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tained, but feel that by approximating, I can safely say that it has 

 saved me somewhere from 25 to 50 per cent on my feed bill (prob- 

 able one-third this past winter, and the physical effect on the cattle 

 would be very hard to estimate, but it has been very satisfactory. 

 I think anyone wintering as many as 20 or 25 cattle, either milk 

 cows or steers, would be compensated for building a silo." 



Mr. E. L. Ensign, Cameron, Clinton county. Mo., has used a 

 stave silo one year, filled with corn and sorghum, fed to cows with 

 "fine" results. He says, "It has saved me money. This being my 

 first year, I cannot tell as well as I can after a little more experi- 

 ence with the silo. The corn was pretty ripe before I got my silo 

 ready. I put every sixth load, a load of cane and thought my 

 silage had enough moisture, but believe it would have kept better 

 if I had put several barrels of water in it." 



Mr. Philander P. Lewis, Cresent, St. Louis county, Mo., has 

 used a stave silo two years, fills with corn, feeds to dairy cows and 

 young cattle and says, "Silage is the cheapest dairy feed we have. 

 It increases the milk and improves the conditions of the cows. I 

 would not try to run a dairy without it." He adds, "I have found 

 that silage is not only a cheap and splendid feed for cows but that 

 horses, hogs and chickens do better from having it. I believe that 

 every farmer who is feeding cows, horses, hogs, etc., would find 

 the silo a profitable investment." 



Mr. George Bothwell, Nettleton, Caldwell county. Mo., has used 

 a stave silo one season. Fills it with corn and soja beans, feeds it 

 to dairy cows with the "very best results." He adds, "My cows ate 

 the silage with a relish, gave a heavy flow of milk all winter, and 

 came through the winter with a soft coat of hair and mellow hide, 

 in that respect they had the appearance of cattle in perfect show 

 bloom. Of course, in addition, we fed some grain and other rough- 

 ness." 



Mr. Wm. H. Bruns, Concordia, Lafayette county. Mo., has a 

 stave silo, used five years. He fills his silo with "corn and cowpeas 

 grown together, planted together, drilled all at one time." He says, 

 "Corn and cowpeas make a silage that the cows like better than 

 anything else I ever fed to them." Just think of how much more 

 feed the corn crop will make, if the whole crop is eaten by the 

 stock, stalks and all." 



Mr. Wm. Plummer, Hale, Carroll county, Mo., feeds silage to 

 dairy cows and calves and says "Our cows milk fine all winter and 

 come out in good order in the spring. I couldn't get along without 

 my silo now." 



