the North," fuiuished the green fodder ooru for the mixed ensilage, 

 and for the corn stover. The corn stover was obtained from tlie 

 fully matured corn, while the corn used for the mixed ensilage had 

 reached the stage of growth when the kernels begin to glaze. 



The soja bean when used for ensilage had finished its growth and 

 showed a liberal formation of seedpods. In both instances was the 

 entire plant cut a few inches above ground. 



The corn, — stalks, leaves and ears, — was reduced to pieces of from 

 one to one and one-half inches in length ; and the soja bean, — entire 

 l)lant, — being still soft and succulent in the stated period of growth, 

 was merely cut into two or three pieces. Both plants thus prepared 

 were subsequently filled alternately in layers, one foot in thickness, 

 into a silo. The filling of the silo was carried on as fast as the 

 material could be conveniently secured. Each layer was carefully 

 packed down and the whole finally covered with layers of tar paper 

 and of matched boards. The latter were held in place by barrels 

 filled with sand. The silo was filled at the beginning of September, 

 '90, and opened for use during the succeeding January. 



The mixed ensilage thus produced, was of yellowish green color 

 and less acid than a clear corn ensilage obtained from the same lot 

 of fodder corn treated in the same manner and at the same time in an 

 adjoining silo. The influence which in our case an addition of an 

 equal weight of a nearly matured soja bean exerts on the composition 

 of corn ensilage will be seen from a comparison of the following 

 analyses of the two kinds of ensilage, No. one and No. two. 



The clear corn ensilage. No. one, was obtained from the same lot 

 of fodder corn which served for the production of the above described 

 mixed ensilage (No. two). The silos were in both cases filled in the 

 same way, and as far as practicable at the same time ; they were of 

 a corresponding size and contained fairly even quantities of vegetable 

 matter. Both were opened for general use at about the same time — 

 four months after filling. The samples which served for the analyses 

 represent in each case the average of the ensilage obtained by cut- 

 ting in a vertical direction through the contents of each silo. 



Analyses of Dky Matter. 



No. I. No. II. 



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