130 C chord's System of 



upper half weighed a little more than a cubic 

 foot in the lower half ; yet in feeding value 

 they were equal. 



All his hay was fed last year to about half 

 the amount of stock, but this year half of the 

 hay will be left over from the use of the silo. 

 The juice from this forage is odorless, agree- 

 able to the taste, and at a temperature of 60 

 to 80 degrees turns to a pure, weak corn vin- 

 egar. 



This feeding experiment leads Mr. Colcord 

 to think that the first process of digestion is 

 done in the silo to a great extent, and that a 

 certain quantity of acidity is required in this 

 first process. If it can be done as well or bet- 

 ter without using the vital force of the animal, 

 it seems to be a matter of great importance. 



ENSILAGE A PROMOTER OF DIGESTION 

 AND ASSIMILATION. 



[I regret that I am unable to give the name of the author of the 

 following able article.] 



In ensilage there may be a slight loss in the 

 carbo-hydrate elements, and a gain is made in 

 protein, and increased digestibility of the rest, 

 which gives feeding value to what has often 

 been termed the water in ensilage. It is not 



