Show RIGHT LENGTHS FOR SILAGE question Is one upon which much Dlf Dif ferente of opinion Is manifested packing eliminates air by 11 11 II KIT DISK iowa experiment station tho the question as to the proper lengths in which corn should be cut when put into the silo is ono one upon which much difference of opinion IF Is manifested some advocate as long as 14 inch others less than one half inch or approximately one quarter inch and the majority intermediate lengths the short cuts such as tile the anuar one ter and one halt half inch require more power but insure a more palatable silage resulting lit in less waste in feeding landmake and make it easy to pack it thoroughly at time of filling this packing helps to eliminate the air thus improving the quality and makes it possible to put a greater quantity of corn in the silo it la Is more essential that thoroughly matured corn be cut into shorter lengths than corn that Is more immature and succulent as much of the dry portions will be wasted by animals on full feed it if not cut into small pieces when one considers the matter from all standpoints it is evident that the common practice of cutting the corn into one halt half and three quarter inch lengths is the preferable emble one the writer has made it a practice to cut the corn into three quarter inch lengths but realizes that when corn becomes dry the one half inch cut la 13 more desirable it if the man interested wishes a shorter cut for the upper part of the silo ello 1 I would recommend the upper third bo be filled with one halt half inch cut |