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 ROCKY RIDGE, MD., Jan. 26, 1889. 



Mr. S. M. COLCORD : 



Dear Sir, I have been thinking of writing 

 you for quite a while, but neglected doing so. 

 Our ensilage turned out fine. Our corn was 

 good, but weather was wet, and very unfavora- 

 ble when we commenced to fill. Sometimes 

 too wet to get on the field for several days. 

 So I did not give your governor as fair a test 

 as I wished to do, had I been able to fill 

 quicker; but the difference in waste between 

 the two pits* is very marked. In the one 

 without governors, there was about a foot of 

 waste around the sides, while, where the gov- 

 ernors were, the waste did not average over 

 three inches at any point. I think this due to 

 the long time we were at filling, caused by 

 continued rains, and our inability to get on to 

 the field ; but we are thoroughly convinced of 

 the worthiness of the governors, and, if we 

 live, intend building two more large pits this 

 spring, and will send you an order for gov- 

 ernors for both pits. 



I take the Farm, Field, and Stockman, and 

 read all your articles with much interest. 

 With best wishes, I am 



Very truly yours, 



WILLIAM H. BIGGS. 



