131. 



FODDER CORN. (2) 

 (Frost bitten). 



Sent on by Thomas J. Field, Northfield, Mass. 



The history of the above samples of fodder corn, (130 and 131), 

 as far as their respective stages of growth and their mode of culti- 

 vation, etc., is concerned, has not been reported. 



The analytical resnlts show some differences in composition in favor 

 of No. 1, yet hardly enough under existing circumstances to encour- 

 age a discussion of the effects of frost in this particular case. The 

 sample of frost bitten corn, after careful drying, proves still of a 

 fair composition. The particular stage of growth and the character 

 of the weather which follows the frost, exert a controling influence on 

 the degree of changes in composition. The effects of frost are usu- 

 ally more serious in the earlier periods of the life of plants, than in 

 their more matured state. Dry, cool weather after a frost causes less 

 alteration in composition, than sultry, warm weather. Frost bitten 

 green fodder corn is best preserved in silos. 



