BLOWER OR PNEUMATIC ELEA'ATORS. 



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vators (see illustration of Silver's "Ohio" Blower Cutter. Fig. 53) 

 have been in use to an increasing extent for several years, and 

 today tliere is absolutely no doubt as to their superiority for ele- 

 vating: the material. Where sufficient power is available there is 

 no difficulty in elevating the cut fodder into the highest silos. 



Although the Blower Machines, require somewhat more power 

 than the old style Carrier, they have numerous advantages over 

 the latter, and the majority of machines now being sold are 

 equipped with Blowers. We mention below some of the features 

 that have served to bring Silver's "Ohio" Monarch Blowers to the 

 notice and favor of farmers and dairymen so rapidly. 



The Blower Machine is quickly set up, talcen down or moved, 

 as all that is necessary is to remove the pipe, (which is in sec- 

 tions of various lengths from four to ten feet as desired), which 

 requires but a few moments. This operation requires but little 



Fig. 53. — Shows Silver's No. 19 "Ohio" Monarch Self Feeder Blower 

 Silage Cutter filling a group of five silos, owned by S. M. 

 Shoemaker, Burnside, .P. O., Eccleston, Md. The machine had 

 just completed storing 1,700 tons of silage. 



