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Table III. — Cliemical changes in alfalfa silage in lo-ton silos 



sixo I (ai,falfa alone). 



Period. 



Days. 



o 



I 



2 



3 



4 



S 



7 



9 



II 



14 



16 



18 



21 



25 



29 



35 



39 



42 



72 



115 



163 



211 



Can . . . . 



Mois- 

 ture. 



62.7s 

 69.2s 

 69.00 

 64.50 

 64.00 

 63-75 

 66.75 

 63-85 

 67.40 

 65.40 

 66. 10 

 67.25 

 66-75 

 66.40 

 67.70 

 68.85 

 70.00 

 70.90 

 70.30 

 72. 20 

 68.80 

 63-35 

 69-95 



Total 

 nitro- 

 gen. 



P.ct. 



03 

 04 

 90 

 .96 

 •73 

 •52 

 I,ost. 



89 

 87 

 84 

 64 



75 

 75 

 61 

 79 

 96 

 75 



Amino 

 nitro- 

 gen. 



P.ct. 



o- 0343 

 -0532 

 -0S75 

 .1036 

 . 1190 

 -1344 

 . 1 701 

 •1358 

 •2338 

 .2527 

 .1708 

 •2394 

 •1673 



• 1813 

 •2338 

 . 2S00 

 . 2176 

 -2415 

 .2590 



• 2030 

 •24S5 

 .2180 

 . 2408 



Total 

 acidity 

 as lactic 



acid. 



P. ct. 



0.450 



•531 



. 621 



•797 



•936 



•963 



1. 174 



1.062 



1-714 



1.629 



1.476 



1-633 



1.279 



1. 152 



1.845 



1^43 1 



1. 183 



I. 260 



1-935 



1-674 



1.562 



1.728 



1-557 



Sugar. 



P. ct. 



1.039 

 •765 

 . 710 

 .820 

 .629 



None. 

 .300 

 .820 



None. 

 • 259 

 -396 



None. 

 -314 

 .242 



None. 



sn,o II (alfalfa and molasses, 23 to x). 



Period. 



Days. 



o 



I 



2 



3 



4 



6 



8 



II 



13 



15 



18 



22 



26 



32 



34 



39 



69 



112. . . . 

 160. . . . 



208 



Can.., 



Mois- 

 ture. 



70.83 

 78-15 

 81-25 

 72-15 



73-55 

 74.00 

 71-35 

 72.25 

 72.40 

 73.00 

 73- 05 

 72-55 

 71-75 

 73.00 

 72. 20 

 72. 10 

 72.40 

 74.90 

 70.40 

 71. 10 

 74.60 



Total 



nitro- 

 gen. 



P. ct. 



76 

 52 

 49 

 75 

 64 

 66 

 71 

 71 

 70 

 68 

 66 

 56 

 75 

 71 

 74 

 74 

 71 

 65 

 73 

 79 

 69 



Amino 

 nitro- 

 gen. 



P.ct. 



o- 0343 

 .0658 

 .0466 

 .1078 

 . 1008 

 •1575 

 .1708 

 . 1624 

 .1834 

 . 1701 

 .1568 

 .2065 

 .1904 

 .1932 

 . 2170 

 . 2114 

 . 2100 

 .2506 

 . 2296 

 .2814 

 .2S28 



Total 

 acidity 

 as lactic 



acid. 



P.ct. 



0.394 

 .927 

 ■3i$ 

 • 720 

 1-724 

 I.8S6 

 2.446 

 2.403 

 2-443 

 2.470 

 2. 241 

 2-538 

 2.808 

 2-443 

 2.448 

 2.704 

 2.444 

 2.452 

 2. 241 

 2.898 

 3-41I 



Sugar. 



P.ct. 

 I- 157 

 I-47S 

 1.940 

 1.560 

 .286 

 . 164 

 None. 



SILO m (alfalfa and molasses, 10 to i). 



3-- 

 5^- 

 7.- 

 9.- 



12. . 



14.. 



17.. 



21. . 



25.. 



29.. 



33- ■ 



38.. 



68.. 



112. 



158. 



206. 



Can 



64.8s 

 55- 90 

 61-35 

 s8-45 

 61.80 

 59.00 

 63-75 

 58.65 

 62.40 

 63.00 

 61.30 

 61.50 

 65-40 

 64. 00 

 64.60 

 62.00 

 67.20 

 63-40 

 62. 70 

 70.40 



0.8s 



I. 21 



•94 



•87 

 .89 

 .85 

 .86 

 •87 

 .82 

 •94 



o. 0294 



.1050 

 .1316 

 •1351 

 •1953 

 . 2212 

 •1736 

 •2576 

 •1932 

 •1554 

 •2135 

 .1687 

 •1582 

 .1806 

 •1764 

 .2408 

 .2436 

 .1470 

 . 19S8 

 .2184 



0.3S9 

 . 702 

 2^394 

 2.056 

 2.808 

 2.808 

 3^oiS 

 3^I23 

 3.204 

 3.042 

 3^I72 

 2.965 

 3.069 

 3.024 

 3-172 

 2.813 

 3-745 

 3-348 

 3- 556 

 2-853 



0.5S9 

 .900 

 .600 

 .410 

 •477 

 • 205 

 •273 

 •437 

 .714 

 .442 

 •321 

 1.340 



None. 

 -850 



None. 



silo IV (alfalfa and corn chop, 9.6 to i). 



3- •• 



$■■■ 

 7... 

 10. . 

 12. . 

 I5-- 

 19. . 

 23 ■■ 

 27.. 

 3I-- 

 36.. 

 66.. 

 no. 

 156. 

 204. 

 Can 



0.900 



•123 



. 164 

 None. 



silov(alfalfaandsweet-sorghumbutts,5.2 to i). 



3.. 



4-- 

 6.. 

 8.. 



10. . 



12. . 



15^- 



19.. 



23.. 



28.. 



S8.. 



92.. 



ISO. 



198. 



Can 



64-75 

 67.40 

 67-15 

 66.50 

 63-35 

 68.25 

 60. 10 

 66.80 

 68.50 

 65.00 

 63.40 

 63-50 

 65.80 

 66. 00 

 56.40 

 52.00 

 57-65 

 68.40 



0.0350 

 •0945 

 .1540 

 . 1660 

 . 2142 



• 2562 



• 2506 

 . 2520 

 •3038 

 . 2926 

 .2870 

 . 2961 

 •3388 

 •3136 

 •3325 

 •3038 

 •3332 

 .3780 



0.387 

 .618 

 •972 

 1. 161 

 1.584 

 1-273 

 1.768 

 1.521 

 1.498 

 1.728 

 1.949 

 1.890 

 1-759 

 I- 913 

 2.412 

 2.646 

 2. 196 

 1.48s 



0.696 



•423 



None. 



Do. 



SILO VI (alfalfa and rye, 2 TO l). 



3-- 

 5- ■ 

 7-. 

 9-. 



II. . 



14.. 



18.. 



22. . 



27.. 



57.. 



91 - 



150. 



198 



Can 



3-170 



.629 



•368 



None. 



