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so that by the use of this silo he had no corn 

 to husk, shell, or take to the mill. 



The ensilage was fed to 19 head of cattle, 

 17 being milch cows. 65 pounds were fed 

 daily, with some bran to balance the ration. 

 The milk-flow increased, and in this respect 

 the showing was very satisfactory; but the 

 gain in flesh was even more marked. 16 of 

 the cows gained in four months 2,765 pounds, 

 and 1 6 gained 1,224 pounds in 30 days, i of 

 them gained in weight an average, within a 

 small fraction, of 5 pounds daily during the 30 

 days, another 4 % pounds daily, another 3 5-6 

 pounds daily. One large cow was fed on 60 

 or 70 pounds daily for 90 days, during which 

 time she grew in weight 2 pounds and 5 

 ounces daily. She was fed 19 pounds of this 

 forage an hour and a half before she was 

 killed; and, after being slaughtered, the con- 

 tents of her stomach were examined, and found 

 to be sweet, with no offensive odor. The ani- 

 mal was very meaty. Three days before she 

 was butchered, she weighed 1,418. 



The 1 5th of May the silo was three-fourths 

 empty, the corn in the lower part was con- 

 densed by pressure to one-half the space occu- 

 pied by the upper half, but, on account of the 

 absorption of the juice, a cubic foot in the 



