324 Report oF THE Farm SUPERINTENDENT OF THE 
On September 11, the date of filling the west haif of the silo, 
the area cut for silage yielded at the rate of 122 tons per acre. 
The rows cut were alternate by twos or threes, with others left for 
filling the other half of the silo later. On the 28th, seventeen days 
later, the other alternate rows were cut and yielded at the rate of 
121 tons per acre. Ii the weight of corn on each set of alternate 
rows had been equal on the earlier date, there was a loss of 300 
pounds per acre in the seventeen days. 
A sample from each set of alternate rows was taken at the time 
of cutting by the chemist, Mr. Ladd, to whom the reader is referred 
for further information on this point. 
On the lower A plats the corn was 11 to 13 feet tall, with thick, 
juicy stalks and very leafy. The greater part of this crop bore 
large ears, much of which was far enough towards ripening to — 
begin to dent. These plats were cut October 9, and yielded at 
the rate of 14.4 tons per acre. 
SILOS AND SILAGE. 
The silos were filled as rapidly as possible with the Improved 
Baldwin’s American Feed Cutter, run to its fullest capacity, so 
that the silos were filled on the second day. The plank covering 
was laid on without weights. 
The corn was drawn from the field and weighed as fast as cut. 
This was done to determine the amount of fresh corn required per 
cubic foot of silage as put into thesilo. The following table gives 
the cubic content of silos 14 feet 25 inches deep, weight of corn 
required to fill, and weight per cubic foot: 











‘ W’t fresh corn 
Cubic feet. i Ipteeioesh pe per cubic foot, 
pounds. - 
West half, filled September 11-12............. 194 20,552 25.9 
East half, filled September 28-29.............. 771 19,786 25.7 



The last’ filled silo contained a bag of sorghum, the weight of 
which was added into above. 
In filling the silo one man was kept constantly employed level- 
ing and treading. As above stated there were no weights save 
the loose plank cover. On the fifteenth, after the silo had been 
