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                                                                          TABLE IV.
                              Pit No. 1.— Dry matter changes in prime Jowar silage. Slow filling with watering.

Bag

No.

Weight

of

green

Jowar

Kg.

Weight

of
silage
Kg.

Per cent.

dry matter

in green

Jowar

Per cent.

dry matter

in silage

Total dry mat-
ter in green
Jowar
Kg.

Total dry mat-
ter in silage
Kg.

Loss of dry

matter

per cent.

Average loss
per cent.

Date of

en-
silage

Date of
removal

Cor.*

Uncor.†

Cor.

Uncor.

Cor.

Uncor.

Cor.

Uncor.

Cor.

Uncor.

Cor.

Uncor.

13

14.750

21.385

35.89

35.23

23.17

21.46

5.294

5.196

4.955

4.589

6.40

10.68

9-11-28

4-5-29

14

15.910

23.160

35.89

35.23

23.59

21.88

5.710

5.605

5.464

5.067

4.31

9.60

}5.71

10.07{

9-11-28

17-5-29

17

16.930

17.165

27.67

27.29

25.57

24.32

4.685

4.620

4.389

4.174

6.32

9.65

12-11-28

22-4-29

18

16.180

17.155

27.67

27.29

24.59

23.34

4.477

4.416

4.218

4.004

5.79

9.33

12-11-28

19-4-29

                             * Corrected for the loss of volatile bases and volatile organic acids taking place on drying.
                             † No correction made for the above losses.