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one-twentieth of an acre each, and samples 
from each plat were taken at intervals and 
analyzed. According to the results secured 
Breck’s Boston Market, sown thick, yielded in 
the milk or just past this stage from 4,045 to 
6,494 lbs. of digestible food per acre. The di- 
gestible protein in this food ranged from 110 to 
314 105. per acre. These figures show that a 
large amount of food may be secured in the 
plant some time before full maturity, when the 
largest amount of nutriment is usually ob- 
tained. 
Beneficial effect of green food.—In soiling 
stock, however, it is to be noted that an un- 
known value may be attributed to these green 
foods, which is shown in their influence on the 
general health of the animals. There are some 
who disapprove the use of corn silage because 
a ton of it, water-free, contains no more digesti- 
ble food than a ton of dry fodder, but these men 
as a rule overlook the physiological effect of a 
green food on the system—an influence that 
cannot be measured by chemical standards. 
Stewart on corn for soiling.—In discussing 
the corn crop for soiling Stewart says:* 
‘“Corn is adapted to the soil of all the States, and pro- 
duces, under favorable circumstances, enormous yields of 
green fodder. The author has grown 28 tons to the acre; but 
M. Goffart, of France, grows from 30 to 50 tons, as he has 
stated in his work upon “ Ensilage.” * * * There is no 
* Feeding Animals, 1886, p. 194. 
