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of 3 in. causing no appreciable difference in the subsequent 

 silage; moreover, the greenstuff can always be thrown in wet 

 with dew or rain." 



Mr. Gatenby's experience appears to be identical in most 

 respects with that of a number of farmers in this country. It 

 is not suggested that the method of making silage in pits on 

 trenches results in material of the same high quality as that 

 made in cylindrical tower silos, but there is no #oubt that 

 thoroughly good silage can easily be made in this way. Ther& 

 is much in this method which should commend itself to the 

 very large class of farmers in this country whose capital is 

 limited and who do not care to invest £400 in a tower silo. 



