SILAGE 



sweet or honey-like odor. For these reasons the two varieties, sweet and 

 sour silage, are distinguished. From a chemical point of view, of course, 

 sweet silage, on account of the lactic acid it contains, is also a sour (acid) 

 silage. 



According to Von Wenckstern, Heinerle and Richardsen, sweet silage 

 production as compared with ordinary haymaking is a marked advance in 

 forage conservation, on account of its decidedly greater economy. 



Fig. 10. Herba Reform Silo for Sweet Silage. 



The foundation of our present methods of sweet silage production we 

 owe to the efforts of Graf. The latter placed slightly wilted grass in 

 masses 3 to 6 feet thick and subjected them to high pressure in a hay 

 press. This caused the mass to heat to a temperature of 122° F. The 

 result was a juicy sweet feed, greedily eaten by cattle and other animals. 



