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                                                                            TABLE VII.
                              Pit No. 4.— Dry matter changes in prime Jowar silage. Rapid filling without 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

matter 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.

9

17.150

22.975

34.49

33.49

23.98

22.68

5.915

5.744

5.509

5.210

6.86

9.30

8-11-28

11-11-29

10

16.980

21.710

34.49

33.49

26.25

24.95

5.856

5.687

5.699

5.417

2.68

4.75 }

4.85

6.94 {

8-11-28

11-11-29

11

16.630

22.240

37.31

36.44

25.33

24.15

6.205

6.060

5.633

5.371

9.22

11.37

8-11-28

11-11-29

12

15.345

10.260

37.31

36.44

29.54

28.36

5.725

5.592

5.689

5.462

0.63

2.33

8-11-28

10-11-29

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