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weighting it had, and that only a month after filling, but am satisfied ought 

 to have left it longer. 



15. About 40 cents per ton to put up; can do it for less this year. 



16. Opened ours December 2, 1888. 



17. Splendid. 



18. After feeding two months, taking it out from top to bottom across the 

 silo, the side exposed would mold a little, but would not prevent cattle from 

 eating it. 



19. Used it as a midday meal — in the mornings, feed cut straw with a little 

 bran or middlings, then turned out until about 2 or 3 o'clock, then put up, 

 and all grown animals given a bushel basket full of ensilage, and young ones 

 in proportion ; then sometimes a little hay at night, not often. 



20. No experience can tell. 



21. Don't know. 



22. No, only horses; it does well with them. 



23. No, decidedly, no. 



24. Yes, we never wintered our herd so cheaply or satisfactorily as this 

 winter ; will add one more silo this summer ; we have fed about 60 head from 

 the 5 acres from December 2, 1888, to now, March 5, on one silo 16 ft. square, 

 and have one more silo of same size yet to feed, and think it will feed the 

 herd at least six months, from 30 to 60 bushels a day. 



C. F. MOOEE, ST. CLAIR, MICH. 



1. In 1886. 



2. In an old barn, fully described in letter of May 18, 1887. 



3. Clover and corn. 



4. Southern corn; shall use a Michigan dent this year. 



5. Planted in drills 3| ft. apart and about 40 stalks to the rod. This year 

 shall plant in hills 3£ ft. apart each way. 



7. When it commences to glaze. 

 8-9. Estimated at 20 tons per acre. 



10. No. 



11. I shall endeavor to fill slowly, thus securing sweet ensilage, which 

 being quite mature and sweet, will, I believe, be much better to feed cows 

 suckling calves. The ensilage I am feeding now, being from the immature 

 corn, and being very sour on account of rapid filling, has, I believe, been bad 

 for my calves. Some have died after suffering from colic, which, I think, was 

 caused by their mothers eating the sour, immature fodder. 



13. Two thicknesses of boards, with a layer of tarred paper between. 



14. I lost much of my ensilage the second year from a lack of weight. 



15. I kept no memorandum. 



16. Three months after filling. 



17-18. In good condition and kept well after opening. 



19. Feed ensilage at noon and night and dry hay in the morning. Most 

 of my cattle have had an allowance of bran middlings and ground oats and 

 corn mixed, night and morning. 

 jr 20-21. I believe ensilage the very best winter feed for milk production. 



22. I have fed my horses and colts ensilage once each day, all winter ; also 

 fed dry timothy hay once, but no grain. They have done well. 



