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the seeds, or rather hulls, as they come from the stripping machines in 
which early cut brush has been scraped clean, are sometimes fed to cattle 
and swine, but since these green seeds soon heat and spoil they are com- 
monly thrown upon the manure heap. Successful experiments by Pro- 
fessor Miles for preserving such seeds are given upon page 14 of the 
treatise. 
He stored it in pits, as turnips or other roots are stored, putting on a 
layer of straw, and covering the whole with eight or ten or twelve inches 
of earth. Pits put up in September, were opened the following March, 
and were found in satisfactory condition. Where the covering was only’ 
eight inches thick, the outer portion was dry and moulded, forming a 
compact crust a few inches thick, but the interior of the mass was fresh’ 
and bright. A covering of twelve inches of earth preserved the seed 
better. A sample from the latter pit was found to be perfectly sweet, 
and its odor was much like that of brewers’ -grains. 
I am indebted to my assistant, Mr. D. 8. Lewis, for the analyses re- 
corded on page 99. 
