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feared that she would not fatten enough for 

 fair beef ; but 3 days before she was butchered 

 she weighed 1,418 pounds. How that quan- 

 tity of acid was disposed of in one and one- 

 half hours by the animal will require more 

 time and further experiments. No animal 

 could have been in better health than she 

 was during the 90 days, or show a more 

 healthy condition of every part upon exami- 

 nation. Her gain in weight for the last 90 

 days was gradual and continuous, averaging 

 2 pounds 5 ounces daily. Over 3 pounds of 

 the contents of her stomach is now in the 

 same condition as on the day it was taken out. 

 It has been kept in a tin lard-pail 30 days, is 

 odorless, and seems to be just in the condi- 

 tion for mastication. 



This acid forage was taken from the centre 

 of the silo around the perpendicular pipes that 

 very loosely sleeved the governors together, 

 giving the forage an opportunity to absorb a 

 larger portion of the acid passing the loose 

 openings. I do not know what the odor of 

 ensilage would be under like circumstances, 

 after being exposed to heat and fermentation, 

 but presume the foul odors would be very 

 much increased, as is the case with juice from 

 ensilage after exposure to the air. 



