SILAGE INVESTIGATIONS AT BANGALORE 281
TABLE XX.
Ratio of volatile to non-volatile organic acids in silage.
|
Pit No. 1. Slow |
Pit No. 2. Slow |
Pit No. 3. Rapid |
Pit No. 4. Rapid |
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|
Bag |
Bag |
Aver- |
Bag |
Bag |
Aver- |
Bag |
Bag |
Aver- |
Bag |
Bag |
Aver- |
|
|
Ratio |
2.722 |
1.091 |
1.906 |
1.334 |
0.667 |
1.000 |
1.379 |
1.062 |
1.220 |
2.182 |
0.927 |
1.554 |
TABLE XXI.
Pit No. 1.— Changes in ;he minerals of prime Jowar during ensilage (in gms.). Slow
filling with watering.
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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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|
P2 O5 . . |
25.7 |
23.1 |
— 10.12 |
19.8 |
20.8 |
+ 5.05 |
— 2.53 |
|
CaO . . |
14.3 |
14.8 |
+ 3.50 |
15.6 |
15.2 |
— 2.56 |
+ 0.47 |
|
MgO . . |
19.2 |
11.7 |
— 39.06 |
14.5 |
13.2 |
— 8.97 |
—24.01 |
|
SO3 . . . |
6.7 |
3.4 |
— 49.23 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
+ 22.5 |
—13.36 |
|
KCl + NaCl . |
66.7 |
149.2 |
+ 123.69 |
150.3 |
123.6 |
—17.76 |
+52.96 |
TABLE XXII.
Pit No. 2.— Changes in the minerals of prime Jowar during ensilage (in gms.). 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. |
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|
P2 O5 . . |
24.4 |
25.5 |
+ 4.51 |
28.1 |
26.4 |
— 6.05 |
— 0.77 |
|
CaO . . |
14.0 |
16.3 |
+ 16.43 |
16.9 |
20.1 |
+ 18.93 |
+ 17.68 |
|
MgO . . |
19.6 |
18.2 |
— 7.14 |
17.0 |
16.4 |
— 3.53 |
— 5.33 |
|
SO3 . . . |
5.5 |
4.3 |
—21.82 |
5.5 |
4.8 |
—12.73 |
—17.27 |
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KC1 + NaCl . |
116.0 |
185.7 |
+ 60.09 |
174.2 |
152.9 |
—12.23 |
+23.93 |