18 H. R. STEVENS ON ENSILAGE. 



juices, they are placed in silos: there is no waiting for a bright 

 sunny day, or a good " hay-day." They are preserved for ensilage : 

 they not only retain, but by the slight chemical change that takes 

 place there is an improvement over, the natural production. Our 

 stock say so when they eat it so greedily, their looks show it : that is 

 proof enough. There is no theory about it : the practical proof we 

 have. For one, I believe that is what the farmer wants ; and the day 

 is near at hand for the farmer, when he will say, not as he inquires 

 to-day, ''Who has built a silo for ensilage ?" but the question will 

 be, " Who has not got a silo for ensilage? " 



