Show CORN SILAGE GOOD FOR DAIRY CATTLE SAYS EXPERT by george B calne caine U S A C extension dairyman in the middle west a dairy farmer without corn silage will usually apologize for being out of what Is considered there the most important teed feed in utah where alfalfa can bo be produced prod much more cheaply silage la is cloty nott 1 quite so essential ba and is one of the best crops that can be grown far milk production work done by carroll at the utah experiment station several years ago and reported in bulletin no corresponds very closely with results recently published from utah station bulletin no when fed with grain and alfalfa to dairy cows it requires 24 to 3 pounds of corn silage to replace one pound of alfalfa A common rule tor for feeding is 3 pounds of silage per day tor for each pounds of live weight ot of the cow each cow then would receive from 20 to 40 pounds per day depending on the size of tile tha animal in sections where market milk la Is being produced silage should be fed ed carefully to avoid any possibility of its ta inting the milk usually if it fed right after milking and properly cleaned up before the next milking and the barn aired thoroughly there should be very little or no trouble corn silage should not be fed to calves younger than 8 to 10 months as it may help to cause scours it Is a very satisfactory teed feed for ceif ers from 10 months or older and it has a higher replacement value than 3 to I 1 as given alone at the station as recorded in bulletin no yearling ceif ers were fed alfalfa and corn silage at will each helfer heifer ate pounds 0 of silage and 66 6 6 pounds of alfalfa per day on this ration these lieffers gained 24 of a pound more than normal the alfalfa fed in missouri was not so bright and palatable as most utah alfalfa which difference might affect the rate of consumption somewhat there Is very little available data on the feeding of corn silage balage with alfalfa hay alone most experiments have grain in the ration A few cows that are being fed at the utah station on alfalfa and corn silage only at the present time show very satisfactory production this is one of 0 he most economical rations that lable for the utah farmer dairymen Dalry men who contemplate planting corn for silage may obtain information regarding the time to plant and the varieties best suited tor for any particular location by asking a county agent or by writing to the extension service utah state agricultural college logan utah |