Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 2, Number 24, DeMotte, Jasper County, 5 January 1933 — Pea Vine Silage Does Not Affect Milk Flavor [ARTICLE]

Pea Vine Silage Does Not Affect Milk Flavor

On the basis of feed required for milk production, using a well balanced concentrate ration, pea vine silage is worth 91 per cent as much as corn silage, and with corn silage worth $3.50 a ton, pea vine silage is worth $3.20 a ton. This is the conclusion reached at the Wisconsin College of Agriculture following feeding trials with two groups of five dairy cows each, carried for 126 days, using alfalfa hay In both cases. No flavor was imparted to the milk by pea vine silage, but when it is fed it is not a good idea to store it in the stable. Average daily milk flow was 23 pounds per cow on corn silage and slightly over 21 pounds on pea vine silage.—Wisconsin Agriculturist.