SWEET CORN 



September 7.. 17,254 lbs. September 20. . 28,804 lbs. 



September 8.. 10,569 lbs. September 21 . . 25,349 lbs. 



September 13.. 11,255 lbs. September 22.. 4,432 lbs. 



September 14.. 4,300 lbs. September 23.. 6,803 lbs. 



September 16.. 10,555 lbs. September 24.. 2,255 lbs. 



September 19.. 17,122 lbs. ' 



Sum total.... 13 8,698 lbs. 

 69 tons, 698 lbs. 



''On November 1, 3658.82 In cash was 

 received for this product — an average of 

 226.34 an acre. 



''The fodder from 21.7 acres was packed 

 into a silo, each load being weighed by an 

 official of this station. The record reads: 



September 28.. 15,046 lbs. October 2. .. .2,930 lbs. 



September 29. . 22,707 lbs. October 4.. 18,970 lbs. 



September 30.. 26,773 lbs. October 5.. 14,659 lbs. 



October 1.. 22,079 lbs. 



123,164 lbs. 



Average yield an acre 5,675 lbs. 



Percentage of moisture 75.5 



Average yield of dry matter an acre 1,390 lbs. 



"The silo was opened on December 16; 

 considerable decayed matter was removed — 

 an estimate places the loss at 10%. The 

 undecayed portion was soon reached and 

 was eagerly eaten by milch cows at the 

 rate of 40 pounds a day to the head. Six 

 pounds of corn meal, four pounds of bran 

 and from one to ten pounds of cottonseed 



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