ized, and the above quantity.of lumber be considerably reduced. 

 A cement bottom, though not necessary, is desirable. 



Don't say " you can't afford to build a silo," it is just the other 

 way, yoii can't afford to be without one. 



Don't conclude to wait until next year, build one this year, you 

 can easily find time to do it before haying, and then when 

 the early fall frost hits your corn crop you will have a place 

 where it can be put at once and saved. 



Don't waste money on a stone or cement silo — unless you want 

 to for I he fun of the thing — a wooden one is better. 



Don't subscribe to the doctrine that ensila2:e is too watery to be 

 good for anything. Remember that ttas'fure i^^ass in June has 

 more water in it than ensilage has. 



Don't plant Western corn, or Southern corn, but get some vari- 

 ety that will perfect the kernels and produce a good num- 

 ber of ears. 



Don't forget that you can soon double the supply of fodder by 

 adopting this system ; more fodder means more milk, and more 

 milk, more cash. 



THINGS TO BE DONE. 



Plant two or three acres more of corn as soon as possible. 



Select a place in your barn that is convenient, and see how 

 much lumber, and of what dimensions, will be necessary. 



Get the lumber, and at odd times put in a silo, and before 

 the fall frosts c:>me, or immediately after, put your corn into it; 

 have it cut into i>^ inch lengths if you can, but if this is too 

 much trouble pack it in whole. 



To sum up : Don't throw this Bulletin aside without think- 

 ing the matter over, but consider the subject well, and build a 

 fifty ton silo and try it, the results will convince you. 



G. H. WHITCHER, Director. 



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