Crawletj Mill Farm, Woburn, 1884-5, and 1885-6. 491 
Beceiving Silage. 
Jan. 29. 
Fpb. 19. 
Increase in 
3 weeks. 
5 
6 
7 .. 
8 
Total .. 
cwts. c[rs. IbSi 
9 12 
9 3 14 
10 0 7 
8 1 12 
cwts. (|rs. Ihs. 
9 1 14 
9 3 0 
10 2 14 
8 3 4 
qr^. lbs. 
loss 14 
2 7 
1 20 
37 2 7 
38 2 4 
3 25 
Gain per head daily — On roots and hay-chaff, 2J lbs. ; on 
silage, 1^ lb. 
Food consumed from Jan. 29 to Feb. 20 ( 23 days). 
Daily 
average 
per head 
By bullocks 
1, 2, .3, 4 
By bullocks 
5, 6, 7, 8 
j Decorticated cotton-cake . . 
< Decorticated cotton-cake.. 
lbs. 
4597 
788 
27G 
276 
3826 
276 
276 
lbs. 
50 
9 
3 
3 
Hi 
3 
3 
Silo No. 2 was opened on February 19th, as stated. On 
shovelling the sand back and cutting into the material, 1-^ inch 
of mould was found, then for 7 inches there was slight mouldi- 
ness; at 11 inches the silage was perfectly good, and had a 
decided butyric aroma. At the doorway the silage was bad 
for 1 foot dov/n and 15 inches inwards ; at the walls the 
mould did not penetrate at all, but did from the top surface to 
the depth of 16 inches. 
Analyses of the silage and of the mangolds now to be used 
(instead of swedes) were made, and showed : — 
Dry Matter. 
"Woody 
Fibre. 
Nitrogen. 
Silage 
per cent. 
39 
per cent. 
11-95 
per cent. 
•54 
Mangolds 
9-83 
•68 
•24 
and the foods were accordingly arranged : — 
2 K 2 
