The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Stover \Sto"ver\ (st[=o]"v[~e]r), n. [OE. estoveir, estovoir,
   necessity, provisions, properly an inf., "to be necessary."
   Cf. Estovers.]
   Fodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay.
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         Where live nibbling sheep,
         And flat meads thatched with stover them to keep.
                                                  --Shak.
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         Thresh barley as yet but as need shall require,
         Fresh threshed for stover thy cattle desire. --Tusser.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

stover
    n 1: the dried stalks and leaves of a field crop (especially
         corn) used as animal fodder after the grain has been
         harvested

U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Stover, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
   Population (2000):    968
   Housing Units (2000): 498
   Land area (2000):     0.874377 sq. miles (2.264626 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.874377 sq. miles (2.264626 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            71044
   Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
   Location:             38.442199 N, 92.989936 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     65078
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Stover, MO
    Stover