SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES ON ENSILAGE. 69 



"It does not appear from Grandeau's analyses, how- 

 ever, that there is any marked difference in this respect 

 between fresh maize and ensilage. If this is .generally 

 the case, then fermented corn fodder has all the advan- 

 tages of the fresh fodder, and no others, except perhaps 

 as regards palatability, and ensilage is to be looked upon 

 simply as a method of preserving corn fodder ; and the 

 question of its adoption is a purely economical one." 



THE CHARACTER OF THE MANURE. 



In considering the advantages of ensilage, the superior 

 mechanical condition of the manure from animals fed 

 upon it, should not be overlooked. When ordinary corn 

 fodder is fed without cutting, the animals reject the hard 

 lower portions, and these go to the manure pile, adding 

 to its bulk rather than to its value, and making the 

 manure very difficult to handle or to manage. The 

 fodder being cut fine for ensilage is all eaten. Should 

 any be rejected, and find its way into the manure, the 

 small size of the pieces make them unobjectionable. 



