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Studies on Producing Lower Cost Silage

Georgia Experiment Station

Abstract

Two changes from ordinary procedure in silage making have been tried and studied at the Georgia Experiment Station for the past two years. These are the use of the trench silo and the making of silage without chopping the material.

The trench silo has been found to be highly satisfactory and well adapted to conditions in the southeastern states. It may be looked upon as adapted for ordinary use and not merely for emergencies. The cost of construction of the trench silo is extremely low, being only a small fraction of the cost for constructing a silo of the ordinary vertical, cylindrical type of equal capacity. One of the greatest advantages of the trench silo is that it can be made without purchasing material. This point is of special interest to the farmer during the present financial conditions. Practically all that is needed for the trench silo is a suitable location and two or three commonly available tools and labor for its construction. The work can be done at seasons of the year when there is a surplus of labor on the farm.