ether), and turned within twenty-four hours of exposure to the air, 

 into that of vinegar ; it had a slight acid reaction when first exposed. 

 The color was yellowish green, indicating a good state of preserva- 

 tion ; the interior parts of the uncrushed stems showed the presence 

 of saccharine constituents (glucose) ; and the kernels in the ear con- 

 tained still an abundance of starch. The ensilage obtained from 

 whole corn plants — at once closed up — was in a better state of preser- 

 vation than that which had been obtained from the same quality of 

 corn previously cut into pieces of from 1;^ to li inches in length, and 

 treated for the production of ensilage as described in the previous 

 statement. The mechanical condition of the whole corn ensilage is less 

 satisfactory for feeding purposes, as far as an economical consump- 

 tion of the same weight of both are concerned, tban that produced 

 from corn previously cut into pieces of from one and one-quarter to 

 one and one-half inch in length. 



265. 



SHREDDED CORN FODDER. 



From experimental plats of the Station. 



Moistnre at 100° C, 



Dry Motter, 



ANALYSIS OF DRY MATTER. 



Crude Ash, 



•' Cellulose, 



" Fat, 



" Protein, (nitrogenous matter). 

 Non-nitrogenous extract matter, . 



The corn was cut September 1st, 1885, when the kernels were in 

 the milk. The green fodder contained 21.9 per cent, of dry vegeta- 

 ble matter, and had the appearance of a somewhat prematurely 

 ripened crop, a circumstance confirmed by the results of the anal}- 

 sis, which shows a smaller amount of saccharine and starchy constit- 

 uents than commonly noticed in this variety of corn ("Clark") at the 

 stated stage of growth. 



