CONCLUSION. 



In conclusion we desire to state that the object of this book is 

 to place before the farmer, dairyman and stockman such informa- 

 tion as will be valuable and practical, in as concise and plain a 

 manner as possible, and to make a plea in behalf of the silo as an 

 improver of the financial condition of the farmer. That the silo 

 is a prime factor in modern agriculture is no longer a matter of 

 doubt. The silo is not the sum total in itself, but as an adjunct, 

 and, in the case of dairying, a necessary adjunct to successful and 

 profitable methods, its value is difficult to overestimate. 



One of the greatest values of the silo is that as an innovation 

 it becomes a stepping-stone to better methods in general; it stim- 

 ulates its owner and spurs him on to see just how good and far- 

 reaching results he can obtain from his revised system of manage- 

 ment. It invites a little honest effort, and coupled with this it 

 never fails. It enables its owner not only to do what he has been 

 unable to do before, but things he has done without its help the 

 silo enables him to do at less cost than before. The solution of 

 the problem of cost of manufacture is necessary to every success- 

 ful producer, and as the proposition is constantly changing, the 

 solutions of our forefathers, or even of a generation ago, no longer 

 avail. The silo is not an enticing speculation by means of which 

 something can be gotten out of nothing, but a sound business 

 proposition, and has come to stay. The voices of thousands of our 

 best farmers and dairymen sing its praises, because it has brought 

 dollars into their pockets, and increased enjoyment to them in 

 their occupations and their homes. 



Have you cows? Do you feed stock? Do you not need a silo? 

 Is it not worthy of your best thought and consideration? You owe 

 it to yourself to make the most you can out of the opportunities 

 before you. DO IT NOW! 



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