(1) When heavy infestations of corn smut occur, grain yields can be so severely decreased that the most viable economic alternative may be to harvest and ensile the crop.(2) Alfalfa-grass mixtures cure more rapidly and ensile more easily than pure alfalfa.(3) I intend to ensile my thoughts here as the spirit movesu2026(4) Directly ensiled grass can produce peak effluent flows of up to 30 litres per tonne per day for the first few days after ensiling.(5) The grain was crimped and ensiled and will be fed to the herd through a total mixed ration system.(6) Observing the development of the corn kernel milkline can provide a guide as to when corn is at the proper dry matter content for ensiling .(7) A preservative is then applied and the grain is ensiled in a polythene-lined clamp.(8) The value of the crop for cattle feed if grazed, hayed or ensiled depends on yield, the price of alternative forages, and cost of utilization as forage.(9) Eric Hanbidge says that tanks and drains should be inspected hourly after ensiling until effluent release from ensiled grass has stopped.(10) The fungus might also affect ensiling indirectly by producing fractures in the cell walls and cuticle of the plant, thus giving fermenting bacteria a greater access to the forage.(11) They found that although red clover and alfalfa have similar protein levels, the protein in red clover does not degrade during ensiling nearly as dramatically as the protein in alfalfa.(12) Initial costs for this system are minimal, and storage costs are less than ensiling in concrete bunker silos or bagging silage.(13) For example, an increase of 3 tonnes per acre, going from 9 tonnes to 12 tonnes per acre, reduces the cost per tonne ensiled by about u20ac5 per tonne.(14) Pits can be opened 10-15 days after ensiling but the silage will be unstable, as fermentation will not be completed.(15) About 50 million wet tons of alfalfa are ensiled annually in the United States, and 30-50 percent of this tonnage is inoculated at a cost of about $1 per ton.(16) Sugar concentrations will be reduced by wetness on the crop - thus, once these crops dry out they are most likely to be relatively easy to preserve provided they can be ensiled properly.