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cleterioratiou iu consequence of a careless keeping in particular during 

 the wanner seasons of the year. Two modes of treatment for the 

 preservation of fodder articles, like the one here under discussion sug- 

 gest themselves in this connection, — the silo system or the drying 

 apparatus. The above described corn starch factory refuse, in its 

 dried state, could command a price from $16 to $18 per ton in our 

 fodder market. 



The fitness of this class of refuse mateinal from glucose and starch 

 factories, as well as that from brewers' grain, as an ingredient of a 

 daily fodder ration for all kinds of farm live stock, the dairy cow 

 included, is quite generally conceded, provided they are in a fair 

 state of preservation. Excessive and exclusive feeding of many fod- 

 der articles is an objectionable practice ; this applies as much to corn 

 ensilage, roots, apples, as to the waste products of the factories 

 above enumerated. 



All fodder articles of a perishable character deserve the serious at- 

 tention of farmers, for they are apt to become objectionable sooner or 

 later, if carelessly kept. In an advanced state of fermentation they 

 are decidedly objectionable for various reasons ; they may become 

 even poisonous iu consequence of their liability to turn into hot beds 

 of a dangerous parasitic growth. Musty corn meal, oil cakes, etc., 

 are known to have been the direct cause of the death of cows. 



411. "SELF-HUSKING" CORN. 



Experiment Station, 1885. 



Ears eight inches in circumference ; and eight to ten inches long. 

 Kernels of a reddish, or brownish red color. 



Weight of an average ear, 142.7 grammes ; consisting of 88.08 per 

 cent, kernels ; and 11.92 per cent. cob. Average weight of a single 

 kernel, .37 grammes. 



PER CENT. 



Moisture at 100° C, 12.10 



Dry Matter, 87.90 



100.00 



