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From one to three silos are built in each community 

 that it was possible to reach. Many requests have been 

 received that it was impossible to fill. These forms have 

 been used for demonstration purposes; that is, it has 

 not been the policy of the department to build the silos 

 for the farmer, but to show each community how readily 

 a concrete silo could be constructed, and to let him see 

 its value upon the farm. As a result the increased num- 

 ber of these structures throughout the State means a 

 paying investment of several hundred thousand dollars. 



The cost has varied very materially. Freight rates, 

 the convenience of sand and gravel, the ability of the 

 farmer to get the most out of his labor, the weather and 

 so on have resulted in quite a difference of cost, even 

 in the same size structure. In order that the farmer 

 may have an idea what a silo would cost him, we are 

 attaching hereto the actual cost of several silos con- 

 structed under the supervision of this department: 



