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serving the grain in a wholesome condition is much simpler 

 with the silo than with most other methods. 



Hogging Off Should Start Gradually. 



If corn is left standing in the field and hogged down, 

 or fed in the same way to cattle and sheep, special care 

 must be taken to get the animals accustomed to the feed 

 before allowing them free access to the field. In fact, it 

 always is in order to make changes in fattening rations 

 gradually, and the need for care in adding large amounts 

 of soft corn to the ration is generally recognized. 



In the light of what is known at the present time, it 

 does not seem safe to recommend soft corn in any amount 

 or form for horses. 



More Protein Needed with Soft Corn. 



Feeding trials in Iowa indicate the advisability of using 

 more protein supplements with soft corn than "is necessary 

 for best results with mature corn. In one trial where self- 

 feeders were used in comparing soft corn and tankage with 

 mature corn and tankage, the hogs receiving soft corn ate 

 50 percent more tankage than those receiving mature corn. 



Another study made in Iowa of the utilization of soft 

 corn for fattening steers led the investigators to recommend 

 that from 10 to 20 percent more protein supplement be fed 

 with soft corn than with mature corn for cattle feeding. A 

 safe rule is to feed a little more than would be used with 

 the same class of live stock receiving mature corn. 



