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Unlimited Silage Ration for Fattening Cattle

Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station

Abstract

Several decades ago when corn and other farm crops were low in price the question of economical beef production did not confront the cattle feeders of the country to the same extent as in recent years. The common practice was to produce prime, heavy cattle by the use of a large amount of grain and a limited amount of roughage. With the increased demand for corn and farm grains for human consumption and the increased manufacture of their by-products, the price of these feeds gradually increased so that feeders were forced to modify their method of feeding. Instead of using a large amount of grain, they were forced to reduce the amount of grain used and increase the amount of roughage. This condition led them to a consideration of corn silage which had heretofore been used only in the production of dairy products and had been used largely as a means of supplying a succulent feed during the winter season.