Corn to be used for silage may be planted at a rate of 2,000 to 3,000 more stalks per acre than corn to be harvested for grain. In most of Missouri a population of 18,000 to 24,000 plants per acre is ideal for silage. Corn planted at extremely high seeding rates of 30,000 to 50,000 stalks per acre will have less energy per acre than when