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2. About eight tons of ensilage and eighty bushels of ears. 

 Estimated, thirty-five to forty tons ; ten to fifteen feet high. 



4. Twelve tons. 



5. Twenty to twenty -two tons. 



6. Twelve tons. 



/. Mode of ensilaging : — 



1. Cut in short pieces ; silo filled in two days. 



2. Cut in pieces one inch long. 



3. Cut iu short pieces by a Bailey cutter. 



4. Cut in pieces one inch long by a Bailey cutter ; covered with 

 twelve inches of old- hay or straw ; then with inch boards and 

 ten inches thickness of stones. 



5. Cut in pieces three to four inches long by a Bailey cutter ; 

 silo filled in two days, covered and weighted. 



6. Same as 4. 



g. Fodder analysis : — 



Observations made at the Laboratory. 



No. 1. Best-looking sample, bright and fresh. Good per cent, 

 of ears. Agreeable acid odor. 



No. 2. Odor and appearance not as good as No. 1. Smaller 

 per cent, of ears. 



No. 3. Small percent, of ears. Bright looking. Odor slightly 

 sour. 



