SILAGE INVESTIGATIONS AT BANGALORE 275
TABLE VIII.
Pit No. 1.— Percentage composition of prime Jowar— Before and after ensilage—
on dry basis. Slow filling with watering.
|
Constituents |
Bag 13 |
Bag 17 |
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|
Green Jowar |
Silage |
Green Jowar |
Silage |
|
|
*Crude protein .... |
7.96 |
6.79 |
5.71 |
5.51 |
|
*Ether extract .... |
1.39 |
2.50 |
1.68 |
1.94 |
|
Nitrogen free extractives . . |
50.92 |
47.50 |
49.03 |
49.00 |
|
Crude fibre..... |
33.19 |
35.81 |
32.24 |
34.34 |
|
Ash...... |
6.54 |
7.40 |
11.34 |
9.21 |
|
Silica ..... |
2.49 |
3.21 |
7.23 |
4.88 |
|
True protein .... |
6.31 |
4.06 |
4.46 |
4.05 |
|
Amides..... |
1.65 |
2.73 |
1.25 |
1.46 |
* Uncorrected.
TABLE IX.
Pit No. 2.— Percentage of composition of prime Jowar— Before and after ensilage—
on dry basis. Slow filling without watering.
|
Constituents |
Bag 15 |
Bag 19 |
||
|
Green Jowar |
Silage |
Green Jowar |
Silage |
|
|
*Crude protein .... |
6.28 |
5.96 |
6.40 |
6.94 |
|
*Ether extract .... |
1.06 |
2.28 |
1.75 |
1.51 |
|
Nitrogen free extractives |
50.35 |
47.88 |
51.66 |
51.10 |
|
Crude fibre..... |
36.40 |
37.41 |
33 08 |
33.06 |
|
Ash...... |
5.91 |
6.47 |
7.11 |
7.39 |
|
Silica ..... |
2.03 |
2.18 |
3.13 |
2.94 |
|
True protein .... |
4.97 |
3.04 |
4.41 |
5.09 |
|
Amides..... |
1.31 |
2.92 |
1.99 |
1.85 |
* Uncorrected.
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