. Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools. Agriculture. Corn 329 fed more easily and with less waste and better results. About 30 to 40 percent of the feeding value of a crop of corn is in the stover. The stover will be 40 to 70 percent of the total air dry matter in the crop. The cost of shred- ding is usually estimated at $ to $ per ton. Its feeding value is about equal to cotton seed hulls or timothy hay. If left in the field it is largely lost. 479. Corn Silage. Corn is the crop most universally used for silage. It will produce more pounds of dry.
. Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools. Agriculture. Corn 329 fed more easily and with less waste and better results. About 30 to 40 percent of the feeding value of a crop of corn is in the stover. The stover will be 40 to 70 percent of the total air dry matter in the crop. The cost of shred- ding is usually estimated at $ to $ per ton. Its feeding value is about equal to cotton seed hulls or timothy hay. If left in the field it is largely lost. 479. Corn Silage. Corn is the crop most universally used for silage. It will produce more pounds of dry. Fig 208. Harvesting corn by husking, leaving the stalks in the field. Courtesy Prof. Hartly, United States Department of agriculture. matter per acre than any other crop, unless an exception be made for some of the sugar sorghums. With a wider recognition of the great value of silage and the increasing use of silos, we have another method of saving the entire yield of a corn crop. A method of harvesting a crop of corn that saves 1,000 to 4,000 pounds of valuable feeding materials per acre from going to waste, should be more generally used. Silos are coming into general use in all parts of the country. When first introduced they were used mostly by dairymen. They have proven to be profitable to general Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ferguson, A. M. (Alexander McGowen), 1874-; Lewis, Lowery Laymon, 1869-. Chicago, Ill. : Ferguson Publishing Company
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