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In each pit four bags were buried, two at a height of 3 feet from the bottom,
and the other two at 6 feet from the bottom and vertically over those lower down.
They were arranged to lie along the length of the pit centrally, and at 3 feet from
the ends. One bag in each layer had a clinical thermometer, enclosed in an iron
tube, to register the maximum temperature attained. Only these bags were
employed for the complete analysis. The others were used only for the determina-
tion of the loss of dry matter on ensilage.

                                          Filling of the Silos.

Table I gives the details of the filling of the silos. The conditions of ensilage,
duration of filling of the pits, numbers and details of the location of the experi-
mental bags, as well as of the weather during the operations, will be found
therein.

At the close of each day's operation, during filling, the material in the pit was
thoroughly trampled down by half a dozen men. The pits were always filled to a
height of a foot above ground level before closing up. They were closed and press-
ure applied by earth being piled on to a height of two feet above ground level,
in all cases, with slopes on all sides to allow any rain water to drain away.

                                          Opening of the Silos.
The pits were opened in serial order, and as the bags turned up during the
consumption of the silage, they were removed, weighed, sampled and an aliquot
taken for analysis. Details of the settling as well as of the depth of spoilt silage
at the top are given in Table II.

                                                  TABLE II.

                          Statement of settling and spoiling during ensilage.