48 H. R. STEVENS ON ENSILAGE. 



always with his invincible courage and belief ; and his every prophecy 

 in relation to the silo has been fully verified, and I am reaping the 

 benefit in a golden harvest. 



I am fully convinced from my success, and the number who now 

 come to see the silo, and watch the cattle as they are fed, and their 

 surprise and conviction against their previous prejudice, that there 

 will be, instead of my single silo in this county another year, at least 

 fifty next year, and in less than five years more than one thousand. 



If the information I have so hurriedly given you will prove of any 

 benefit to my countrymen, I am only too glad to have been enabled to 

 give it to you. 



Yours, etc., 



B. AUSTIN AVERT. 



It appears by the statement of Mr. Avery, the gain in feeding his 

 stock with ensilage, compared with former years, will be the sale of 

 a hundred tons of hay, which would average fifteen dollars per ton 

 (fifteen hundred dollars) ; also the saving of a hundred and twenty- 

 five dollars, the average per month of grain, six months (seven hun- 

 dred and fifty), making a total of $2,250 ; also the increased quantity 

 of milk, which was an average of one quart per day per cow, after 

 three days feeding, and also saves one-half the labor, in feeding with 

 ensilage ; and his cattle are in better condition than they have been 

 for twenty years. 



