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Show SILAGE FED TO LIVE STOCK Good Results Obtained Both on Irrigated Irri-gated and Dry Farms Splendid for Balancing Alfalfa. (By DR. R. H. WILLIAMS, Animal Husbandman, Hus-bandman, Arizona University Experiment Experi-ment Station.) It has been found that silage can be grown and fed to live stock witli-good witli-good results both on irrigated and dry farms. This feed: makes a splendid splen-did supplement for balancing alfalfa hay and may be fed to horses, cattle and sheep.- Where the soil is suitable for pit silos this type of structure will be found the cheapest to install; but on rocky soils and where the water table is close to the surface, the above-ground above-ground typo is best. Concrete, plaster, metal, wood stave and adobe structures struc-tures have been used with satisfaction. satisfac-tion. The object in using silos is to store a large quantity of forage in a succulent, palatable form without waste. Silage is no better food than green fodder. It is bulky and should he considered a carbonaceous roughage. rough-age. On this account, the best results are obtained when about 25 pounds of silage are fed each dairy cow or steer per day. Along with, this thcro should be fed about 16 pounds of alfalfa al-falfa hay and three to eight pounds of grain. This would make an excellent ration for a cow or steer weighing 1,000 pounds. |