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ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



The above statement is a fair one. It has cost from 60 to 

 75 cents per ton to fill the silos at the Iowa experiment station 

 during the past eight years. The higher cost was due to haul- 

 ing a long distance or to rainy weather when the loading was 

 more difficult and the sand and dirt on the corn made it very 

 difficult to keep the knives on the cutter in good working con- 

 dition. 



When to Open Silo. 



The corn may be used for feeding purposes as soon as the 

 silo is filled. For the first few days it will be simply cut corn, 

 as it is not silage until it has gone through the heating process. 

 In a week or ten days' time the real silage will be reached. When 

 managed in this way there is no waste on the top of the silo. If 

 allowed to stand for several weeks there will be some waste in 

 the form of decayed corn. This should be removed and hauled 

 to the field in a manure spreader, as it is not always a safe feed 

 for any class of live stock. 



