Show Grass Silage Offers Benefits to Dairymen Advantages Are Shown In Wisconsin Research Twelve positive advantages that grass silage offers dairy farmers were compiled as a result of tests conducted by Wisconsin FFA chapters chap-ters and Kraft. Some of the decided advantages were: Grass silage preserves as much as 30 per cent more protein of alfalfa. l spot WVljE ' There need be no loss of the crop through rainy weather at haying time. Crop may be saved in a more orderly or-derly manner and labor distributed more evenly. A grass silage program helps in control of weeds because it destroys the viability of weed seeds. A grass silage program makes the control of erosion and insect pests easier. It can be used to preserve the feed value of weedy crops. It can be used to give pastures a much-needed rest period in the fall. Grass silage makes for more vitamins vita-mins and more color in winter milk and butter than either corn silage or sun-cured hay. |