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ernors, i on the bottom, i in the centre, and i 

 inverted immediately under the plank cover- 

 ing, because I used the same splined cover 

 that I did last year. When the silo was 2 /$ 

 full, there were 6 inches of juice all over the 

 bottom: no carbonic or acetic acid this year. 

 Last year both \vere very abundant. The 

 juice is sweet, but would test slightly acid. 

 The temperature in the centre of the silo is 

 76 to 78 '(last year 72). There are 18 

 inches of juice in the bottom, (last year 30 

 inches). I can get any quantity I want at any 

 time. 



The top is kept perfectly level with ten 

 jack-screws. It is under perfect control, and 

 no trouble to press it. I can discover no foul 

 odors, and think it is ripening or curing very 

 nicely. 



I hope to be able about December i to send 

 you a sample of the juice and a sample of the 

 preserved forage : if I do, I shall press out the 

 juice from 2 or 3 pounds of the forage near to 

 the top of the silo, bottle it, and pack it in the 

 identical forage I press it from. I don't under- 

 stand why I should have no acid in it this year 

 and so much last year, and what the difference 

 will be when I come to open the silo. If this 

 turns out good, it will settle the question of 



