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acres. Between the first and last period there was an increase in 

 dry matter of 389 per cent., of albumenoids of 183 per cent., of fat 

 of 335 per cent., and of carbhydrates of 462 per cent. 



In the above only the gain between the first and last periods is 

 given, but the details show that the gain is continuous from period 

 to period, and in general most rapid toward the last. 



The results of all these experiments unite to show that there is 

 a large increase of all the classes of nutrients as the corn pro- 

 ceeds from tasseling to ripeness. This is perhaps more clearly 

 shown in Table VI on page 13, in which all the results have been 

 grouped. 



It would seem as though the question of the proper time to cut 

 corn for ensilage was definitely settled by these experiments. An 

 increase of more than two hundred per cent, between the periods 

 of bloom and ripening cannot be ignored even though the propor- 

 tion of the more valuable albumenoids is somewhat lessened. 

 What gives the matter additional strength is that these experi- 

 ments, including all the work so far done in this direction that 

 has come to our notice, are unanimous in their conclusions. 



SUMMARY. 



Not all the points given below are based upon the experiments 

 just detailed. Some are drawn from work done elsewhere and 

 some from unpublished results of our own. 



First, we wish to emphatically repeat our recommendation of 

 last year, that, in growing corn for ensilage, care should be 

 taken to select the largest variety that will fully mature before 

 frost in the locality where grown. 



Special attention is called to the fact that heretofore it has been 

 a common practice to sow or plant corn for fodder and ensilaging, 

 entirely too thick. Starch and sugar are not fully developed with- 

 out an abundance of sunlight. 



Immature plants are likely to contain a very large per cent, of 

 water. It will readily be seen that twenty-five tons of green corn 

 containing 90 per cent, of water, gives but five thousand 

 pounds of dry matter ; while twelve tons containing 75 per cent, 

 of water gives six thousand pounds of drj' matter. In the latter 

 case we get a thousand pounds more dry matter, and have to 

 handle and store less than half the weight of gross material ; 



