CONCLUSION. 



In conclusion we desire to state that the object of 

 this book is to place before the farmer, dairyman and 

 stockman such information as will be valuable and prac- 

 tical, 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 stimulates its owner and spurs him on to 

 see just how good and far-reaching results he can obtain 

 from his revised system of management. 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 successful producer, and as the propo- 

 sition is constantly changing, the solutions of our fore- 

 fathers, 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 busi- 

 ness 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 con- 

 sideration? You owe it to yourself to make the most you 

 can out of the opportunities before you. DO IT NOW! 



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