Craioley Mill Farm, Wohurn, 1884-5, and 1885-6. 499 
the bottom it was very wet, and had a strong and disagreeable 
smell. 
tons. cwts. qrs. lbs. 
Total weight put into Silo, July 28, 1884 .. ,. 17 5 0 0 
Total weight of Silage removed, July 1, 1885 .. .. 15 17 1 16 
Loss by evaporation, fermentation, drainage, &c. 0 27 2 12 
being 8 per cent, of tlie weight put in. 
As the silage was being removed, samples of it were taken 
and an average one made, which gave on analysis — 
Water 78-42 
Nitrogen '46 
Ash \ 2-48 
Quantity and Composition of the Clover put into Silo 5, "and of the 
Silage taken out, with Loss of Constituents. 
Frcsb. 
Dry 
matter. 
Nitro- 
gen. 
Crude 
nitrogenous 
substances. 
Crude non- 
nitrogenous 
substances. 
Dry 
organic. 
Asb. 
Water. 
Clover put in 
lbs. 
38,610 
lbs. 
8,219 
lbs. 
220 
lbs. 
1,375 
■ ■ ■— 
lbs. 
6,102 
lbs. 
7,477 
lbs. 
742 
lbs. 
30,421 
Silage taken ■) 
out . . . . / 
35,548 
7,G71 
1G4 
1,025 
5,949 
6,974 
697 
27,877 
Loss . . 
3,092 
518 
5G 
350 
338 
G88 
45 
2,544 
Percentage Loss in Fresh. 
8 
1-4 
•15 
•03 
■4 
1-3 
•12 
6-G 
Thus of the 8 per cent, total loss, 6 • 6 per cent, were of water. 
Second Year's Experiments, 1885-86. 
The experiments were this year confined to grass. Instead 
of using the inferior grass of Crawley Heath, as on the previous 
occasion, meadow-grass from a field belonging to Mr. Edward 
Blundell, of Birchmoor Farm, VVoburn, was used, the field 
being one adjoining Stackyard Field. This grass was of a 
quality very greatly superior to that used the year before ; and 
though it cannot be said that the herbage was of the finest 
character, its quality was certainly very fair, and quite as good 
as any to be obtained in that part of Bedfordshire. Two silos 
were employed, viz.. Silos 1 and 4 ; the intention being to 
fill Silo 1 with grass to be converted into " sweet " silage, and 
Silo 4 with the same kind of grass, to be made into "sour" 
