510 Report on the Experiments on Ensilage conducted at 
Receivicg Oat Silage. 
Total gain in 
live-weight 
in 28 days. 
Feb. 13. 
Slarch 13. 
No. 9 
No. 10 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
10 3 3 
11 1 20 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
11 1 10 
12 0 6 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
0 2 7 
0 2 14 
22 0 23 
23 1 16 
1 0 21 
Receiving Roots and Straw-chaff. 
Total gain in 
live-weight 
ill 28 days. 
Feb. 13. 
March 13. 
No. 11 
No. 12 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
11 2 13 
11 2 3 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
12 0 0 
11 3 9 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
0 1 15 
0 16 
23 0 IG 
23 3 9 
0 2 21 
Gain per bead daily on Oat Silage 2f lbs. 
„ „ Roots and Straw-cbaff If lb. 
This interim experiment thus quite confirmed the previous 
one, and bore testimony to the high feeding properties of the 
oat silage. 
Fourth Experiment. — Oat Silage v. Hay. 
The grass was cut on July 4, 1885, being the same as that 
used for sour and sweet silage. Six loads, weighing 7 tons 
6 cwts. 1 qr. 12 lbs., were carted into a meadow and spread 
there. The new hay was stacked on July 6th, when it weighed 
2 tons 11 cwts. 21 lbs. The different lots of old hay weighed 
out amounted to 2 tons 5 cwts. 3 qrs. 17 lbs., the percentage 
loss on the fresh grass being 68 63, of which 65'53 pfcr cent, 
was water. Eight bullocks were used for this experiment, which 
lasted from March 13th to April 24th. Two bullocks belonging 
to each set were kept in the shed, and two in the yard. Oat 
silage in the one case, and hay in the other, were given ad 
libitum, with cake and corn as before. 
The average quantities consumed per head daily were : oat 
silage, 49 lbs. ; hay, 19J lbs. Those taking silage drank 
40 lbs. of water, those taking hay 68 lbs. each daily. 
The results were : — 
