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of' September he commenced to fill his silo with as perfectly 

 developed crop of ensilage corn as we have seen for several 

 years, averaging full forty tons to the acre. On the first day 

 of October the land was harrowed down with a Randall har- 

 row, and given a liberal dressing of fertilizer. Then he 

 brushed in his grass seed, and at this present writing the 

 promise of a splendid crop of grass cannot be excelled in this 

 county, with nearly a hundred tons of good ensilage securely 

 stored in his silo for the coming winter. 



From what we have learned from reliable sources, we have 

 no doubt butlhat corn^ clover, rye, and oats can be produced 

 and stored at an expense of about three dollars per ton, and 

 when we come to thoroughly understand the business, utilizing 

 the most improved machinery, it will be produced for a less 

 amount. 



In regard to the fifth objection, the cost of building silos and 

 storing ensilage. In regard to the silo, there is a wide differ- 

 ence of opinion, some farmers contending that a cheap wooden 

 structure built entirely above ground, will answer the purpose 

 perfectly notwithstanding the air may not be entirely expelled, 

 and in some instances we have known very good results from 

 this method. But as a rule we should not recommend the 

 building of wooden silos in Essex County, where more dura- 

 ble material is so cheap and easy to be obtained. 



The prime object to be gained in preserving ensilage perfect- 

 ly, for an indefinite period of time, is the entire expulsion of 

 air from the silo This cannot be done successfully unless you 

 use a strongly-built, air-tight pit or silo, and your ensilage 

 heavily weighted with stone or sand. We think the silo should 

 be built underground as much as possible, so as to avoid the 

 changes of the atmosphere, and it can thus be made more 

 strong and durable, capable of resisting the great pressure 

 caused by weighting. 



Here in Essex County where stones are so cheap and easy 

 of access, we should recommend the use of stones for the walls, 



