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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Observations on Whole Fodder Corn in Silo. 



Commenced filling the silo at 7 o'clock, a.m., September 

 ], and finished at 2 o'clock, p.m., the same day. The mass, 

 with weights on, measured at once 5 ft. 4^ in. in depth; 

 first temperature observed in the tube at 3 o'clock, p.m., 

 September 1, was 77° F. (25° C.) ; outside temperature, 

 71.6° to 73.4° F. (22° to 23° C). 



