What in the world is Earlage!

[@abdullahreed]

Thank you very much for taking the time to show us your work. Now I know what earlage is.

[@shelmaracres]

Your welcome! Glad we were able to show you.

[@r.scotthill3082]

That head on the chopper is just a standard corn head for grain ? Was that HMGEC being run through the kernel processor of the chopper? What was the average moisture on what you harvested?

[@shelmaracres]

Yes, this is a regular snapper head off a combine. We generally shoot for around 35-40% moisture. As far as I know it is running through the KP. I will have to ask.

[@gonfarming3178]

What model header is that - looking to do the same

[@shelmaracres]

Hmm. Not sure. It is an other header, but I will have to ask our custom guys what the model is.

[@dexterquincy1]

So do you leave the stocks on the ground or will you bale them?

[@shelmaracres]

We go back and chop up the stalks and then once they are dry we rake them together and bale them for bedding.

[@Freefarmer533]

Would the stalks not make decent silage, they look like they have a fair amount of moisture still?

[@shelmaracres]

@@Freefarmer533 Yes, they would make good silage, but the point is to get a high energy ingredient for our rations. With the stalks removed from the product, we have a higher energy concentration in the product. We do chop corn silage also, and that is also part of our ration.

[@hankelrod7315]

@@Freefarmer533I’ve been wanting to make stalklage for my brood cows for years, seems like that would make good dry mama cow chow