New York Agricultural Experiment Station. 439 
Fodder Corn. 
The water content of fourteen samples of fodder corn was determined 
at the period of growth when cut for filling the silo, several varieties 
being represented by the different plats. Without giving each deter- 
mination in full, the following summary is presented : 
Per centj 
of water. 
Average 82.14 
Maximum 86.83 
Minimum 69.28 
Corn Fodder : Stover. 
Determinations of the amount of water in corn fodder have been 
made at irregular intervals from the time of harvesting in the fall 
until spring. The first one is for a sample taken in the field at the 
time of husking the corn; the others are a series of determinations 
made with samples taken from the same general pile, stored for 
feeding in the experiment barn loft. A bundle of stalks was run 
through a feed cutter, the whole well mixed and then sampled: 
Per cent of 
water. 
October 12.... 51.52 
November 3 34.98 
November 29. 39.19 
Pecember 17 31.29 
January 6 28. 65 
January 18 28.88 
January 31 33.14 
February 7 33.54 
February 24 25.92 
March 28 26.12 
Corn Meal. 
The per cent of water in corn meal varies considerably, according to 
the method of storage for the corn and the time from harvesting. In 
each case the date at which the sample was taken is given, and these 
were taken at irregular periods from time of harvesting through the 
year. The determinations are for all the meals analyzed, and include 
both that made from Station-grown corn and that purchased for 
feeding, and are not all for the same year, but are arranged according 
to the dates : 
