. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. 52 SILAGE STUDIES pends on whether we take as a basis figures from large areas or from small plots. Data gathered from the notes of the agricul- tural dej^artment covering different seasons, show that Sanford on plots has yielded at the rate of fifteen tons per acre in one experiment and twenty-one tons in another, while the Learning has under like conditions produced twenty-nine tons per acre. On a field scale, in our most favorable location, five acres have borne an average of ten tons per acre of Sanford corn and thiiteen tons of Leaming. It is safe
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. 52 SILAGE STUDIES pends on whether we take as a basis figures from large areas or from small plots. Data gathered from the notes of the agricul- tural dej^artment covering different seasons, show that Sanford on plots has yielded at the rate of fifteen tons per acre in one experiment and twenty-one tons in another, while the Learning has under like conditions produced twenty-nine tons per acre. On a field scale, in our most favorable location, five acres have borne an average of ten tons per acre of Sanford corn and thiiteen tons of Leaming. It is safe to say that Learning has. Fig. 1 —Field of Sanford Corn. Average height, S feet. produced one fourth more green fodder than Sanford. The Mosby has not produced more fodder than the Leaming in our trials, and has not been extensively ]:)lanted. The comparative values of the tliree varieties as silage was determined in 1S96 and 1S97 ^J studying the effect on milk production. In this work we had the cooperation of the agri- cultural department, and the feeding was supervised by Mr. R.'S. Alden, superintendent of the farm. This study was conducted under conditions which would be encountered in actual farm practice. It was not possible to have the differ- ent varieties of silage fed to several groups of animals simul- taneously, and neither was there sufficient help to weigh the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station. [Hanover, N. H. ] : New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station
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