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The record of temperatures was taken as in the case of the 
other silos ; the principal are appended : — 
Silo 4 (Unchaffed Clover). 
Silo 5 (Cliaffed Clover). 
Temp, of 
Biirn. 
Date. 

Centre, 
Back, 
Front, 
Centre, 
Back, 
Front, 
4 ft. 
2 ft. 
1 ft. 
4 It. 
2 It. 
1 ft. 
1884. 
o 
o 
o 
o 
o 
o 
July 26 .. 
60 
78 
85 
91 
„ 28 .. 
65 
85 
91 
89 
„ 29 .. 
66 
00 
yu 
OQ 
Q± 
o4 
„ 30 .. 
Aug. 1 .. 
68 
86 
89 
84 
76 
76 
87 
75 
88 
87 
83 
79 
81 
86 
„ 2 .. 
„ 9 .. 
72 
87 
85 
82 
78 
81 
84 
74 
88 
84 
81 
82 
84 
84 
„ 23 .. 
68 
87 
83 
80 
82 
81 
79 
„ 30 .. 
63 
83 
79 
76 
81 
77 
76 
Sept. 27 .. 
58 
76 
74 
71 
74 
72 
69 
Oct. 4 .. 
53 
73 
72 
68 
75 
70 
66 
„ 25 .. 
46 
68 
67 
63 
68 
64 ' 
62 
Nov. 29 .. 
38 
63 
60 
58 
64 
58 
56 
During the interval from the time of filling to that of opening 
the silos it was observed that from Nos. 1 and 2 (filled with grass, 
which, as mentioned before, was rather dry), no liquid at all ran 
out, but from the other two, and especially No. 5 (chaffed clover), 
a good deal of liquid drained away, running out from under 
the boards forming the doorway. The smell of the liquid was 
very objectionable. By the end of September No. 4 had sunk 
two-thirds of its depth when full, and No. 5 one-half. Nos. 1 
and 2 had not sunk so much. 
Dr. Voelcker's death early in December, 1884, unfortunately 
caused a vacancy in the management of the experiments, and a 
special Committee of the Society was chosen to carry them on 
until the appointment of a successor. On January 8th, 1885, 
silo No. 1 was opened. Upon removing the weights and 
boards the silage was found to be mouldy about 6 inches from 
the top, the entire height of the silage being 5 feet. By the 
boarded doorway the mould penetrated fully 18 inches inwards, 
while at the cemented sides only about two or three inches 
were bad. 
Eight two-year-old Shorthorn bullocks had been selected, and 
were divided into two sets of four each, all eight having for 
some time previously been kept upon the same food. 
It had been decided that the question which the experiment 
should aim at answering was to be, " Will bullocks fatten as well 
on silage as on a mixture of roots and hay-chaff? " The impor- 
tance of this proposition needs no lengthy explanation. The 
necessity of a succulent food of some kind for winter keep is 
