CONTENTS. 15 



CHAPTER XXV. 



CORRESPONDENCE FROM W. C. STRONG. 



PAGE 



Experiments with Hungarian grass for ensilage. Packing Hungarian in silo 

 without cutting; result of the same. Another experiment of twelve 

 acres Hungarian. Experimenting ne\v grasses. Cutting and packing 

 same in silo. Cattle are wild to get tins fodder; cheapest food ever fed 

 out. Beneficial results of this process (ensilage). A new era in agri- 

 culture. Changes which no one can foretell 102 



CHAPTER XXVI. 



REPORT FROM HON. CHARLES WILLIAMS, NASHUA, N.H. 



Description of silo. Filling of silo. Cutter used- Length to cut corn-fod- 

 der. Opening of silo. Feeding of cows, hogs, and poultry . . . 104 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



REPORT FROM DR. W. H. TANNER, AMENIA, DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. 



Building of silo. Number of acres and kind of corn planted. Opening of 

 silo. Feeding cattle. Success of ensilage. What farmers must do. 

 Feeding a hundred cows, with best results ... ... 105 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 



REPORT FROM GEN. STEPHEN THOMAS OF VERMONT. 



Building of silo. Way it was built. Fodder-cutter and power used. 



Comparative value of ensilage with hay. Cost of silo . . . .106 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



REPORT FROM HON. J. B. BODWELL, PINE GROVE FARM, HALLO- 

 WELL, MAINE. 



Number of tons put in silo. Feeding to cattle and sheep. Manner of feed- 

 ing. Three important points in regard to ensilage. A good silo . . 107 



CHAPTER XXX. 



REPORT FROM MR. E. D. WORKS, FITCIIBURG, MASS. 



Cutter used. Length and quantity cut. Filling the silo. Opening the 

 silo. Success of ensilage. Cost of ensilage. Other grasses for en- 

 silage 108 



CHAPTER XXXI. 



REPORT FROM COL. R. H. DULANEY OF LOUDOUN COUNTY, MD. 



Number of acres prepared and planted for corn-fodder. Sjze of silo. Fill- 

 ing the silo. Opening of the silo. Eighty-two cattle, two hundred 

 ewes, feeding on ensilage. Great success iii feeding sheep, ewes with 

 lambs 10< 



CHAPTER XXXII. 



REPORT FROM MADAME RUDERSDORFF. 



Has silo and ensilage. Ensilage compared w r ith English hay. Quality and 



quantity of milk, fed on ensilage Ill 



