. The cow makes farming more profitable ... Dairying. B OU CAN HAVE A SILO A silo should be a part of the permanent improvements on every farm. There is no doubt as to its advantages. It is essential for the economical feeding of live- stock, and espe- cially for the prof- itable production of milk. The results of hun- dreds of feeding experiments con- ducted in the past ten years with silage as a part of the ration give proof of its great value to the farmer. A great many of our old methods wasteful. YOU CAN HAVE A SILO YOU MAY THINK YOU CANT BUT YOU CAN SAVES THE WHOLE CROP PREVENTS WASTE IN
. The cow makes farming more profitable ... Dairying. B OU CAN HAVE A SILO A silo should be a part of the permanent improvements on every farm. There is no doubt as to its advantages. It is essential for the economical feeding of live- stock, and espe- cially for the prof- itable production of milk. The results of hun- dreds of feeding experiments con- ducted in the past ten years with silage as a part of the ration give proof of its great value to the farmer. A great many of our old methods wasteful. YOU CAN HAVE A SILO YOU MAY THINK YOU CANT BUT YOU CAN SAVES THE WHOLE CROP PREVENTS WASTE IN FEEDING CAN KEEP MORE STOCK MAKES CHEAP MILK SAVES STORAGE SPACE HELPS UTILIZE CHEAP RUFAGE INSURES SUCCULENT FEED WINTER AND SUMMER TIDES OVER THE DROUTH CLEARS THE LAND FOR PLOWING SILAGE THE WINTER PASTURE. ii are There will always be more or less of the corn crop shocked in the field, but corn left exposed to the weather loses from 25 to 30 per cent of its feeding value. Why waste the crop after you have grown it, when you can put it in a silo and pre- serve it with all its succulence.'^ There is very little loss in feeding silage. When you feed the fodder to the cattle, there is a great deal of loss. Cattle refuse to eat the stalks and they are wasted. The acids and the juices in the silage aid digestion and help the stock utilize other feeds, such as oat straw and other cheap rufage. One of the good things about the silo is that any of the forage crops properly siloed make good feed; but corn is the best crop for the silo. United States Farmers' Bulletin 556 furnishes twelve good reasons why every farmer should have a silo: Twelve Silo Reasons 1. More feed can be stored in a given space in the form of silage than in the form of fodder or hay. 2. There is a smaller loss of food material when a crop is made into silage than when cured as fodder or hay. 27. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readabi
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