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                                                                          TABLE VI.
                              Pit No. 3.— Dry matter changes in prime Jowar silage. Rapid 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

ensilage

Date of
removal

Cor.*

Uncor.†

Cor.

Uncor.

Cor.

Uncor.

Cor.

Uncor.

Cor.

Uncor.

Cor.

Uncor.

5

20.045

25.730

36.38

35.72

24.24

22.14

7.292

7.160

6.237

5.697

14.47

20.43

7-11-28

7-11-29

6

18.780

22.285

36.38

35.72

27.12

25.02

6.832

6.708

6.044

5.576

11.53

16.88 }

13.59

18.73

7-11-28

6-11-29

7

17.926

22.945

37.73

37.29

25.12

23.63

6.763

6.684

5.764

5.422

14.77

18.88

..

..

7-11-28

6-11-29

8

19.015

..

37.73

37.29

..

..

7.174

7.091

Bag

lost.

..

..

..

..

..

..

                       * Corrected for loss of volatile bases and volatile organic acids taking place on drying.
                       † Not corrected for the above losses.