88 Colcord's System of 



process, as now perfected, largely adopted in 

 the West, especially by dairymen who wish to 

 make the best possible winter milk and its prod- 

 ucts. To the end that our readers may un- 

 derstand in all its details, we give space this 

 week to a communication from Mr. Colcord, 

 as being important to every person who feeds 

 or proposes to feed ensilage, over the wide 

 area in which the Farm, Field, and Stockman 

 is circulated. 



The following is Mr. Colcord's communication: 



POSSIBILITIES OF PRESERVING GREEN 

 FORAGE. 



" Much of my time the past year has been 

 devoted to building a perfect silo, in which I 

 could try any required experiment, to find out 

 a possible way of preserving green forage by 

 cold pressure, that would fairly or nearly rep- 

 resent canned goods. Knowing your wish for 

 the truth in this direction, I send you the 

 results of my labors and the means I used to 

 prove the facts. 



" My experiments cover all the ground from 

 planting to feeding, from construction of silo 

 to the machinery and implements for handling 



