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SILOS ON IRRIGATED FARMS 



(Continued from page 335.) 



Cal., has an interesting story to tell of his experi- 

 ences with a concrete silo. He says : 



"We have on our farm near Dixon, Cal., the 

 first concrete silo constructed in the Sacramento 

 valley. It is 12 feet in diameter, 30 feet high, and 

 holds approximately 70 tons. For eleven years we 

 have filled this silo with alfalfa twice a year, spring 

 and fall. During that period we have never lost a 

 single pound of silage. 



"We follow the rule of cutting the crop just a 

 little younger than when cutting it for hay. It is 

 mowed and hauled to the feed chopper immediately, 

 preserving all the freshness possible. Many a load 

 is thus stored in the silo within half an hour from 

 the time it is mowed, and for excellence and succu- 

 lence it cannot be beaten. Damp and cloudy weather 

 frequently prevails while we are filling our silo, 

 and the alfalfa is heavily laden with moisture. On 

 these occasions we put up our best silage, a feed 

 most relished by our cows. If these natural condi- 

 tions do not prevail, we make a practice of running 

 a small stream of water from a hose into the blower 

 when filling the silo. 



"In a few days after the silo is filled the fer- 

 mentation is in process, the moisture may be seen 

 oozing out around the doors and even through many 

 pores in the walls of the silo. Our opinion is that 

 a little moisture added to that in the alfalfa itself 

 adds to its succulence and assists in packing it into 

 the silo, the latter an essential which should not be 

 overlooked. During the filling process the injunc- 



tion to keep the silage built up high and well 

 tramped around the sides of the silo should be kept 

 in mind. There will be no spoiled or moldy silage 

 if that practice is faithfully followed, and the silo 

 is up to the requirements as such. 



"We feed but little hay in summer, finding it 

 more convenient to cut the alfalfa and feed it fresh 

 from the field. The ground, by this practice, is at 

 once cleared of the crop and ready for irrigation. 

 J-ly this method we are able to harvest seven and 

 eight crops in a season, whereas it is possible to 

 get not more than six crops where we allow our 

 alfalfa to mature for hay. Our acreage is entirely 

 taken up by alfalfa, and we have no land on which 

 to grow corn, this furnishing the reason why our 

 experience has been entirely with the former feed." 



SEEKS TO PROTECT CAREY ACT MEN 



GOVERNOR WEST of Oregon may call a spe- 

 cial meeting of the legislature to meet Dec. 1, 

 to consider the irrigation situation in his state. 



"I want to see settlers get relief and I want to 

 see the companies get justice," declared the gov- 

 ernor. "It is impossible to get the legislature, to 

 consider the reclamation situation at its regular 

 session and I propose to have it deal fairly with the 

 people who have invested money in these projects. 

 The man who has his money invested is entitled 

 to fair treatment. 



"The Carey act projects comprise a moral ob- 

 ligation of the state to the settlers to see that they 

 are not beaten out of the land on which they have 

 settled, and that they are furnished water. 



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