Silos and ensilageThe preservation of fodder corn and other green fodder crops . Fig. 7.—PIT AFTEE COVERrNG. Fiff. 8.—PIT APTER SIX MONTHS. ure to the sun, two-fifths of their weight when first quantity of salt is scattered over every layer equal toabout sixty-six pounds for each pit. [N. B. It shouldbe borne in mind that this is an account of the earlyexperiments ; the previous drying and the use of salt arenow abandoned. Late experience has shown that themore succulent the fodder, the better it will keep.—Ed.]The three pits hold about eighty tons, or seventy-fivethousand kilos, of gree
Silos and ensilageThe preservation of fodder corn and other green fodder crops . Fig. 7.—PIT AFTEE COVERrNG. Fiff. 8.—PIT APTER SIX MONTHS. ure to the sun, two-fifths of their weight when first quantity of salt is scattered over every layer equal toabout sixty-six pounds for each pit. [N. B. It shouldbe borne in mind that this is an account of the earlyexperiments ; the previous drying and the use of salt arenow abandoned. Late experience has shown that themore succulent the fodder, the better it will keep.—Ed.]The three pits hold about eighty tons, or seventy-fivethousand kilos, of green fodder. The fodder is heapedup, as shown in figure 6, to a hight of six feet above thesurface of the ground, and then covered with earth to athickness of two or three feet. On the 14th of Septem-ber, 1872, this work was finished. On the 15th of April EUEOPEAiq^ EXPERIMENTS 11^ ENSILAGE. 31 following, one pit was opened, and the fodder was foundin perfect condition, except for an inch or two upon thesurface and the sides, where it was black and color was ye
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