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Table 3 — Approximate daily ration of silage 

 Kind of stock Weight Fed per day 



Horses Pounds Pounds 



Colts 500 5 



Stock horses 1,200 12 



W^ork horses 1,300 10 



Cattle 



Calves 500 12 



Stock cattle 1,000 20 



Beef cows 1,300 30 



Dairy cows i ,000 40 



Fattening cattle 1,200 25 



Sheep 



Stock sheep 3 



Fattening sheep 3 



Table 3 shows that if each dairy cow requires 40 pounds 

 per day, 27 cows would require 1,080 pounds daily and for a 

 180-day feeding season they would require 194,400 pounds, 

 which is practically 97 tons of good feed. Since there is always 

 some spoiled silage the silo should hold at least 100 tons. Tf 

 the feeding season is to be extended, the capacity of the silo 

 must be increased. 



In table 4 it is found that a silo should be about 14 feet in 

 diameter to furnish the proper amount of feed for 27 cows. It 

 will be seen from table 2 that a silo 14 feet in diameter and 36 

 feet deep will hold 103 tons. 



Table A — Rate of feeding from silos of different diameters 



Diam- Approximate 



eter minimum pounds 

 in feet to be fed daily 



*Approximate number of the different 

 kinds of stock to keep the silage from 

 spoiling in summer 











500-lb. 



Stock 



Beef 



Dairy 







Summer 



Winter 



Horses 



calves 



cattle 



cattle 



cows 



Sheep 



10 



525 



263 



48 



44 



26 



21 



13 



175 



12 



755 



378 



69 



63 



38 



30 



19 



252 



14 



1030 



515 



94 



86 



52 



41 



26 



344 



16 



1340 



670 



122 



112 



67 



54 



34 



446 



18 



1700 



850 



155 



142 



85 



68 



42 



567 



20 



2100 



1050 



191 



175 



105 



84 



53 



700 



*If the silo is to be used for winter feeding only, it will require only 

 one-half as many of each kind of stock to keep the silage in good condi- 

 tion as where it is used for summer feeding. 



