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Mr. Jas. Elliot, Windsor, Henry county. Mo., feeds silage to cows 

 and young stock and says : "I like ensilage for feeding very well. 

 Would not like to be without one. It is not only good feed for cows 

 but all kinds of cattle, and when it is put up in the fall it is so much 

 easier to get at than to have to go to the fields for corn fodder ; with 

 ensilage we get the whole corn plant for food." 



Mr. Fred Parcher, Maryville, Nodaway county. Mo., feeds silage 

 to cows and young cattle and says : "Results in a saving of one-half in 

 feed store bills and over one-half in amount of hay eaten." 



Mr. H. S. Hand, Appleton City, St. Clair county. Mo., says: "F 

 find it (silage) excellent for dairy cows. Our cows milk as well in 

 winter as they do in summer ; in fact, they usually gain when we com- 

 mence to feed." 



Mr. John Miles, Gray's Summit, Franklin county. Mo., feeds silage 

 to dairy cows and horses and says : "Results are good. I like it well 

 and think it an ideal method of securing succulent food." 



Mr. Fritz Sensor, Corder, Lafayette county, Mo., says : "I have 

 been feeding it to all of my cattle. It is of most value for milk cows." 



Mr. John Patterson, Kirksville, Adair county. Mo., has fed silage 

 for many years and says of it: "When I speak of the economy of 

 putting corn into silos to feed cows I don't mean that it is good for 

 cows only — it is good for all kinds of stock. All seem to like it and 

 thrive on it, and when you get buildings and machinery for it, it does 

 not cost any more to put it in silos than to cut and shock, etc., and it 

 is much more convenient to feed in barns or sheds where stock can be 

 comfortable and all the manure can be saved." '*■' 



Mr. N. H. Gentry, Sedalia, Mo., says : "I put up a silo in the past 

 summer 30 feet high by 20 in diameter. We filled it with cut corn and 

 it is proving a very cheap, economical feed. We are feeding it to all 

 our cattle, and our work horses have had no other grain all winter, 

 keeping in good condition. In thus consuming the whole corn plant 

 it proves a very cheap feed. We mix a little other grain with it in 

 feeding milk cows and young cattle we wish to push along, but the 

 dry cows get nothing but it, and they eat very little hay. I think I will 

 put up a smaller silo for summer feeding in case of severe drouth, and 

 after carrying it through the summer and it is not needed, we can feed 

 it out during the winter or fall." 



Mr. H. B. Gurler, who produces certified milk from 150 

 cows, some of which milk was sent to Paris, France, and was still sweet 

 at the end of 21 days, though no preservative but cleanliness and cold 

 were used, says of the silage: "I have been using silage" for 25 years. 

 I was enthusiastic from the first. I never went crazy over it, but my 



