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and 5, could pass into a gutter running just outside the front of 
the silos, and collect in a well. The boards used for closing 
the doorways had the edges cut in a jointed manner, so as to fit 
into those of the next above ; so also were the edges of the 
boards used for placing on the top of the material when 
pressure was applied. The necessary pressure was applied either 
by means of sand resting on matting (without boards), or by 
stones placed in large elm boxes, which rested on the boards 
mentioned before. The amount of pressure was one cwt. per 
square foot. The temperatures of the barn and of each silo at 
three different depths, viz., one foot (front), two feet (back), and 
four feet (centre), were daily recorded for a considerable time ; 
iron tubes, pierced with holes, being driven into the mass ot" 
silage to the respective depths, and a thermometer lowered 
into each. 
Small Silos. 
Large Silos. 
Silo 2. 
Silo 4. 
Barn. 
Silo 3. 
Silo 1. 
Silo 5. 
' X 10' X 8 
3". 
6' 2i" X 20' 6" X 16'. 
The building of the silos was commenced about the middle of 
June, and they were dry and ready to be filled by July 17th, 
1884. 
First Year's Experiments, 1884-5. 
The experiments for 1884-5 were intended to be on grass, 
clover, and oats converted into silage, and the silos were filled 
as follows : — 
Silo 1 (small), filled on July 17th, 1884, with 5 tons 9 cwt. 
of whole grass, weighted at once with stones in boxes, weight 
5 tons, resting on boards. 
Silo 2 (small), filled on July ISth with 5 tons 13^ cwt. of 
whole grass, weighted on July 21st with 1 foot of sand, weight 
5 tons, resting on matting, without boards. 
Silo 3 (large), filled on July 23rd with 18 tons 3 cwt. of oats, 
cut green, and chaffed, weighted at once with stones in boxes, 
weight 6 tons, resting on boards. 
SiLO 4 (large), filled on July 25th with 12 tons 15 cwt. of 
unchaffed clover, weighted at once with 1 foot of sand, weight 
6 tons, resting on matting, without boards. 
Silo 5 (large), filled on July 28th with 17 tons 5 cwt. of 
