1905 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



877 



THE CONSTRUCTION OF SILOS. 



The above is the title of a beautiful little 

 bulletin of 41 pages, issued by the Illinois 

 Experiment Station, Urbana, III. It is beau- 

 tifully illustrated on almost every page with 

 photos of silos in actual use, and must be of 

 immense benefit to any progressive farmer. 

 I clip from the summary the following: 



Essentials of a Silo.— To pi-eserve the silage per- 

 fectly the silo wall must be rigid and air tight. 



Location.— That the labor of feeding may be reduced 

 to the minimum, the silo should be placed as near the 

 manger as possible. 



Form of Silo.— It is practically impossible to con- 

 struct a square wood silo with rigid walls: and as silage 

 usually spoils more or less in the corners, it is perfectly 

 clear that the round silo is the only proper form. 



Proportion and Capacity.- The deeper the silo 

 the greater the pressure and the more compactly will 

 the silage be pressed together. To be well propor- 

 tioned, the height should not be more than twice the 

 diameter. 



By the way, in traveling through the 

 country on the auto or in the cars I have 

 often remarked that, whenever you see a 

 nice farm, there is a good siln among the 

 buildings; and whenever you see a nice up- 

 to-date silo you will see a beautiful farm 

 well kept up. If you want the bulletin, 

 address as above. 



SWEET CLOVER— WILL FARM STOCK EAT IT? 



There are still not only individuals but 

 some agricultural papers that answer cor- 

 respondents to the effect that no farm stock 

 will eat sweet clover. See the following: 



Dear Sir:— 1 have sown sweet clover in a small way 

 several times, but my sheep (about 100 • always eat it 

 so close that it dies. I will try to keep the sheep off. 



Dutch, Va., July 3. W. C. Jackson. 



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HERE'S A PAROID ROOF, 



**The Roof That Lasts." 



The Monmouth Poultry Farm, Freneau, N. J., one of the largest in the 

 countr}-, sends a photograph (see above) showing their Paroid roofs. They 

 like it and so do thousands of poultrymen, the large ones and the small ones, 

 because thev found that for roofing and siding, nothing in the world equals 



PAMOID ROOFING. 



Economical, durable, extra strong, light slate color — contains no tar — does 

 not run nor crack — does not taint rain water. Any one dn lay it. Keeps 

 buildings of all kinds warm and dry; spark, water, heat, cold, acid and gas 

 proof, in short it's just the roof you're looking for. Now, don't be put off 

 with a poor imitation, but 



CkAn^ frk'V* 1^1*^0 CstTTfeTkloG and name of nearest dealer. Investigate its 

 t:>«:;AlU *V1 m M. X^K, CycUtiptl::^ merits for yourself. For a 2 cent stamp we'll 

 send c w book of complete plans for poultry and farm buildings. 



F. W. BIRD & SON, Makers. 



OrlK'lnators of the free Roofing Kit — fixtures for applying in every roll. 

 EastWalpoIe. Mass., Established 1S17. Cbicago. Illinois. 



Over Ilnir n t'entury of Fair kle.iliig 



has given our i.roducts that prcminenni 

 which merit <le erves. We still ollur 

 everything of the best for Orchttrti, 

 Vliieyuril, Luwii, I'ark, Str ■t't.<jiiir<ien 

 and tJreeuhouBe. Catalogue No. 

 1 free to purchaser-' of fruit 

 anil Ornamental Trees. No. 3 

 free to buyers of Holland and 

 othor Bulbs, Hardy Plants 

 (ind Vines, Roses, Ferns. Palms and 

 Greenhouse Goods in general. Try 

 _ usj will give you a square (Teal and 

 irantee satisfaction. Oorrespondeuce solicited, 

 62 years; 44 greenhouses; l'2tlO acres. 



THE STORRS & HARRISON CO. 

 Box 34 PAINESVILLE, OHIO 



Mr. A. I. Root's Writings 



of Grand Traverse territory and Leelanau Co. 

 are descriptive of Michigan's most beautiful 

 sections reached most conveniently via the 



Pere M ARQUETTER. R. 



7or pamphlets of Michigan farm lands and the fruit 



belt, address J. E. Uerritt, Manistee, Ulohlgas. 



