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corn goes to the side, the leaves fall down right immediately behind the 

 carrier. In order to prevent that we hang a blanket behind the carrier. 

 The heavier corn hits the blanket and the leaves hit the branket and 

 they mix better. All the man in the silo has to do is to spread the silage. 

 Hang the blanket two or three feet behind the carrier at the top and the 

 heavy corn will hit that and fall back in the same pile with the leaves. 

 It will all fall in one pile and by following that method you will have 

 no trouble in getting it mixed. 



Q. You mean the man inside has got to be the best man on the job. 

 I have fed silage for nine years and when a boy I took the top myself, 

 and when I do that myself I wan't beholden to any one, but when depend- 

 ing on hired help then I was not satisfied. 



A. I have done it myself for six years and that is why I hung up the 

 Manket. 



Q, This damaged silage. Could it be fed to young cattle to pay the 

 expense of putting it up ? 



A. Yes, I think it could. It is an excellent thing for young cattle. 

 Even feed it to the beef cattle. It is a good thing for any stock to have 

 a little green feed in the winter. 



Q. I mean damaged silage? 



A. You might let them pick it up. Don't starve them to it. There 

 IS, however, considerable good corn in silage that is not fit to eat. If 

 j'ou could put it where the hogs can get at it, it would be all right. 



QUESTION BOX OPENED AND QUESTIONS ANSWERED. 



Mr. Caven, Secretary: We havn* t very many questions handed in 

 «o far. The first question is: 



Q. Will the overrun be practically the same in cream testing 20 per 

 <3ent and cream testing 30 per cent by the Baboock test? 



Mr. Monrad: That is a pretty good one. Of course the overrun 

 sihould be larger if the test has been made properly because there being 

 less cream for one thing, consequently the same percentage of loss in the 



