Show feed value of coo boond ed potatoes equals silage in years like the present one there Is considerable interest in the value of potatoes for live stock feeding when the price of potatoes Is low it is often advisable to divert a portion of the crop in order to obtain a reasonable return for the remainder feeding tests have been made at a number of experiment stations and results indicated that pound for pound corn silage made from mature corn and potatoes are approximately equal in feeding potatoes they more nearly take the place of corn silage than any other feed because of their succulence if the culls and unmarketable potatoes are used any returns from feeding them would be in the nature of clear gain when the lower loer grades of potatoes bring anywhere from 20 to 25 cents per bushel at the loading station it probably Is advisable to use them for feed |