BULLETIN 953, XI. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table 3. — Summary of losses and gains, based on weights ensiled. 
Season 1914-15. 
No. 
Green 
mat- 
ter. 
Mois- 
ture. 
Dry 
mat- 
ter. 
Total 
nitro- 
gen. 
Albu- 
mi- 
noid 
nitro- 
gen. 
Non- 
albu- 
minoid 
nitro- 
gen. 
Ash. 
Ether 
ex- 
tract. 
Crude 
fiber. 
Total 
sugar. 
Fur- 
furoL 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
Per 
cent. 
4-13.43 
+10.47 
+ 16.15 
Per 
cent. 
+24. 36 
+16.78 
+26. 78 
j+27. 331+43. 17 
+ 10. 64; +23. 73 
- 4.29- 3.37 
+ 15.63+27.10 
Average of 4 top bags 1 
Average of 4 bottom 
Average of all bags. . 
+ 11.75 
+ 8.33 
+ 16.87 
+ 12.35 
+21. 55 
+ 16.71 
+27. 43 
+21.61 
Per Per 
cent. cent. 
10. 36 +11. 16 
- 2.46+16.18 
- 5.63'+12.7l 
- 3. 78; +18. 82 
-18.64!- 2.64 
- 7.00+ 1.52 
-10.99- 2.86 
-13.69J- 5.76 
-12.74!- 2.46 
- 4.70| + 15.19 
- 8.66+ 6.49 
Per 
cent. 
-47. 69i 
-46.04! 
-34. 15 1 
-43.13 
-54.47 
-64. or 
-63. 55 
-55.45 
-59.41, 
Per 
cent. 
+ 179.18 
+361.53 
+235.31! 
+265.94 
+210. 56 
+394. 75, 
+467. 94 
+163.41J 
+277.24 
Per 
cent. 
+ 4.05 
+23. 45 
+ 11.23 
+25. 17 
-27.45 
+ 6.03 
- 5.86 
+ 1.23 
- 8.96 
Per 
cent. 
+41.79 
+ 12.37 
+43. 82 
Per 
cent. 
- 5.93 
- 2.00 
+ .94 
Per 
cent. 
- 96.75 
- 97. 73 
- 96. 37 
Per 
°ent. 
-16.48 
- 3.53 
-34.07 
-42.18+264.33+17.61 
-50.76+270.36+ 2.07 
+39.26- 3.21 
+37.261-17.35 
+45.821- 5.13 
+39.56,- 7.42 
+ 6.99-10.52 
+33.31-10.29 
+31.92'- 2.26 
+32.591- 6.34 
93.76-10. 
• 97.31 
■ 78.54 
■100.00 
• 92.31 
• 91.65 
-26. 13 
14.14 
15.93 
15.67 
18.24 
96.35-15.60 
94. 14|-17. 07 
Season 1915-16. 
Average of 3 top bags' 
Average of 3 bottom 
bags 1 
Average of all bags.. 
- 1.87+ 0.49 
+10.35+19.70 
-13.39 
- 4.32 
- 2.02 
- 2.52 
- 2.91 
-12.59 
- 3.81 
+ .84 
+ 1.07 
- .57 
- 3.32 
-3.09 
- .04 
- .34 
•13.71 
■16.01 
■ 5.86 
■10. 49 
■12.37 
• 9.72 
■13.41 
•11.29 
• .33 
•14.84 
• 3.04 
■ 9.08 
7.59 
7.31 
-58. 16 +231. 16 
-61.59+136.96 
-50.34+190.90 
-58.04+302.96 
-57.191+162.72 
-59. 47 +667. 40 
-58.21+276.14 
-56.08 
-57.27 
+ 184.70 
+231. 79 
- 0.35 
■ .63 
• 4.67 
■10.16 
• 7.22 
•13.07 
■10.43 
- 2.16 
- 6.54 
■97.00 
-97. 49' 
■97.37; 
-87.91 
-89.38 
-96. 45 
-91.18 
-97. 32 
-93.90 
- 3.98 
-13.68 
-13.73 
-10.32 
-21. 62 
-14. 57 
-15.78 
-10.88 
-13.68 
1 These averages are based on weights obtained rather than on the percentages of the different com- 
pounds in each bag as shown in this table. 
Table 4. — Summary of analyses of juice; season 1914-15. 
Sample No. 
Weight. 
Specific 
gravity. 
Acidity. 1 
C.c. 
1.008 
0.59 
1.022 
17.29 
1.030 
24.54 
1.034 
29.12 
1.036 
30.80 
1.039 
32.70 
1.040 
32.66 
1.040 
33.14 
1.040 
33.64 
1.040 
32.45 
1.041 
33.85 
1.042 
33.83 
1.042 
33.08 
1.042 
32.83 
1.042 
32.83 
1.041 
29.69 
1.046 
32.95 
1.047 
32.45 
1.018 
16.17 
1.022 
20.14 
1.026 
23.06 
1.028 
24.03 
1.029 
24.50 
1.029 
25.45 
1.031 
26.88 
1.022 
21.14 
1.013 
13.31 
1.009 
8.83 
1.026 
26.11 
1.014 
12.53 
1.034 
30.99 
1.008 
7.82 
1.015 
15.03 
1.023 
23.12 
1.026 
19.83 
1.009 
7.06 
Total ni- 
trogen. 
Albumi- 
noid ni- 
trogen. 
Nonalbu- 
minoid 
nitrogen. 
Total ni- 
trogen 
calcu- 
lated as 
protein. 
: Pounds. 
! 57 
81 
84 
126 
127 
128 
108 
94.75 
61 
52.5 
29.25 
59 
58.25 
28.25 
25 
28.5 
14.25 
18 
151. 75 
131 
50.0 
38.5 
31.5 
42.5 
22.5 
73.25 
176. 25 
77.25 
36.50 
140. 00 
31.00 
127. 00 
149. 25 
90.00 
8.00 
23.00 
Per cent. 
0.0432 
.138 
.190 
.234 
.232 
.254 
.269 
.278 
.283 
.290 
.291 
.296 
.288 
.292 
.297 
.282 
.320 
.328 
.126 
.163 
.187 
.202 
.208 
.214 
.230 
.174 
.099 
.075 
.195 
.109 
.269 
.060 
.119 
.195 
.187 
.064 
Per cent. 
0. 0176 
Per cent. 
0. 0256 
0314 
0295 
0295 
0259 
0259 
0281 
0251 
025S 
0226 
0306 
0306 
0131 
0176 
,0178 
,0168 
,0191 
,0202 
,019 
,017 
,013 
,006 
,015 
,010 
,022 
,005 
,007 
,012 
,015 
,005 
2466 
2535 
2605 
2651 
2701 
2599 
2669 
2792 
2594 
2894 
2974 
1129 
1454 
,1692 
1852 
,1889 
1938 
,211 
,151 
086 
,069 
,180 
099 
,247 
,055 
,112 
,183 
172 
Pounds. 
0.1539 
.6966 
.9997 
1.834 
1.842 
2.035 
1.814 
1.700 
1.080 
.9399 
.5323 
1.091 
1.048 
.517 
.465 
.502 
.295 
.369 
1.200 
1.336 
.585 
.485 
.410 
.570 
.324 
.7984 
1.0928 
.3631 
.4453 
.9520 
.5208 
.4826 
1.1045 
.1098 
.0936 
.0920 
1 The figures in this column represent the number of cubic centimeters of normal alkali required to neu- 
tralize the acid in 100 grams of the juice. 
Total weight of juice, 2,579 pounds. Total weight of nitrogen calculated as protein. 28.88 pounds. 
