PREFACE. 



This book has been written and published for the pur- 

 pose of furnishing our patrons and others with accurate 

 and full information on the subject of silo construction 

 and the making of silage. It has been the aim of the au- 

 thors to present the subject in a clear matter-of-fact man- 

 ner, without flourish or rhetoric or flight of imagination, 

 believing that the truth concerning the advantages of the 

 siloing system is good enough. The testimony presented, 

 which is purposely kept close to the experience of author- 

 ities on feeding subjects in and outside of experiment sta- 

 tions, will abundantly prove, we believe, that the equip- 

 ment of an American dairy or stock farm is no longer 

 complete without one or more silos on it. 



The new chapters on "The Summer Silo," "The Use of 

 Silage in Beef Production," and "Concrete and Cement 

 Block Silos" will be found especially timely, and in other 

 respects the book has been brought up-to-date. 



In order that a work of this kind be accurate and reli- 

 able, and bear the scrutiny of scientific readers, the use 

 of a number of scientific terms and phrases is rendered 

 necessary, and in order that these may be more readily 

 comprehended by Agriculturists, a comprehensive glossary 

 or dictionary of such terms is included, following the last 

 chapter, which can be referred to from time to time, or 

 can be studied previous to reading the book. 



In the compilation of certain parts of the book we 

 have had the valuable assistance of Prof. Woll, of Wis- 

 consin Experiment Station, author of "A Book on Silage" 

 and "A Handbook for Farmers and Dairymen." Free use 

 of the former book has been made in the preparation of 

 this volume, as well as of experiment station publications 

 treating the subject of silage. 



Hoping that this latest revision of "Modern Silage 

 Methods" will prove helpful to our patrons, and incidentally 

 suggest to them that the Ohio Silage Cutters and Blower 

 Elevators are manufactured by us, we are, 



Very truly, 



THE SILVER MFG. CO. 



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