CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 

 DISADVANTAGES OF THE SYSTEM OF CURING FORAGE BY DESICCATION . n 



CHAPTER II. 

 DESCRIPTION OF THE "WINNING- FARM" SILOS 16 



CHAPTER III. 

 FILLING THE SILO 24 



CHAPTER IV. 

 OPENING OF THE SILO 28 



CHAPTER V. 

 COST OF KEEPING STOCK UPON ENSILAGE . . 34 



CHAPTER VI. 



TIME WHEN FORAGE PLANTS CONTAIN THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF NU- 

 TRITIVE VALUE 39 



CHAPTER VII. 

 ANALYSIS AND COMPOSITION OF CORN WHEN CUT IN ITS GREEN STATE . 42 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 EXPLANATIONS WHY ENSILAGE MUST KEEP 54 



CHAPTER IX. 

 ENSILAGE ADAPTED TO WARM AS WELL AS COLD CLIMATES . . ' 59 



CHAPTER X. 

 A NEW DISCOVERY 66 



CHAPTER XL 

 FOOD INGREDIENTS. CHEMICAL TERMS EXPLAINED 69 



CHAPTER XII. 

 CAPACITY OF SILOS 71 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 ENSILAGE IN THE GREAT DAIRY DISTRICTS ....... 74 



CHAPTER XIV. 



HISTORY OF MAIZE, OR INDIAN CORN 77 



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