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of his Silo in the form of a putty-like substance : never- 

 theless his stock thrives better upon it than upon clover 

 fresh from the fields. 



Ensilage has no tendency to bloat or scour animals. 



M. H. Simpson, President of the Roxbury Carpet 

 Company, at his farm in Saxonville, Mass., has built Silos 

 after my plan, and has ensilaged several acres of Mam- 

 moth Ensilage Corn, the stalks from 30 acres of field 

 corn, and 35 acres of heavy rowen. He has opened his 

 Silo, and is feeding his ensilaged rowen to his cows and 

 his horses, and they eat it with a keener relish than any 

 other food. I have not raised the 75 tons of corn-fodder 

 upon an acre yet ; but from my experience this season I 

 am more than ever convinced that it can be raised, and 

 I still confidently expect to accomplish it before many 

 seasons. Encouraged by the distinguished approbation 

 of my fellow-citizens and fellow- farmers, I shall continue 

 to experiment. He needs be a bold man who ventures 

 to say, in this day of improvement and progress, that 

 such and such things cannot be accomplished by intelli- 

 gent and persevering effort. 



