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filled 25 days, its contents had settled together 33 inches ; so now, 
provided not over 40 pounds of water had evaporated, the silage 
should weigh 32 pounds per cubic foot. The weather in the 
meantime was mild, the mean temperature for each day having 
been: 11th, 65.1° F.; 12th, 67.8° F.; 13th, 53.8° F.; 14th, 57.6° F.; 
mean for four days, 61.1° F. 
On the 17th the silo had settled 40 inches. The settling had 
practically ceased the first week, as on October 5 the total 
was 45 inches, while the later filled silo had only settled 27 
inches on that date. By the 9th it had only settled 32 inches, 
when it was refilled with,sorghum. This difference of compact- 
ing together between the two halves of the same silo must be due | 
to the low temperature which prevailed at the time of and imme- 
diately following the filling of the second half of the silo, pre- 
venting the proper amount of fermentation from taking place. 
The mean temperature for this period to October 9 was : 
hoy Sha Sol OLE Sa Sl i May a PO ae ALA Se rane 45.7°F. 
RSE COT SULE AU eS ON ic rr We Wiighs ela Aiea e ls ae oe alee e cay shalatg 42.6 
September’ 80); 6.006 sh. e. Hee aesc eRSe Le casey GRea Renee ae 43.6 
October VR ae ee har Ae Aye eek CN Phd ahe bts Bid Ahh gets 48.3 
October JEON Ata eee, one err eis ER NOR uh delta nite 40. 
October DEED NAY desta s (Miva ere SONA AU A Aye a OR NR a 37.2 
October i EN, bis ys ba ab a Or MeN as, Sark, wea tala) << aba 43.4 
October Pt SOR REE RD SE EGR PESOS neta SCG CACO | eee sts ea! 
October oot Ny dite pita ae Ani At Geis SS RUD NYAS yey hV pe gui 46.5 
October en A TBS RIO Vises! Saran (sts aoa se fw ROMEO) ree EA 46.2 
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489 .0 
PEN LOA VEIETOVAGUL Gta silyl watt Sweaty s Ware goals Ug etety ah es 44 .5° FB, 


The temperature of the silage must be very near the mean 
temperature of the days on which it was handled and the latter 
_ long period was required to heat the silage up to a point at which 
the change was equal to what had been reached in et more than 
two days in the first filled silo. 
Difference of mean temperature of the two periods......... 16.6° F. 
Difference of mean temperature of first two days.......... 22.3° 

