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port the same figures. In the tables hero given, I have taken results from 

 the states of Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska, and I find the varia- 

 tion among the states much less than would be supposed. 



Table showing cost of growing silage corn: 



Rent of land, per acre $4.50 



Plowing and harrowing 2.00 



Seed corn 25 



Planting 30 



Harrowing and cultivating 4 times 2.25 



Total $9.30 



Yield 13 tons per acre, cost per ton $ .72 



COST OF FILLING THE SILO. 



11 Men at $2.00 per day $22.00 



7 Teams at $2.25 per day 15.75 



1 Traction Engine, per day 5.00 



1 Engineer 2.00 



To coal 1.00 



Total $45.75 



Silage cut per day, 75 tons, cost to put in Silo, per ton $ .63 



Cost of Silo and Harvesting Machinery 600.00 



Interest at 6 per cent 36.00 



Depreciation and Repairs 58.00 



Taxes and Insurance 6.00 



$100.00 



Cutting 400 tons, per ton $ .25 



Cost putting in Silo 88 



Cost Gro A ing Corn 72 



Total cost for two or more farms, per ton $ 1.60 



Cost of 150 tons, one farm, per ton • $ 2.02 



From the tables here given, it will be seen that an attempt has been 

 made to cover all expenditures liberally and even such items as deprecia- 

 tion and repairs of machinery, beside taxes and insurance are counted. 

 T\'. total results are given: one intended for farmers who co-operate in 

 their ^^ ork' and use one equipment for filling two or more silos. Naturally 

 it will be seen that such a method would greatly reduce the total cost of 

 the ensilage. Even though the farms are several miles apart, it is not 

 difficult to transport the harvesting and cutting machinery and certainly it 

 is advisable when realizing that the saving in the expense of making en- 

 silage by this method is from forty to fifty cents per ton. Where four or 

 five silos are filled on as many farms the total cost of ensilage would be 

 but $1.50 per ton, while one farm, putting up 150 tons without co-operation 

 or assistance, the cost would be about $2.00 i^er ton. 



