NITROGEN AND OTHER LOSSES IN ENSILING CORN. 7 



moved from the silo. Table 3 was calculated from the preceding 

 tables and shows the losses or gains in each sack based on the weights 

 ensiled. Tables 4 and 5 give the weights and chemical analyses of 

 the juice. 



Table 1. — Summary of analyses of cut corn as placed in bags. 



Season 1914-15. 



Bag No. 



Weight. 



Mois- 

 ture. 



Total 

 nitrogen. 



Albu- 

 minoid 

 nitrogen. 



Ether 

 extract. 



Grade 

 fiber. 



Ash. 



Total 

 sugar. 



Nonre- , t^„_ 



^"'^"^g furol" 

 sugar. '"^"'■ 



1 



Orams. 

 3,350 

 7,740 

 5,510 

 6,220 

 6,390 

 6,640 

 6,620 

 5,870 



Per ceiU. 

 68.54 

 67.18 

 67.21 

 66.23 

 69.13 

 74.60 

 69.90 

 72.19 



Per cent. 

 0.451 

 .406 

 .506 

 .434 

 .45 

 .329 

 ..394 

 .370 



Percent. 

 0.334 

 .344 

 .418 

 .347 

 .362 

 . .282 

 .349 

 .286 



Per cent. 

 0.52 

 .58 

 .63 

 .64 

 .54 

 .42 

 .58 

 .47 



Per cent. 

 6.15 

 6.29 

 5.65 

 6.17 

 5.89 

 4.55 

 6.17 

 5.92 



Per cent. 

 1.33 

 1.02 

 1.18 



1.18 



i.s;j 



1.02 

 1..56 

 1.38 



Per cent. 

 4.23 

 3.93 

 4.16 

 3.07 

 3.67 

 3.30 

 2.64 

 2.46 



Percent. 

 0.39 

 1.83 

 1.03 

 1.30 

 0.71 

 0.09 

 0.68 

 0.72 



Per cent. 

 3.64 



2 



3.71 



3 



4.74 



4 



3.74 



5 



3.49 



6 



2.72 



7 



3.37 



8 



.■? .•?n 







Average. 





69.39 



.413 



.340 



.55 



5.84 



1.31 



3.39 



1.28 i 3. .Tfi 











Season 1915-16. 



1 



5,615 

 4,685 

 7,170 

 7,180 

 7,935 

 7,540 



76.95 

 72.02 

 76.63 

 75.18 

 74.80 

 73. 28 



0.398 

 .434 

 .360 

 .374 

 .416 

 .344 



0.326 

 .339 

 .307 

 .317 

 .325 

 .320 







1.29 

 1.91 

 1.49 

 1.31 

 1.13 

 1.57 



2.97 

 3.57 

 2.98 

 3.17 

 3.23 

 3.03 



0.5! 

 .68 

 .17 

 .29 

 .28 

 .79 



2.33 



2 







3.03 



3 







2.47 



4 







2.55 



5 







2.70 



6 



2.75 











Average. 





74.89 



.385 



.321 







1.42 



3.14 



.46 



2.63 













Table 2. — Swmmary of analyses of silage as remox>ed from hags. 



Season 1914-15. 



Bag 



No. 



Weight. 



Gain 



(+)or 



loss 



Mois- 

 ture. 



Total 

 nitro- 

 gen. 



Al- 

 bumi- 

 noid 

 nitro- 

 gen. 



Ether 

 ex- 

 tract. 



Crade 

 fiber. 



Ash. 



Total 

 sugar. 



Non- 

 redue- 



ing 

 sugar. 



Fur- 

 furol. 



Amino 

 nitro- 

 gen. 



Am- 

 monia 

 nitro- 

 gen. 



1... 

 2... 

 3... 

 4... 

 5... 

 6... 

 7... 

 8... 



Grams. 

 3, 800 

 8,5.50 

 6,400 

 7,920 

 7,070 

 6,355 

 7,655 

 6,560 



Grams. 

 +2.50 

 + 810 

 +890 



+ 1,700 

 + 7,sO 

 -245 



+ 1,035 

 +090 



Per 

 cent. 

 75.14 

 71.02 

 73.36 

 74. 48 

 77.30 

 75.32 

 76.83 

 78.52 



Per 

 cent. 



0.442 

 .427 

 .491 

 .405 

 .3% 

 .349 

 .331 

 .312 



Per 

 cent. 

 0. 154 

 .108 

 .237 

 .155 

 .149 

 .106 

 .110 

 .114 



Pir 

 cent. 

 0.65 

 .59 

 .78 

 .70 

 .67 

 .64 

 .70 

 .45 



Per 

 cent. 

 5.10 

 5.58 

 4.91 

 4.69 

 4.40 

 4.51 

 4.94 

 4.74 



Per 

 cent. 

 1.22 

 1.14 

 L13 

 L16 

 1.20 

 L13 

 1.27 

 1.25 



Per 



cent. 

 0.12 

 .08 

 .13 

 .15 

 .09 

 .74 

 .00 

 .17 



Per 

 cent. 

 None. 

 None. 

 None. 

 None. 

 None. 

 None. 

 None. 

 None. 



Per 

 cent. 

 2.68 

 ,3.24 

 2.69 

 2.62 

 2. 33 

 2.4-1 

 2. 4.^) 

 2. 49 



Parts 

 per 

 ■million. 

 1, 530 

 1,420 

 1,510 

 1,360 

 1,440 

 1,250 

 1,880 

 1,900 



Parts 

 ver 

 million. 

 302 

 264 

 304 

 278 

 246 

 257 

 30.-. 

 105 



Avei 



•age 





75.15 



.392 



.149 



.65 



4.87 



1. 19. . 18 





2.63 



1,538.8 



257.6 













Season 1915-16. 



1... 



5,510 



-105 



2... 



5,170 



+485 



3... 



6,210 



-960 



4... 



6,870 



-310 



5. . . 



7,775 



-160 



0. . . 



7,3.50 



-190 



Avei 



•ago 









78.80 

 78. 12 

 77.34 

 75.58 

 76. 98 

 75. 98 



77. 02 



0.382 

 .392 

 .354 

 .379 

 .386 

 .322 



.368 



0.139 

 .118 

 .176' 

 .139| 

 .142 

 .133 



.142 



1.31 

 1.72 

 1.64 

 1.23 

 1. 07 

 1.40 



0.09 

 .08 

 .09 

 .40 

 .35 



None. 

 None. 

 None. 

 None. 

 None. 

 None. 



2.28 1,480 



2.37 1,320 



2.46 1,040 



2.39 1,480 



2.16 1.440 



2.41 1.120 



1.37i 



.20 1 2.34 1,313.31 228.5 



274 

 262 

 180 

 217 

 256 

 192 



