CHAPTER XVII. 



ANALYSIS OF ENSILAGE FROM THE " WINNING- FARM SILOS. 



By C. A. Goessmattn, Ph.D., 



Professor of Chemistry, Chemist to the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture 

 and State Inspector of Commercial Fertilizers. 



THE sample of Silo corn (Ensilage) consists of: 



PER CENT. 



Moisture at 21 2-2 20 Fahrenheit . . . 80.70 

 Dry matter left . . . . . 19.30 



100.00 



This dry matter consists of: 



PARTS. 



Crude cellulose .; . ' . . % . . 6.43 



Fat ether abstract . ' 0.62 



Albuminoids . ' . V . . 1.56 



Non-nitrogenous extract matter . V V 8.92 



Ash (with traces of sand) . * ' . 1.77 



19.30 



Also an average analysis of the corn-plant in the 

 milk : 



. PER CENT. 



Moisture at 21 2-2 20 Fahrenheit . .. . 85.04 

 Dry matter . f f * 14.96 



100.00 



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