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Show DAIRY COWS NEED SUCCULENT FEED WHEN PASTURE IS POOR During the late summer pastures in most sections are short because of dry weather and because they are grazed j too closely. If there is any grass, it j is not succulent and is unpalatable. Consequently, cows will not consume ; enough for high milk production. i Experienced dairymen know that if ' the production of their cows has de- creased during the hot, dry weather because of insufficient feed, it is dif- j ficult and practically impossible to bring the production back to normal during that milking period. The summer silo, according to the ' United States Department of Agriculture Agri-culture is probably the best means of supplementing short, dried-up pas-' pas-' tures. For a herd of 12 to 20 cows, a c silo from 10 to 12 feet in diameter 1 is best suited for this purpose because " the silage can then be fed out fast ' enough to prevent spoiling. If, how-' how-' e Vr, all the silage is not fed during r the summer it can be fed the follow-t ing winter or the next summer. Silage Sil-age will keep for several years-Dairymen years-Dairymen frequently fill two silos, one for winter feeding and one for summer use. |