1887.] 



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CORN ENSILAGE. 

 [Taken from Silo No. 1, March 23, 1886 ] 



Silo No. 2 was opened seven months after being filled. A 

 layer about six inches in thickness had to be removed from the 

 top and the sides of the contents of the silo to reach an accept- 

 able fodder for cows. The highest temperature registered by 

 the thermometer since its introduction into the silo at a depth 

 of two feet at the time of closins: was 97.8° F. 



CORN ENSILAGE. 

 [Taken from Silo No. 2, April 25, 1886.] 



