Well I ran the numbers and even if you upped the cows to a 50% hay ( 230 lbs.)/50% corn silage ration you would only be feeding 500 LBS. per day. (I am assuming you meant corn silage) This is with corn silage at 65% moisture. So it would be very hard for you to keep ahead of spoilage when only feeding that small of an amount. You might be able if the temperatures stayed under 35-40 degrees. Even then the silage would dry out which effects palatability so the cows would waste it when eating.
You would be better to think about individually wrapped hayledge bales. This would get you the energy/protein your currently using grain for. 10 cows would eat smaller hayledge bales fast enough there would be little spoilage.
One thing to think about is, pound for pound shelled corn/ground corn, is cheaper then silage or hay in the limited amounts your feeding.
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