Silage making by the Forest Department. The Forest Department experimented for the first time in Kurnool District with making of silage to serve as fodder for cattle during the hot months. Two pits were dag each 10 feet by 15 feet and eight feet deep in Sidhout and Vontimitta Ranges of this Division. These pits were filled with green grass on 29th September 1938 and 21st October 1938 respectively.
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