CONTENTS. 13 



CHAPTER XV. 



CORRESPONDENCE FROM PROFESSOR J. M. M*BRYDE. 



PAGE 



Interest in the subject of ensilage, showing his practical knowledge. 



Kind of corn to plant; about imported seed. Location of silos. 

 Descriptions and experiments with silos and ensilage. Kinds of stock 

 fed, horses, mules, cattle, pigs, etc. Ensilage compared with hay. 

 Practical hints given. Experiments with ensilage, showing chemical 

 changes 64 



CHAPTER XVI. 



CORRESPONDENCE OF F. E. LOUD. 



Plan ting corn; kind of corn, and machine used for planting. Quantity of 

 corn-fodder raised per acre. Machine and kind of power used in cut- 

 ting; length to cut. Size of silo; construction of silo. Cutting and 

 packing in silos. Cost per ton to raise and pack in silo. Quantity 

 raised. Opening silo, and feeding ensilage to cattle. Cubic feet to a 

 ton. Experiments, and cost of feeding stock. Feeding grain with 

 ensilage; quantity of ensilage, and kind of grain given. Effect of en- 

 silage and hay upon milk and butter. Appearance of cattle fed on ensi- 

 lage. Cost of ensilage compared with hay. Comparative cost of feed- 

 ing ensilage and hay, showing great gain and advantage in favor of 

 ensilage 66 



CHAPTER XVII. 



CORRESPONDENCE OF WHITMAN AND BURRELL. 



Number of acres planted, and quantity raised. More than one crop per 

 year on same land. Kind of cutter used. Length corn-fodder was cut. 



Location, size, and capacity of silos. Material for building silo. 

 Filling the silo. Quantities and different kinds of grain with ensilage. 



Cost of raising corn-fodder and filling the silo. Opening of silo. 

 Mode of feeding stock, and the results. Number of cattle that can be 

 kept the year round on fifteen acres of land. Comparative cost of 

 ensilage with hay, and number of tons of 'ensilage preserved, showing 

 a tremendous margin or gain in favor of ensilage. Great importance 



of this system shown 67 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



CORRESPONDENCE OF J. P. GOODALE. 



Planting and raising corn-fodder; kind of corn. Cost per acre. Average 

 quantity per acre. Cutting-machine and power used; length to cut 

 corn-fodder. Experience with silos. Most practical size and form of 

 silo; best material for building silos. Cutting and packing in silos. 

 Cost per ton of raising, and packing in silos. Opening of silo, and feed- 

 ing to stock. Quantity, and how often fed. Effect of ensilage upon 

 the milk and butter. Appearance of cattle fed on ensilage. Success 

 of ensilage; giving profit or gain in feeding twenty head of cattle with 

 ensilage compared with feeding same with hay, showing a very large 

 gain in favor of ensilage 75 



CHAPTER XIX. 



CORRESPONDENCE FROM BUCKLEY BROTHERS. 



Length of corn cut. Size of silos; filling silos. Condition, color, and ap- 

 pearance of ensilage when taken from silos. How relished by cattle. 

 Cows, horses, sheep all eat it. Experiments in feeding. Great in- 

 crease of milk in quality and quantity 79 



