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waloi' ;in(l suhsoqiiont fenin'iihilidu. A rise in tciiiiu'r.ilnrc \\;is noted in tlic 

 silos iiiicl the (lovolojinient of :in Mi-oniatic oilor as in the vase of j^reeu sila.i^e. 

 It was uoted that both yoniii,' and old stock ate such sihige practically without 

 waste, and that cows preferred it lo dried shredded fodder. " It is a better and 

 n safer mass to use with cotton-seed meal than dried fodder or hay. The meal 

 adheres to the damp fodder, c-in not be sepai'ated fnmi it by tlH> stock, mastica- 

 lion is insureil. and impaetion of cotton-seed meal prevented. . . . 



" In Ihis exi»eriment the (inality of the fermented product varied. Where the 

 moisture content was normal the aromatic odor above noted was present. No 

 points of excessive moisture were found. Fodder in the bottom of the silo was 

 not as moist as that nearer the top. In plaees channels had formed through 

 wiiicli the water, ]inin|)c(l upon the surface, had Uowed, leaving masses of only 

 partially moistened fodder in which, to a limited extent, a nmsty smell and 

 visible mold in exti-eme cases were noted. This was also the case in the product 

 stored in inunediate contact with, the cemented lining of the silo, a condition 

 also likely to exist in silage !nade Irc.m green cornstalks. 



'■ Tiie fact that tire risks were noticeably decreased by moistening the fodder 

 corn was patent to all observers." 



Calculated loss froni the heating of moistened corn fodder, C. L. Penny 

 {Dcldirarc Std. R]il. 190.3, pp. .'/(K .'/]). — In connection with tlie studies noted 

 above on silage making from dried corn fodder moistened with water, the loss of 

 material from the fermentation of the silage was calculated. 



According to the author, " l(i(» lbs. of the fodder would lose 2.81 lbs. of starch, 

 or its equivalent, to produce through its complete fermentation the necessary 

 beat to raise the temperature of the mass to 165° F., and this amount. I'.si lbs., 

 is just ("> per cent of the total dry matter of the fodder." 



Bacteriological studies of ensiled forage, C. Gokim (.!///(. Isl. Ai/r. \Mil(ni\. 

 (<• ilD01-li)05), pp. 10.5-122, pU. 2). — The results are reported of a study of the 

 bacteria present in forage preserved in silos. 



Feeding saccharified starch, J. Hansen (IUiis. Laiultr. Zlg., 27 {1901), Xo. 

 1'). p. l.io). — Starch in the form of starch paste, when converted into sugar by 

 tiie action of a diastatic ferment, was found to be a vahxable material for suii- 

 jilementing skim milk in calf feeding. The relative economy of treating starch 

 with the diastase and related questions are spoken of, the article as a whole 

 being a sunnnary of a paper presented before the German Dairy Society. 



A naethod for the preparation of a preservable dry fodder from yeast 

 {Pure rroducts, S (1907), No. 3, p. 123). — Conqiressed waste yeast from brew- 

 eries, it is stated, may be converted into a feeding stuff of good keeping qualities 

 by heating such material to which common salt has been added, to about 70° 

 fur some 5 minutes. This converts it into a gelatinous mass, which combines 

 re.-ulily with other materials and may be mixed with such feeds as spent 

 ho|)s, malt si)ronts, grain, beet chips, etc. The treated yeast i)()ssesses litth? 

 cn/.ymatic power. If cb.opped straw constitutes a ]part of the mixture \\w 

 mechanical conditi<pn is inq)roved and the material dries more readily. 



The feeding stuff control law, A. Goss and W. J. Jones, Jr. {Ind'iaiin slit, 

 circ. Ij, pp. 10). — The text of the Indiana feeding-stuff law is given, together 

 with suggestions as to the way manufacturers and dealers may best conq)ly with 

 its n'(iuirements. The law, which is similar in its scope and administration 

 to the State fertilizer law, pnnides for the filing of samples with the State 

 chemist and their analysis, the fixing of labels or tags, the filing of sworn 

 statements by manufacturers, inqiorters, dealers, and agents of the quantity 

 and kind of coimnercial feeding stuffs sold, and for the punishment of viola- 

 tions of the law by fines. 



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