be pro- 
