Silage production / E.S. Hopkins and P.O. Ripley. : A12-8/13-1944E-PDF
"This bulletin gives the recommendations of the superintendents of the Dominion Experimental Farms located in representative regions throughout Canada on the adaptability of the silo and the most suitable crops for their respective districts. ... This bulletin presents information based on extensive experimental work on the Dominion Experimental Farms on the most efficient methods of ensiling, as well as growing some 20 different farm crops. ... Information is presented from Dominion Experimental Farms in Eastern Canada on the comparative yields, cost of production and value of root and silage crops based on the amounts of total digestible nutrients. A brief description is included of the different types of upright and trench silos. Information is presented on the construction and approximate cost. Information is presented on the chemical analysis of silage made from various crops, the capacity of different silos and the amount of silage and acreage required for various sizes of herds"--Summary, p. 75-76.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Department of Agriculture. Canada. Experimental Farms Service. |
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| Title | Silage production / E.S. Hopkins and P.O. Ripley. |
| Series title | Farmers' bulletin ; 13 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Cover title. "Issued July, 1944. Reprint." Originally published: 1936. Historical publication digitized by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa : Department of Agriculture : Field Husbandry Division, Experimental Farms Service, 1944. |
| Author / Contributor | Hopkins, E. S. Ripley, P. O. |
| Description | 76 p. : ill. |
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| Departmental catalogue number | Publication 525 |
| Subject terms | Animal nutrition Forage crops |