Fifteen Years' Experience With the Silo Continued. 



have unloaded a 3800-pound load, cut it in %-inch lengths, and 

 elevated it into a 45-foot silo in a fraction over three minutes 

 With good corn we can put in 20 tons per hour, at a cost of 

 less than 30 cents per ton. The more modern blower has many 

 advantages over the old carrier and very rapid work may be 

 done by some of the new machines. 



Silage for Milk. 



It is generally admitted that the silo is a good thing in the 

 dairy. In the dairy section of Ohio it has found a place on most 

 dairy farms and is considered indispensable, especially for win- 

 ter milk. It is our practice to feed silage the year round, ex- 

 cepting perhaps a couple of months in the early summer, when 

 the pasture is at its best, and we have come to value it nearly, 

 if not quite, as highly to supplement summer pastures as for 

 the winter ration. 



Silage for Beef. 



While most persons are now ready to admit that silage is a 

 desirable food in the dairy, many yet question its value in the 

 production of beef. Theoretically the ration that will produce 

 a large flow of milk ought to promote the growth of the young 

 beef animal. Our experience proves the truth of the theory 

 so far as silage is concerned. Just as the milch cow in the 

 winter approximates summer results in milk, when silage is 

 used as a basis of the ration, so the young steer approximates 

 summer results in growth on the same ration. We have had 

 steers make an average gain of three pounds per day for a 

 short time on a silage ration balanced with protein grain, such 

 as the gluten feeds. 



One thing has not been mentioned and that is the health 

 and thrift of the animals, whether milch cows or steers. Our 

 animals always shed in March, are always in condition and 

 ready to make rapid gains on the first grass of spring. We 

 have fed silage to horses, brood sows and poultry, with very 

 satisfactory results. Yours truly, 



F. L. ALLEN. 



Publishers' Note. 



In talking with Ex-Governor Hoard of Wisconsin recently, 

 he mentioned the fact that he has made a practice for the past 

 three years of putting about 30 bbls. of water on top of his 

 silage after filling, with very satisfactory results. It seems to 

 settle the whole mass and especially the top, and causes a 

 very thin crust to form, thus sealing the silo with scarcely a 

 cart full of waste. 



The "Ohio" Blower Machine will elevate the water and 

 spread it over the top perfectly. 



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