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chaffed clover, weighted at once with stones in boxes, weight 
G tons, resting on boards. 
In the feeding experiments of this year, the contents of 
Silos 1, 2, and 4 were employed. The grass for filling Silos 1 
and 2 was taken from Crawley Heath ; it was rather dry and 
overripe, but was the best procurable at the time the silos were 
ready for being filled. An analysis of an average sample of it 
gave its composition : — 
Moisture 59-64: 
Soluble albuminoids "31 
Insoluble albuminoids 1"94 
Digestible fibre 16-43 
Woody fibre 14-45 
Chloropbyll, soluble carbo-hydrates, &e 4-64 
Soluble mineral matter 1-47 
Insoluble mineral matter 1-12 
100-00 
Total nitrogen -39 
Albuminoid nitrogen -36 
Non-albuminoid nitrogen -03 
Of another lot of this grass hay was made, and an analysis of 
it gave the following results: — 
Moisture 19-07 
* Albuminoids 7-01 
Digestible fibre 34-40 
Woody fibre 24-76 
Mineral matter 5-63 
Carbo-hydrates, &c 9-13 
100-00 
* Containing nitrogen 1-12 
This hay was, after chaffing, used in the feeding experiments. 
The grass, when cut, was carted to a weighbridge, weighed, 
and put into the Silos No. 1 and No. 2. It was, during the time of 
filling, stamped down and pressed in by several men and boys. 
The filling of No. 1 was completed in a single day, July 17th, 
and weights were applied at once. No. 2 was filled on July 
18th, but not weighted until July 21st. The record of tem- 
peratures was taken daily for two months, and then once a week ; 
some of these are given in the first Table on p. 486, the tem- 
peratures being in each case given on the Fahrenheit scale. 
The clover used for filling silos 4 and 5 was brought from 
Houghton Park near Ampthill, some five miles off, none being 
procurable in the vicinity of the silos. This was carted to the 
weighbridge, weighed, and put into the silos. No. 4 being filled 
with the whole clover, but No. 5 with clover after passing 
