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SILAGE STUDIES 



pends on whether we take as a basis figures from large areas or 

 from small plots. Data gathered from the notes of the agricul- 

 tural dej^artment covering different seasons, show that Sanford 

 on plots has yielded at the rate of fifteen tons per acre in one 

 experiment and twenty-one tons in another, while the Learning 

 has under like conditions produced twenty-nine tons per acre. 

 On a field scale, in our most favorable location, five acres have 

 borne an average of ten tons per acre of Sanford corn and 

 thiiteen tons of Leaming. It is safe to say that Learning has 



Fig. 1 — Field of Sanford Corn. Average height, S feet. 



produced one fourth more green fodder than Sanford. The 

 Mosby has not produced more fodder than the Leaming in our 

 trials, and has not been extensively ]:)lanted. 



The comparative values of the tliree varieties as silage was 

 determined in 1S96 and 1S97 ^J studying the effect on milk 

 production. In this work we had the cooperation of the agri- 

 cultural department, and the feeding was supervised by Mr. 

 R.'S. Alden, superintendent of the farm. This study was 

 conducted under conditions which would be encountered in 

 actual farm practice. It was not possible to have the differ- 

 ent varieties of silage fed to several groups of animals simul- 

 taneously, and neither was there sufficient help to weigh the 



