conducted at Crawley Mill Farm, Wohum, 1886-7. 405 
opened), the highest temperature reached was 94° Fahr., and on 
the latter date the temperatures were : at 1 ft. depth, 50^ Fahr. ; 
at 2 ft., 49^ Fahr.; and at 4 ft. also 49" Fahr. 
Eecord of Temperatuees in Silo. 1886. 
Date 
Temperature 
of Barn. 
At depth of 
2 ft 
(Froiit.) 
At depth of 
4 ft 
(Centre) 
1 At depth of 
1 1 ft 
(Back.) 
1886. 
°F. 
°F. 
°F. 
°F. 
July 3 .. 
75 
85 
86 
9 .. 
75 
„ 10 .. 
63 
86 
92 
S3 
„ 11 .. 
64 
88 
94 
82 
« 13 .. 
64 
87 
92 
84 
„ 15 .. 
61 
86 
90 
81 
., IS .. 
70 
85 
90 
80 
„ 20 .. 
69 
85 
88 
80 
„ 22 .. 
69 
84 
86 
80 
„ 31 .. 
62 
79 
83 
75 
Aug. 7 .. 
69 
78 
79 
75 
„ 13 .. 
64 
76 
77 
75 
„ 25 
Sept. 7 .. 
67 
73 
74 
73 
65 
71 
71 
72 
„ 17 .. 
Oct. 2 .. 
57 
68 
69 
69 
62 
65 
66 
65 
„ 18 .. 
53 
62 
63 
62 
., 26 .. 
Nov. 11 .. 
47 
60 
62 
58 
46 
60 
57 
56 
Dec. 1 .. 
40 
51 
52 
51 
„ 16 .. 
41 
50 
49 
49 
On removing the boards, the top surface was found to be 
moulded to a depth of 4 inches. At the sides there was at first 
also a little waste, caused principally by the boarded doorway. 
At a depth of 1 foot from the surface, at the sides the silage was 
free from waste. The silage itself was extremely good and well 
made : a thermometer inserted into the material registered 40° 
Fahr. when taken out of the silo. The depth of good silage was 
7 ft. 4 in. It was universally allowed that the silage of the 
previous experiments had been of a good character and well 
made, but in this the third year there was further improvement, 
and the waste was still more reduced in quantity. 
For the feeding experiment, twelve Hereford bullocks were 
selected, which had been purchased at Northampton fair in 
November. They were about 2^ years old and cost 16Z. 2s. Gd. 
apiece. As in the previous experiments, cake and meal were 
given as additional foods, each bullock receiving daily — 
3 lbs. decorticated cotton-cake. 
5 lbs. maize-meal. 
One set had, in addition, silage and water, and the other hay 
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