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and the valve opens wider. When no forage is going in, the feed roll falls 

 and closes the molasses line. 



When undiluted molasses was run onto the feed table, a number of 

 operators found that it tended to build up on apron chain, sprockets and 

 feed rolls to such an extent that breakage resulted. A few operators used 

 pumps or air pressure on drums to deliver molasses to their silo fillers. 



Silo 



Good silage was made in all kinds and types of upright silos as long as 

 they were in reasonably good condition and had tight-fitting doors. Silos 

 with open drains or gravel bottoms seemed to produce the most uniform 

 silage. A number of temporary silos, made of snow fence lined with re- 

 enforced moisture-proof paper, were used with fairly satisfactory results, 

 although spoilage was extensive in some cases. 



Storing 



The reports indicate that silage should be well tramped, especially the 

 outside edges and the top third of each filling. Molasses silage may be 



Method of Adding Molasses to Green Material 



