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quently. I have never seen samples of milk 

 and cream as pure, sweet, and fine-flavored 

 before. They appear to be faultless. The ex- 

 aminations will continue until further changes 

 are noticed. 



I have been induced to make these examina- 

 tions at the request of parties who furnish the 

 best milk to New York City, for the purpose of 

 knowing whether Colcord's preserved green 

 forage imparts any odor or taste of ensilage to 

 milk or cream. I believe it impossible to get 

 better milk or cream from any other food given 

 to cows. 



[From the Rural New Yorker. 



PATENT SILAGE. 



February i, we received by mail, from Mr. 

 S. M. Colcord, of Dover, Mass., about a pound 

 of silage, which was taken from the silo three 

 days before its arrival. It was the most per- 

 fect specimen of preserved fodder we have 

 ever seen, sweet and fragrant. It was sampled 

 by many visitors, several of whom were per- 

 fectly willing to put it into their mouths and 

 taste it. We have kept that package of silage 

 on a desk in a warm room ever since. It is 

 now perfectly dry, green and sweet, in far bet- 



