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About eight tons of ensilage and 80 bush, of ears. 



Estimated 35 to 40 tons ; 10 to 15 ft. high. 



12 tons. 



20 to 22 tons. 



12 tons. 



f. Mode of Ensilaging. 



1. Cut in short pieces ; silo filled in two days. 



2. Cut in pieces one inch long. 



3. Cut in short pieces by a Bailey cutter. 



4. Cut in pieces one inch long, by a Bailey cutter ; covered 



witii 12 inches of old hay or straw ; then with inch boards 

 and 10 inches thickness of stones. 



5. Cut in pieces 3-4 inch long by a Bailey cutter ; silo filled in 



two days, covered and weighted. 



6. Same as 4. 



g. Fodder Analysis. 



OBSERVATIONS MADE AT THE LABORATORY. 



No. 1. Best looking sample, bright and fresh. Good per cent, of 



ears. Agreeable acid odor. 

 No. 2. Odor and appearance not as good as No. 1. Smaller per 



cent, of ears. 

 No. 3. Small per cent, of ears. Bright looking. Odor slightly sour. 

 No. 4. Fair per cent, of ears. Not so bright looking as No. 1. Odor 



agreeable, but slightly sour. 

 No. 5. Larger percent, of ears. Odor agreeable. Color, fair. Small 



weeds and grass mixed in. 

 No. 6. Fair per cent, of ears. Color not as bright as No. 1 . Smell fair. 



