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THE POLK SYSTEM 



loss is never greater than ten per cent, (b) An acre of corn 

 can be placed in the silo at much less cost than it can be put up as 

 cured fodder. An experiment made in 1903, in filling a 100-ton 

 silo, shows the cost of filling- to be only i > > 50 cents per ton. 



(c) There is abso- 

 lutely no waste to 

 any part of the corn 

 crop, provided you 

 exercise a fair de- 

 gree of care in han- 

 dling it. (d). Care- 

 ful and fair experi- 

 ments show that you 

 can feed your stock 

 on one-half of the 

 acreage other- 

 wise needed. 



II. THE SILO IN- 

 C REA SES THE 

 AMOUNT OF PRO- 

 DUCTION, (a) Dai- 

 ry cattle give more 

 milk and cream 

 when fed on silage 

 than when fed on 

 dry fodder and ear 

 corn, (b) The in- 

 crease in butter fat 

 is enough to reduce 

 the cost of produc- 

 tion 9c per pound, 



from22c to 13c. (c) Steers fattened on silage show a saving of 50c 

 for every 100 pounds, and bring an average of 20c per 150 better on 

 the market; a total saving of 70c on every 100 pounds. 



III. MISCELLANEOUS ADVANTAGES. (a) Ensilage fed cattle 

 have a good appetite are healthy, (b) Your stock does not have 

 to be reduced during a dry season, (c) There is no exposure to 

 bad weather in feeding ensilage, (d) There is great economy of 



Twin Silos, 16x40 feet, in process of construction by Polk 

 System. Built for W. T. Robinson, Harrodsburg, Ken- 

 tucky. Scaffolding and superstructure is unnecessary in 

 this System. 



"They are not built of pieces and they 

 cannot go to pieces. ' ' 



