502 Report on the Experiments on Ensilage conducted at 
in boxes resting on cross boards, the weight being 112 lbs. to 
the square foot. The temperatures were recorded, at first daily, 
but later on at intervals only. The principal ones are here 
given, all being stated on the Fahrenheit scale. 
Table I. — Eecobd of Tempekatttbes in Silo Xo. 4. 
Date. 
Temperature 
of Barn. 
Centre, 
4 ft. deep. 
Back, 
2 ft. deep. 
Front, 
1 ft. deep. 
18S5. 
o 
o 

o 
0 
July 4 .. 
76 
68 
„ 5 .. 
90 
78 
„ G .. 
92 
76 
„ 7 .. 
90 
90 
76 
„ S .. 
65 
90 
80 
76 
„ 9 .. 
65 
94 
83 
82 
10 .. 
66 
92 
88 
84 
„ 11 .. 
64 
80 
95 
90 
„ 13 .. 
62 
81 
91 
90 
14 .. 
66 
82 
85 
88 
„ 15 .. 
66 
82 
86 
86 
„ 20 .. 
65 
81 
92 
88 
„ 30 .. 
63 
80 
89 
82 
Aug. 8 .. 
63 
76 
84 
79 
„ 24 .. 
58 
70 
79 
73 
Sept. 2 .. 
57 
64 
72 
70 
Oct. 2 .. 
54 
59 
67 
62 
Nov. 2 .. 
46 
50 
58 
56 
Dec. 17 .. 
48 
48 
52 
51 
1886. 
Jan. 2 
49 
44 
50 
73 
Feb. G .. 
33 
40 
50 
„ 19 .. 
33 
32 
70 
Mar. n .. 
34 
57 
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The temperature, it will be noted, in no case went above 
95° F. 
The silo was opened on December 17. Before removing the 
weights the temperatures were : — 51° F. at 1 ft., 52° F. at 2 ft., 
and 48° F. at 4 ft., that of the barn being 48° F. The 
Willesden paper was found to be in good preservation. There 
were 4 in. of surface mould, and at 2 ft. depth about 4 in. of 
mould at the sides. Where the silage remained in contact with 
the boards, above the bricked doorway, there was considerable 
waste, but hardly any when the lower and bricked portion was 
reached. On cutting the silage out it was quite cool, a thermo- 
meter put into the loo?e mass only registering 45° F. After the 
first portion had been cut out, the silage was found to be good 
right up to the wall. The cut surface would at times mould 
a little, especially in damp warm weather, and then a much 
higher temperature (98° F.) was reached. The very bottom part 
was wet and light in colour. The contents were taken out in 
