SILO AND ENSILAGE. 



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From tbree feet below surface. 



II. 



From two feet below surface. 



A bag of corn from Lot No. I., cut for ensilage, was 

 placed in the silo with the ensilage, nine feet below the 

 surface. The bag was moiitened sufficiently to prevent its 

 absorbing moisture from the ensilage. It then weighed 

 thirty-two pounds, and on being taken out, four months 

 afterwards, showed precisely the same weight. 



In response to a circular letter of inquiry for full state- 

 ments of results of experience in building silos, and feeding 

 ensilage, which was issued June 10, 1882, by the commis- 

 sioner of the Department of Agriculture at Washington, 

 answers were received from sixty-nine prominent farmers 

 located in different parts of this country and Canada. In 

 every instance they were favorable to ensilage as a profit- 

 able method of preserving green fodder. 



From a summary of these replies, and from my own 

 experience, the following facts and recommendations are 

 given : — 



