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has mentioned. I know exactly how that works, in such a fall 

 as we have had this year. It may be true that next spring I 

 shall find my fields practically clear of alfalfa, because this fall 

 has been an exceptionally bad fall. Still I do think it is up to 

 every man to experiment with alfalfa. 



Ques. Do your consider the silo a valuable adjunct to the 

 farm ? 



Ans. The silo has been talked so much that its value has 

 come to be a recognized fact. I place the corn crop next to 

 alfalfa and clover, in importance, and in taking care of the corn 

 I do not know how we could get along without the silo. Of 

 course you should work in all your roughage and straw, unless 

 you can get a valuable price for them. If I had nice clover hay 

 and silage I would not feed my straw if I could get $io a ton 

 for it. I would sell some straw and put the money into grain, 

 although I do not usually advocate the purchasing of much 

 grain. 



