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Temperature and other factors affecting the quality of silage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

Arthur Amos  and
Gwilym Williams
Arthur Amos
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, Cambridge University.
Gwilym Williams
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, Cambridge University.
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In 1883 Mr George Fry, F.L.S. described a series of observations which he had made upon silage. From these he drew the conclusion that if the conditions of silage making were such that the temperature exceeded 45° C. sweet brown silage resulted, but that if the temperature failed to rise above 40° C. then sour silage with a rather repulsive odour was produced. These results were obtained in the type of silos then commonly in use, which varied in depth generally between 12 and 18 feet, frequently had a considerable surface area and were filled comparatively slowly.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , October 1922 , pp. 323 - 336
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1922

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