1888.] 



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fatty acids and soluble non-nitrogenous extract matter. The 

 nutritive ratio of the fodder corn was but slightly altered. 

 A sample of the corn ensilage, taken from two feet below 

 the surface, near the centre of the silo, contained 32.46 parts 

 of dry matter, 0.0185 parts of actual ammonia, and required 

 0.659 milligrams of sodium oxide for the neutralization of 

 its acids (acetic and lactic acids). An average sample of 

 the ensilage served for the analysis below reported. 



/. Green Fodder Corn, used for Ensilage in 1886 {Clark variety). 

 II. Corn Ensilage, obtained from the above-described Fodder Corn. 



Analysis of Green Fodder Corn and Corn Ensilage, with Reference 

 to Fertilizing Constituents. 



Moistvire at 100° C, . . . . 

 Phos])horic acid (6 cents per pound), . 



Ferric oxide, 



Magnesium oxide, .... 



Calcium oxide, 



Totassium oxide (4 J cents per pound), 



Sodium oxide, 



Nitrogen (17 cents per jDOund), . 

 Insoluble matter, 



Valuation per 2,000 pounds, 



Pounds pek Hundred. 



71.60 

 0.14 

 0.02 

 0.09 

 0.10 

 0.33 

 0.05 

 0.36 

 0.04 



