256 SOILING CROPS AND THE SILO. 



preserving green crops. The appearance of this work 

 did much to arrest the attention of agriculturists not 

 only in France but also in other countries. Although 

 sundry experiments in preserving green crops in 

 Germany and also in some other countries had been 

 conducted previously to the publication of Goffart's 

 book, there can be no doubt that its appearance 

 served in no slight degree to draw public attention 

 to the advantages resulting to the agriculturist from 

 preserving crops thus in the green form. Because 

 of M. Auguste Goffart's early, persistent and abun- 

 dant labors in this work he has been frequently 

 designated "The father of modern silage." His 

 book was translated into English in 1879, by J- W. 

 Brown of New York City. 



In 1875 "The French Mode of Curing Forage" 

 was published in the annual report of the United 

 States department of agriculture. This it is thought 

 was the first discussion of the subject in the United 

 States which treated it in a comprehensive and sys- 

 tematic manner, although previously various articles 

 had appeared in the agricultural press. These re- 

 lated chiefly to European experience. Dr. J. M. 

 Bailey published a work on the subject in 1880. Dr. 

 Manly Miles of the Michigan Agricultural college 

 wrote a work en silos, silage and ensilage which 

 appeared in 1889. Prof. A. J. Cook then of the 

 Michigan Agricultural college published in 1889 

 "The Silo and Silage" and in 1890 a revised edition 

 of the same. This book treats of silos as then con- 

 structed and of silage, as then made, in a very practi- 

 cal way. The "Book on Silage" by Prof. F. W. 

 Woll, of the Michigan Agricultural college, was 



Digitized by Microsoft® 



