Show County Agent Urges Harvesting o Corn Soon Corn has already frozen in some More frosts arc on the way according to government telegrams received on Even alfalfa and clover seed is being threatened by early Corn for silage should bo ensiled as soon as possible With your pits wed drained and constructed of solid sides and topping you should have no trouble with the The crop now will need more water added to it while harvesting than according to Marden county The frost has reduced the succulence of the plant making the leaves and stems much reduced in their water Therefore additions of water must be Two Precautions There has been much concern regarding the value and dangers of frozen corn for Accord-iny to Standards on and the entire crop of frozen or soft corn is suitable for silage Two are advised by Broadbent that sufficient-water is added while putting the crop in the silo and that this material be fed during cold weather since it spoils easily upon advent of warm Silage is an excellent feed for both dairy and beef cattle and other Livestock should be started out on a small ration of silage and increased gradually to full amount of silage commonly fed per head daily to the various classes of livestock are about as Dairy 30 to 50 pounds for those in with somewhat less for dry dairy 12 to 20 beef breeding 30 to 50 fattening 2 year old 25 to 30 pounds at the beginning of the fattening the allowance decreasing as they fatten until 10 to 15 pounds are fattening calves from 10 to 20 pounds at the beginning of the feeding period to 8 to 10 pounds or less during the latter brood marcs and idle to 30 breeding ewes 2 pounds per pounds fattening lambs to 3 Good Good silage is highly palatable slightly and succulent stimulating the appetite and Duchesne county can use more corn with the in mind of feeding silage to live- says |