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corn, and although there was a plenty of witch' grass in the 

 spring, the ground was reasonably clean in the fall. By the 

 cross cultivation, which is done deeply in the early part of the 

 season, the land is more thoroughly pulverized and tillage is 

 advanced. • 



On farms where much live stock is kept, or where it is desired 

 to increase the number or to extend the work through intensive 

 cultivation, the silo is a pre-requisite. Through its use the 

 entire corn plant may be fed without waste. Because of the 

 succulence and the palatability of silage, it helps in the digesting 

 of other foods and is a direct conserver of production from the 

 poorer roughages of the farm, as all animals will relish them 

 better and consume larger quantities of them to good advantage 

 when fed silage. Quite a few years ago, when building our 

 second silo, we conceived the idea of having a circular stave 

 silo with all the advantages of the square silo, and finally hit 

 upon a plan which works nicely and which has been copied by 

 all who have seen it who have since built silos. It may be 

 briefly described as follows : 



