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Information regarding the latter has, however, been sought by many feeders, and a number of inquiries as to the feeding value of stacked green corn are received every year by this Experiment Station. It is evident, therefore, that considerable interest is taken in this subject, For the purpose of securing some data on the value of this feed, it was thought advisable to conduct an experiment along this line in cattle feeding. As a means of a check and a comparison of feeds, corn silage, corn fodder and alfalfa hay were chosen as feeds for the other lots in the experiment. 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It is evident, therefore, that considerable interest is taken in this subject, For the purpose of securing some data on the value of this feed, it was thought advisable to conduct an experiment along this line in cattle feeding. As a means of a check and a comparison of feeds, corn silage, corn fodder and alfalfa hay were chosen as feeds for the other lots in the experiment. 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