Show pays to feed corn in form of silage Is more assimilative and easier to masticate and digest for many years our experiment stations have been publishing feeding results nearly all of which have illustrated the value of feeding the corn in the form of f silage As on an average some 40 per cent of the nutritive val 34 ie of tile the corn plant la Is in the stalks and leaves we are not surprised that the silo method has proved the best we also know that en retains tile the largest amount of food nu nutrients and holds it in the best possible condition tor for feeding throughout tile the year A few have advocated that only the stover be ensia enfiled ensiled ensi ed led A test was made at the illinois experiment station comparing stover silage with normal silage in the wintering of calves the result orthis of this test showed the normal silage produced nearly twice the gains of the stover silage the calves fed stover silage gained pounds each while those fed normal silage gained 1545 pounds each if the corn la Is left in the field until the ears cars are ready to husk or ir the forage has been somewhat danin damaged ged by weathering over ripeness and frost so that it Is best to harvest the plant when it has reached the proper stage tor for enst erstling ensiling en ling at this period the plant has fins obtained its maximum amount of nutrition from the soil and Is s what we term mature for the silo if left in the field some of the nutriment turns turna to woody fiber and indigestible cellulose the stalk becomes harder and less succulent the leaves fall or wither and if frozen will quickly lose their food value by oxidation corn coin which has gone through the ensiling en process Is not only anore assimilative sl but Is easier to masticate and digest for cor this reason corn in the silo Is in its best possible shape for feeding live stock there would be a loss rather than a gain by removing the corn before en |