Crmoley Mill Farm, Wohurn, 1884-5, and 1885-6. 507 
same day. There was no question as to " sweet " silage having 
been made, and chemical analysis subsequently showed that 
out of 6 samples analysed, 4 contained no acetic acid whatever, 
and the other 2 the least trace ('03 per cent.). This silage, 
however, kept but badly and soon turned mouldy, so that at 
the rather slow rate at which the bullocks consumed it, much 
went altogether bad. Besides this it was very variable in 
quality and in dryness. It was removed in 4 cuts, the several 
weighings giving : — 
tons. cwts. qrs. lbs. 
Total weight of Grass put into Silo 1 3 13 0 13 
„ Silage removed 3 3 3 12 
Loss by evaporation, fermentation, &c. .. 9 11 
Or 12 • 66 per cent. 
(b) Results of Feeding Trial. — Two bullocks were fed in the 
closed shed upon sweet silage, in addition to cake and meal 
as given in the former experiment, while two others were put 
side by side, but fed on roots and hay-chaff instead of silage. 
The average daily quantities of food consumed per head 
were : — 
Receiving Silage. 
Receiving Roots and Hay. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
Decorticated Cotton-cake .. 
3 
Decorticated Cotton-cake 
3 
5 
5 
43^ 
45 
53| 
10 
22^ 
Here again the silage-fed animals drank a very large quantity 
of water, and considerably more than with the sour silage. The 
4 bullocks were selected and weighed on December 21st, when 
the experiment started. Weighings were taken on February 1st 
and February 13th, by which latter date the sweet silage was 
all finished. The results were :— 
Receiving Sweet Silage. 
Total gain in 
live-weight 
in 54 days. 
Dec. 21. 
Feb. 1. 
Feb. 13. 
No. 9 
No. 10 
Total of 2 bullocks .. 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
10 0 9 
10 2 25 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
10 3 7 
11 2 14 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
10 3 3 
11 1 20 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
0 2 22 
0 2 23 
20 3 6 
22 1 21 
22 0 23 
1 1 17 
2 L 2 
