Craioley Mill Farm^ Wohurn, 1884-5, and 1885-G. 513 
Silo 1. 
"Sweet Silage " 
(grass). 
Silo 3. 
Oat Silage. 
Silo 4. 
Sour Silage 
(grass.) 
Hay. 
64 
63 
76-28 
72-62 
13 
62 
feoluble albunnnoKls 
65 
•28 
•69 
2 
44 
Insoluble albuminoids .. 
2 
21 
•67 
1-10 
6 
12 
10 
97 
7-51 
7^92 
27 
75 
9 
81 
8^50 
8^00 
25 
43 
Volatile acids (reckoned as\ 
01 
•29 
•32 
Fixed acids (reckoned as lactic) 
13 
•20 
•48 
Soluble carbo-liydratcs, cliloro-"! 
70 
4^36 
6^53 
17 
3G 
2 
89 
1-85 
2^34 
7 
28 
100 
00 
100^00 
100-00 
100 
00 
Albumiiioid nitrogen .. 
Nou-albuminoid nitrogen . . 
•67 
•45 
•22 
•30 
•15 
-15 
•51 
•28 
•23 
1 
1 
74 
37 
37 
The composition of the fresh grass varied considerably accord- 
ing to the day and time when it was cut, and rendered it neces- 
sary to compute separately the composition of the total weight 
of grass filled into each silo. 
My investigations on the importaiiL point of the losses under- 
gone during the different processes of ensilage have not been 
sufficiently complete to justify me in putting them forward at 
the present time. The practical difficulties in arriving at a true 
estimate of the composition of the contents of a silo, and 
instituting a comparison with the grass as used in its fresh state, 
are very great ; indeed it is only those who have had to deal 
with an experiment of this kind who can possibly be aware of 
the sources of error that may arise, and how easily fallacious and 
misleading results may be put forward. 
