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whole acre of cow peas not to cut it but plow it under, we were 

 contending that we could feed it to our cows and put back the 

 alfoil from our cows and get a profit. He only claimed we had 

 800 pounds where we fed it to our cows and 1,200 pounds of 

 loss, while if we turned it under we would have the whole 2,000. 

 Will not that answer that question Mr. Shilling? 



Mr. Shilling : I should say it was a wrong statement to 

 make, if I understand the nature of the cow peas. I am sur- 

 prised at such a statement. 



Member : Does the feeding of silage to the cow during a 

 season or a number of seasons have any ill effect on the animal? 



President : It certainly does not. 



Mr. Shilling: I believe that the bad reputation that our 

 silos had, all came from the way we put in this silage, and 

 because we did not have a good kind of silo. If put in too green 

 it gets too much acid and it does not smell good, but now you 

 can hardly detect any odor at all. 



Judge Lynch : I do not think that the impression ought 

 to go out that silage made from any kind of corn is injurious to 

 the milk. We know it has been suggested that some milk was 

 tainted with the silage taint. Investigations showed that the taint 

 was from the milk can which was left standing around the dirty 

 mangers. I agree with Mr. Shilling that the crop must not be 

 too green, green corn is too acid. 



President : I know a man that has from six to eight silos 

 and from three hundred to four hundred cows and he feeds them 

 on silage. If you fill your silos properly they have a nice sweet 

 smell and will not taint the milk. There is no better or healthier 

 food made. 



Professor Van Pelt is going to give us a talk and he will show 

 you the whys and wherefores. We have had a good discussion. 



Mr. Newman : It has been suggested that the Professor 

 start his talk in here and then go in where the animals are. 



