498 Report on the Experiments on Ensilage conducted at 
Silo 4. 
Moisture 
Soluble albuminoids 
Insoluble albuminoids 
Digestible fibre 
Woody fibre 
Volatile acids (reckoned as"! 
acetic acid) / 
Fixed acids (reckoned as lactici 
acid) / 
Soluble carbo-hydrates, &c. 
Soluble mineral matter .. 
Insoluble mineral matter.. 
Total nitrogen 
Albuminoid nitrogen .. 
Non-albuminoid nitrogen 
79-77 
81 
08 
41 
1 
OG 
4 
74 
0-56 
6 
75 
•37 
18 
•36 
49 
3 
16 
OD 
77 
100 
00 
•36 
32 
24 
08 
It would appear that with a material fairly succulent the 
production of sour silage is a comparatively easy matter, and 
that by putting on weights at once the temperature is kept 
down, and does not exceed 90° F., or so. As a material for 
weighting, sand spread on matting was not found to be so good 
as stones in boxes resting on boards, as whenever the silage 
settled unevenly the sand had a great tendency to fall together, 
and leave parts of the silage less protected from the entrance of 
air. In the feeding experiments only what was perfectly good 
was given to the bullocks. 
Silos 3 and 5. — The accommodation at Crawley Mill Farm 
not allowing of more than a limited number of bullocks being 
experimented upon, and the season being already too far 
advanced, it was decided not to open Silo 3 (chaffed oats), but 
to let it stand over until another year, partly too with the 
object of seeing whether it would keep well so long. * In the 
case of Silo 5 it was resolved to weigh out the entire contents 
at one time, instead of at intervals extending over two or 
three months, as had been done with the other silos, in 
order to ascertain the exact loss of weight by evaporation, 
fermentation, drainage, &c. This was done on July 1st, 1885, 
the temperature of the silage being then G0° F. to 64° F. 
in different parts. On opening the silo, the sihage (chaffed 
clover) was found to be mouldy for from 2 to 4 inches below 
the surface. At the sides the mould penetrated, at a depth 
of 2 feet from the surface, for 6 to 8 inches inwards ; but 
on coming lower down this extent was rapidly reduced, and at 
4 feet depth the silage was good quite up to the wall. Just at 
