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By September V^ the King Philip was fully glazed, while the Biirrill and WLit- 

 mau lacked considerable of this stage when the last of it was cut September 25, * 

 * * It is worthy of note that on Sei)tcmber 13 the total dry matter per acre iu the 

 King Philip was uearly as gi'eat as in the Bnrrill and Whitman, though the former 

 was 9 feet high and the latter 13, while it is probable that each pound of dry matter 

 in the King Philip was worth enough more than an equal weight of the Burrill and 

 Whitman to make up for most of the difference in weight. This would seem to indi- 

 cate that corn that will ripen should be cut as soon as it glazes, while the larger silage 

 corn should, in this latitude, bo allowed to stand as long as possible. 



Effect of frost on corn fodder. — Analyses of samples of the same corn 

 from cuttings made October 24 (somewhat frosted) and November 13 

 (after several severe frosts) showed a loss of 3L per cent of the albu- 

 minoids, 9.7 per cent of crude iiber, 22.7 per cent of nitrogen-free 

 extract, 47.6 per cent of fat, and 33.4 per cent of ash in the crop har- 

 vested November 13. 



Shrinlcage of corn fodder in drying. — Analyses of samples of uncured 

 corn fodder and of that cured in stooks out of doors and under cover. 

 The loss of dry matter in curing amounted to 23.94 per cent in the 

 fodder stooked indoors, and 28.89 per cent in that stooked out of doors. 



Large and small stoo]{s. — Weights and analyses are given of corn fod- 

 der kept from October 24 to December 10 in large and in small stooks. 

 "The small stooks, six or eight in number, were as large as one person 

 could conveniently bind, while the two larger stooks had at least half 

 a ton of green fodder apiece. * * * The large stooks lost 13.65 x)er 

 cent of the total dry matter, and the small stooks 15.15 per cent, so 

 that in this case there was but little difference between the two methods. 

 In both cases the loss fell most heavily on the nitrogen-free extract." 



Changes that occur in the silo. — A record of silo temperatures and of 

 the changes in weight in ensiling fodder corn. The silo, a small wooden 

 tank, was filled with cut fodder corn, closely packed, and covered. The 

 highest temperature, 80° Fah., was reached the second day after the silo 

 was filled. There was a loss in ensiling of 14.67 per cent of the total 

 dry matter in the original fodder corn. From the analyses given of the 

 fodder corn and the silage " it will be seen that the loss falls almost 

 entirely on the nitrogen-free extract." 



Report of hoeticulturist, C. W. Minott, B. S. (pp. 99-144).— 

 This includes details of tests of seeds and of varieties of vegetables, 

 and a list of the varieties of large and small fruits growing at the station. 



Seed tests (pp. 99-115). — Tabulated data are given for tests of the 

 vitality and purity of seeds of numerous varieties of vegetables and a few 

 varieties of fruits, grasses, clovers, cotton, sorghum, dhoura, tobacco, 

 etc. The seeds were of different ages and the results of the tests were 

 quite various. 



List of fruits groicing at the station (pp. 121-123). — This includes 31 

 varieties of apples (6 Eussian), 16 of cherries, 16 of pears, 16 of plums, 

 48 of grapes, 3 of quinces, 15 of blackberries, 2 of dew-berries, 15 of 

 currants, 7 of gooseberries, 21 of raspberries, and 44 of strawberries. 



