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SILOS 



FOB 



PKESEKVINO BRITISH FODDER CROPS STORED 

 IN A GREEN STATE. 



Notes on the Ensilage of Grasses, Clovers, Vetches, &c. 



COMPILED FROM VAEIOUS SOURCES 



BY THE 



STJIB-IEIDITOIR, OIF " TIEUE ZFIZEICID.' 7 



I. INTRODUCTORY. COHTEHTS. 



II. CROPS FOR THK SILO. Grasses, clovers, lucerne, vetches, green rye and 

 oats, roots and miscellaneous crops. 



in. MAKING THE SILO. Earthern pits and other simple forms of silo; best 

 kinds ; American silos of concrete, wood, Ac. ; English silos. 



IV. COST OF SILOS. Estimation of capacity and cost of American silos built 

 of wood, concrete, brick, stone, and mixed materials ; French and English 

 silos; relative capacity of silos and hay-barns; roofs, weights, and planks. 



V. FILLING AND EMPTYING THE SILO. Mixture of dry material with green 

 fodder; influence of wet weather; chopping up fodder; slow r. quick 

 filling ; the use of salt ; the covering boards ; closing the doorway ; 

 opening the pit. 



VI COVERING UP THE SILO. Straw and other materials. 



VII. WEIGHTING THE SILO. Amount of weight to put on; consequences of 

 insufficient pressure. 



VIII. EFFECT OK ENSILAGE ON FODDERS. Quality of ensilage shown by quality 

 of butter; fermentation in the pit; advantages and losses produced by 

 fermentation. 



IX. FEEDING QUALITIES OF ENSILAGE. Sir John Lawes on ensilage and turnips; 

 American and English experiments in feeding and milk production. 



X. SUMMARY OF PRACTICE. 

 APPENDIX. 



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HARVESTING CROPS INDEPENDENTLY 

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Practical Notes on the Neilson System of Harvesting. 



By "AC RICO LA," 



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