john in wa
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I was given a acre of corn stalks. the corn was hand picked so the stalks are about 10 feet high. I went and cut a couple pickup loads yesterday. when i tried to feed them to my cows they just ate the leaves and any ears of corn that was left on them. So today i got a old lawn mower and got it running. i then mounted it to a 50 gallon barrel. I then cut a hole in top of the mower deck and hand fed the stalks into the mower. it done a great job of chopping the stalks.. i did a test run on the cows and they ate every thing i put in the feeder. Now i wonder if i fill my barrels and pack them down good and tight and cover the tops so no air can get in if it will actually turn into silage and if i will be able to store it for winter. also what is the feed value of corn stalks. I tried a google search but all i could find was grazing corn stubble after harvest.