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                SILAGE INVESTIGATIONS AT BANGALORE                 275

                                         TABLE VIII.

Pit No. 1.Percentage composition of prime JowarBefore and after ensilage
                         on dry basis. Slow filling with watering.

Constituents

Bag 13

Bag 17

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 JowarBefore 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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