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instead of those in the tables, it was considered that a nearer approach 

 was made to the actual amount of dry matter present in the foods. 

 The determinations for 1907-8 were: 



Sample i 



Sample 2 . . . . 



Average 



The determinations for 1908-09 were: 



Sample i 



Sample 2 . . . . 

 Sample 3 



Average 



These values in dry matter are open to criticism in that the number 

 of determinations was small. However, a large number of determinations 

 of dry matter in mangels was made by the Department of Farm Crops 

 of the College during the same seasons, and the results compare quite 

 closely with those made in this experiment. The silage was from fairly 

 well-matured corn with a large number of ears, which would tend to 

 make it run higher in dry matter. These values are certainly a nearly 

 correct average for mangels and silage grown at this Station during the 

 two seasons. 



RESULTS OF THE EXPERIMENT 



The general conclusions of the experiment may now be studied. After 

 tabulating the results in detail, we shall consider them in the two 

 relations set before us, namely, (i) the comparison of the dry matter 

 in silage with that in mangels, and (2) the comparison of the dry matter 

 in grain with that in mangels. 



