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and offensive. These conditions are usually 

 found after heat and fermentation, just in pro- 

 portion to the amount of air taken into and 

 retained in the silo. 



I have endeavored to give a rationale, as I 

 understand it, of the process of fermentation 

 found in the silo. But in my practical obser- 

 tions I have found that, as quickly as I could 

 fill my silo, Carbonic Acid was also there, in 

 quantity, the morning after the first day, and 

 Acetic Acid, in quantity, the morning after 

 the second day. My natural senses did not 

 detect the presence of the saccharine or alco- 

 holic fermentation. I did not get up in the 

 night to call the roll, but found the substitutes 

 in the morning, and have never since seen the 

 delinquents to know them. I don't propose to 

 contradict science, but I do propose to apply 

 and use it according to my experience, and the 

 HARD, COLD FACTS which have confronted me. 

 I know that, if I get all the air out of my silo, 

 I do not have heat or fermentation, conse- 

 quently no loss of fodder and no foul odor; 

 and I have come to look upon Carbonic and 

 Acetic Acids as MY FRIENDS, in consequence of 

 their early calls and assistance, in helping me 

 to develop and perfect my system of perfectly 

 Preserving Green Forage in its best condition. 



