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letting it ferment freely it was pressed down with a 

 screw press and the next day was filled up again, and 

 when sufficiently fermented, again pressed down, this 

 process being repeated all through the hop picking. 

 By March I had used nearly the whole of it, and calcu- 

 late it saved me some 80 tons of hay. My horses have 

 had nothing else for two months, excepting their usual 

 allowance of corn, and I have never had them looking 

 better. I have also had 100 head of cattle, stores, cows 

 and calves, feeding on it, and they do well, the flow of 

 milk being increased. Dr. Voelcker has analyzed it 

 and says it contains plenty of good material, is decid- 

 edly rich in nitrogen, nor is the amount of organic acid 

 excessive or likely to harm cattle. Another chemist 

 says it contains more flesh-forming matter and less 

 indigestible fiber than hay. Planters shcgjld leave off 

 selling hops at a loss, but let the plant run wild, and 

 they may every season cut two or three immense crops 

 of material that will make silage of unexceptionable 

 quality." 



