Cutting Corn For Silage
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Feeding Farm Animals
What is the best time to cut corn for the silo? What length is it cut?
Is water put on it when it is put in the silo?
The best time to cut corn for the silo is just as the kernels are
beginning to glaze. It is cut with a proper ensilage cutter into half or
three-quarter inch lengths. No water is used, unless the corn should be
unusually dry, with shriveled leaves; in that case, the use of water to
compensate for the loss of moisture in the stalks and leaves is
desirable.