The Silo and Silage-stack Competition, 1885-86. 309 
Pitting, and Results. 
Kind of Pressure. 
Opened. 
fMen and liorse tread- 
\ ing + Mechan. P. 
Jlen, horse, and little 
loose earth for co- 
veriu!? 
Only trodden by 3 
boys, and rammed 
by man 
f6 men + Patent 
I screw 
'3 men treading, + 
Mech. P 
pien, borse + 1 ft. 
\ soil for covering .. 
3 men + Mecb. P. 
Smen + D.W. ,. 
\V1 Nov. 
.30 Oct. 
>11 Xov. 
23 Xov. 
\\Q Nov. 
lis Nov. 
12 Nov. 
(2 men + 1 woman \.- 
\ +1J cwt. persq. ft. if 
30 Dec. 
Period 
Sealed. 
r.KSCLTS. 
Remarks. 
/Ordinary treading i , , 
1 + Mech. Pressure 
/Ordinary treading \ , ^ , 
\ + Mech. Presstire ( ^ 
107 days 
73 
40 „ 
117 „ 
71 „ 
147 „ 
113 „ 
36 „ 
141 
61 
■Water. 
69-6 
61-8 
i'69C0 
84-58 
74-5 
69-9 
8-19 
4- 55 
70-72 
68-36 
85-99 
40-41 
74-78 
[70-60 
67-60 
I7I-49 
Acetic 
Acid. 
None 
None 
•42 
-22 
•14 
-2n 
•25/ 
-25 
•24 
•21 
Lactic 
Acid. 
None 
•14 
None] 
•52 
-69 
1-73 
42 
-03 
14 
]-5S 
OS 
•14 
11 
•21 
Av. of 2 
samples. 
Exceptional 
—bulk of 
silage 
sweet. 
