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Molasses Hay Silage

New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, New Brunswick

ABSTRACT

The question of the preservation of fodder for farm animals possesses both a scientific and practical significance. It is obvious that the food requirements and the factors modifying them are of vital importance to the dairy industry. Any method which tends to improve the quality of the feed without raising impossible barriers, such as initial cost of installing, or high technical ability of the operator, for its general acceptance, will find its place on the dairy farm.

Fodder for winter feeding is of two classes, namely; dried, which includes the hay from grasses and legumes; and succulent, which is mostly corn silage.

The haying process has always been dependent on the weather conditions for proper curing. Properly cured it is an excellent feed and there is not a great loss in nutrients. Under adverse conditions, which necessitate considerable manipulation of the cut material before it is completely dry, losses in nutrients occur due to leaching and shattering of leaves.