Show PROPER TIME TO FILL SILO begin operation soon as ai corn has ha reached right stage for fod der let the silage settle y J G WATSON missouri E expel perl st station dont don t wait too long t to fill all the silo alto begin BS as soon eoon as the corn com is right for or odder fodder the kernels should bo be in the dough stage but dented and the lower loaves leaves turning brown lot let the corn mature as much as possible without becoming so dry that water must be added to make the silage pack solidly and ferment arment properly cut into pieces half bal to three fourths of an inch long to make them pack well ell and to prevent waste in feeding this takes more power but Is worth IL it pack well with concrete tampers keeping the silage higher at the wall than in the center fill slowly it if possible letting the silage settle a day or so at a time this makes it keep better and increases the amount tho the silo will hold this amount may be still further increased by using usan fe woven wire to hold more silage at the top it will gradually settle into the silo ello but tends to spoil while doing so it if more silage is added after such settling take out the spoiled layer at the top it if caught by frost the corn for silage should be cut before it dries out after that add water the corn may even be shocked to put in at a more convenient time or to refill the silo it if enough water la Is added the experiment station has published bulletins on shock corn for silage silo mile building and tillage silage for horses mules and steers |