a feeding wagon has a wheeled frame and a reinforced , enclosed receptacle with an entrance through which crop can be loaded . the receptacle can be attached to the frame by hydraulic cylinder and swash plate assemblies that engage coupling points on upwardly extending supports that are fastened at the sides of the receptacle . the swash plates are pivoted to lift the receptacle onto the frame with the aid of guides . a crop feeding device , including a pick up and advancing member on an auxiliary frame , is connected to the front of the receptacle frame adjacent the entrance . after the receptacle is loaded by the device , it is transported to a site and separated from the frame . the sidewalls of the receptacle have openings that can be exposed so that cattle can withdraw fodder until the receptacle has been emptied . in the meanwhile , a second receptacle can be loaded by the same feeding device and on the same wheeled frame .