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while the corn will still have sufficient moisture to give the result- 

 ing silage that succulence upon which its value for feeding as 

 compared with dry forage, largely depends. 



While the percentage of nitrogen grows less as the plant ap- 

 proaches maturity, a much larger proportion of the nitrogen in 

 the unripe material is in the less valuable form of amides, than in 

 the mature plant. So that the less percentage of nitrogen in the 

 riper product is compensated for in its increased nutritive value. 



So far all the experiments go to show that the effort should be 

 made to raise the largest yield of grain irrespective of stalks, no 

 matter what purpose it is intended for. If one variety gives an 

 equal yield of grain and a greater amount of stalks and blades, 

 then of course it should be preferred, for fodder and ensilage pur- 

 poses, to the variety that gives the less stalk and blade ; but it 

 will be found that as a rule the larger the yield of grain, the lar- 

 ger will be the yield of stover. 



Finally, the fact should not be lost sight of, that wood and wa- 

 ter alone, are not good foods for animals, and that they are expen- 

 sive products to handle. 



I. P. ROBERTS, 

 HENRY H. WING. 



