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the air seems to undergo no change. It is pressed so hard that the air 

 cannot enter, and therefore does not affect it at all. I am delighted with 

 the success of the enterprise. 



I believe it is possible to keep four cows a year upon corn fodder 

 Ensilage raised upon one acre of land. Verily we are under the greatest 

 obligation to M. Goffart, and to J. B. Brown ; to the former for demon- 

 strating to our satisfaction that corn-fodder can be successfully preserved 

 in this manner, and to the latter for translating M. Goffart's work into 

 English so that we may profit by his great success. If he is truly blest 

 who " causes two blades of grass to grow where only one grew before," 

 how much more to be honored is this man who has taught us how to 

 keep four cows upon an acre of land where one cow would find but 

 scanty subsistence before ! A most fortunate agricultural revolution is 

 indeed impending, and one which I trust many of our progressive farm- 

 ers will engage in during the coming season. 



JOHN M. BAILEY. 

 "WINNING FARM," BILLERICA, MASS. 



