SILAGE INVESTIGATIONS AT BANGALORE 277
TABLE XII.
Pit No. 1.— Changes in the various constituents of prime Jowar during ensilage (in
gms. on dry basis), slow filling with watering.
|
Constituents |
Bag 13 |
Bag 17 |
Average gain or loss |
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|
Green |
Silage |
Gain or |
Green |
Silage |
Gain or |
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|
Per cent. |
Per cent. |
Per cent. |
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|
Total dry matter . |
5,294.0 |
4,955.0 |
— 6.4 |
4,685.0 |
4,389.0 |
— 6.3 |
— 6.3 |
|
Organic matter. |
4,954.4 |
4,615.4 |
— 6.8 |
4,160.9 |
4,004.4 |
— 3.8 |
— 5.3 |
|
Total carbohydrates. |
4,370.1 |
3,794.5 |
— 13.2 |
3,754.4 |
3,468.3 |
— 7.6 |
— 10.4 |
|
Nitrogen free extrac- |
2,645.5 |
2,151.1 |
— 18.7 |
2,264.7 |
2,034.8 |
— 10.2 |
— 14.4 |
|
Crude fibre . . |
1,724.6 |
1,643.4 |
— 4.7 |
1,489.7 |
1,433.5 |
— 3.8 |
— 4.2 |
|
*Ether extract . . |
157.1 |
433.5 |
+ 175.9 |
130.4 |
262.3 |
+ 101.1 |
+ 138.5 |
|
†Crude protein . . |
427.2 |
387.4 |
— 9.3 |
276.1 |
273.8 |
— 0.8 |
— 5.0 |
|
True protein . . |
327.6 |
186.3 |
— 43.1 |
206.0 |
169.1 |
— 17.9 |
— 30.5 |
|
Amides . . . |
99.6 |
201.1 |
+ 101.9 |
70.1 |
104.7 |
+ 49.4 |
+ 75.6 |
|
Total ash . . . |
339.6 |
339.6 |
0.0 |
524.1 |
384.6 |
— 26.6 |
— 13.3 |
|
Ash soluble in HCl . |
211.0 |
192.4 |
— 8.8 |
190.2 |
180.8 |
— 4.9 |
— 6.8 |
|
Silica . . . |
128.6 |
147.2 |
+ 14.5 |
333.9 |
203.8 |
— 39.0 |
— 12.2 |
* Corrected for loss of volatile organic acids.
† Corrected for loss of volatile bases.
TABLE XIII.
Pit No. 2.— Changes in the various constituents of prime Jowar during ensilage
(in gms. on dry basis), slow filling without watering.
|
Constituents |
Bag 15 |
Bag 19 |
Average gain or loss |
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|
Green |
Silage |
Gain or |
Green |
Silage |
Gain or |
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|
Per cent. |
Per cent. |
Per cent. |
|||||
|
Total dry matter . |
5,775.0 |
5,519.0 |
— 4.4 |
5,486.0 |
4,941.0 |
— 9.9 |
— 7.1 |
|
Organic matter . . |
5,439.7 |
5,177.3 |
— 4.8 |
5,100.7 |
4.585.7 |
—10.1 |
— 7.4 |
|
Total carbohydrates . |
4,918.4 |
4,495.2 |
— 8.6 |
4,594.6 |
4,044.3 |
—12.0 |
—10.3 |
|
Nitrogen free extrac- |
2,853.9 |
2,519.2 |
— 11.7 |
2,800.9 |
2,454.7 |
—12.4 |
—12.0 |
|
Crude fibre . . |
2,064.5 |
1,976.0 |
— 4.3 |
1,793.7 |
1,589.6 |
—11.4 |
— 7.8 |
|
*Ether extract . . |
145.2 |
309.1 |
+ 112.9 |
150.9 |
167.9 |
+ 11.3 |
+62.1 |
|
†Crude protein . . |
376.1 |
373.0 |
— 0.8 |
355.2 |
373.5 |
+ 5.2 |
+ 2.2 |
|
True protein . . |
281.8 |
160.7 |
— 43.0 |
239.3 |
244.5 |
+ 2.2 |
—20.4 |
|
Amides . . . |
94.3 |
212.3 |
+ 125.1 |
115.9 |
129.0 |
+ 11.3 |
+68.2 |
|
Total ash . . . |
335.3 |
341.7 |
+ 1.9 |
385.3 |
355.3 |
— 7.8 |
— 2.9 |
|
Ash soluble in HCl . |
220.1 |
226.5 |
+ 2.9 |
215.4 |
214.1 |
— 0.6 |
+ 1.1 |
|
Silica . . . . |
115.2 |
115.2 |
0.0 |
169.9 |
141.2 |
—16.9 |
— 8.4 |
* Corrected for loss of volatile organic acids.
† Corrected for loss of volatile bases.
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