Craioley Mill Farm, Woburn, 1884-5, and 1885-6. 493 
J&Q. 29 to 
r CD. i9 to 
IVT&rcli 2 to 
ivmrcu iD iiU 
Feb. 19. 
March 2. 
March 16. 
Maicll 30. 
Gain per head daily : 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lb<. 
AVith roots and liay-cliafi' 
31 
1 ' 
^TT 
loss. 
With silage 
u 
TT 
1? 
Or over the total period of^^GO days : — 
Gain per head daily, with roots and hay-chaff .. .. 2^ lbs. 
» » with silage f i lb. 
The bullocks 1, 2, 3, 4, ate on an average 50 lbs. of mangolds, 
8 lbs. of hay-chafF, 3 lbs. of cake, and 3 lbs. of meal. Bullocks 
5, 6, 7, 8, the same cake and meal, and on an average 30 lbs. 
of silage, though 32 lbs. would have been their full allowance 
had they been able to consume it. 
The experiment being so far concluded, it was decided next 
to reverse it, giving silage to the animals which had been fed 
on roots and hay-chaff, and vice versa. At the same time, 
Silos 1 and 2 having been finished. No. 4 (unchaffed clover, 
weighted with sand) was begun, clover-hay being also used. 
Silo 4 was opened on April 2nd ; the silage was far wetter than 
that of Silos 1 or 2, and had a distinctly acid smell, not at all 
pleasant ; but it was of very fair quality. It did not seem 
in the least hot, the thermometer indicating only 58° F. By 
the doorway, mould penetrated from 3 to 8 inches ; from 
the top surface downwards the silage was unfit for use for 6 to 
^ inches, and at the sides from 3 to 6 inches. At the bottom, 
about 1 in. was of a much lighter colour, and had a very strong 
smell. 
Analyses of the new foods were made by me, and gave the 
following results : — 
Dry Matter. 
Woody 
Fibre. 
Nitrogen. 
Clover silage . . 
per cent. 
20-23 
per cent. 
6-56 
per cent. 
-36 
Clover hay 
83-53 
22-82 
2-66 
As it was found that the bullocks would not clean up more 
than 8 lbs. of the clover hay-chafF, the limit of foods was 
fixed thus : — 
