REl'Ojrr OF THE AGRICULTURIST 101 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 • 



In September, 19u."], the silo was again filled with the following materials r.nd 

 mixtures, boginiuiig at the bottom: — 



Lbs. 



1. Pure com, late milk stage 9,370 



rCorn, late milk stage 5,280 



2. -| Rape cut when about 15 inches high, mixed while going 



[ through blower or cut box 5,280 



3- Pure corn, late milk stage 9C0 



4. Pure rape, cut when about 15 inches high 5,G20 



f. J Corn, late millc stage 12,370 



I Sunflower heads, mixed going throi-.gh machiiK* 2,120 



0. Horse beans 1,002 



Total weight put in silo 42,002 



The silo was emptied in March, 1904, with the following results : — 



1. Pure corn, late milk stage (bottom laj'er), weighed out 



on March 29, gave an excellent sample of ensilage 

 palatable and sweet. All classes of stock seemed to 

 like it. As noted above, there was put into the silo 

 9,370 pounds. The amount weighed out was con- 



sielerably less, being 7,950 



A loss of about 15 per cent. 



2. Corn, late miUc stage, and rape, mixed in the proportion 



of 5,280 of corn to 5,280 of rape, removed and fed on 

 ]\rarch 18, gave a very excellent sample of ensilage 

 that seemed to suit the palates of all classes of horned 

 cattle even better than the pure corn ensilage. While 

 10,560 pounds of the mixture was weighed in, only 

 7,680 pounds was taken out, being a loss of about 33 

 per cent. Eemoved from silo 7,680 



3. Pure corn, late milk stage, came out in condition quite 



similar to layer 1, and was quite as palatable. 



4. Pure Rape, cut as elescribed above, was taken out and 



fed March 16. It came out in excellent shape, and 

 was eaten with avidity by all classes of cattle. It 

 had n pleasant smell, and a rather ple-asing taste. It 

 was not leathery, as any one familiar with rape might 

 have anticipated, but seemed quite as crisp and al- 

 most as fresh as when put into the silo. It seemed to 

 be by far the most popular feed that could be given 

 the cattle from among all our succulent feeels, as 

 they would push the corn ensilage and roots away to 

 get at the rape ensilage. The chief objection to be 

 raised is this, that the loss in weigiit while in the 

 silo is very great. The amount put into the silo 

 was, as already stated, 5,620 pounds, but the amount 

 taken out was onN- 2,590 



6. The corn and sunflower came out in good shape, and as 

 usual made good ensilage. The loss was consieler- 

 able. but not nearly so great as in the case of rape. 

 There was idaceel in the silo 14,470 pounds, while the 

 amount removed was 11,500 



