126 . Colcprd's System of 



pipes about the top and bottom, and through 

 this silo, by which he can make investigations. 

 He has lowered a thermometer into it three 

 times a day, and is confident that no heating 

 has taken place. He can also draw off the 

 juices from the bottom. 



The silo was opened a few days before the 

 reporter's visit. The opening was made by 

 removing only two of the end planks, and tak- 

 ing out a narrow strip, exposing a minimum 

 amount of ensilage to the air at a time. The 

 ensilage had been so compacted by the intense 

 pressure when it was first put in that it had 

 to be cut down with a hay-knife, slicing off 

 almost like cheese. It was so solid that the 

 ensilage next to the opening remained in posi- 

 tion, there being no trouble from " caving in." 

 The ensilage was the sweetest the Farmer 

 man ever saw. There was no perceptible 

 sourness or disagreeable taste to it. The odor 

 of it was hardly noticeable in the barn, and 

 it was very moist. Water could be wrung 

 out from samples taken from the top under 

 the cover. 



The pipes about the bottom of the silo, that 

 allow the exit of the air, favor the rapid set- 

 tling of the ensilage as the silo is filled ; and, 

 when it was half full, it settled so fast that 3 

 inches of juice settled at the bottom. 



