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discussion of this question will be simplified by 

 dividing the country into sections where the con- 

 ditions favorable or otherwise to the growing of 

 silo crops and to the curing of the same are not 

 greatly dissimilar. The division submitted below 

 may seem somewhat arbitrary, but it will probably 

 be found at least approximately correct. 



Division No. i will cover those portions of the 

 United States and Canada east of the Mississippi 

 river and Lake Superior, and north of the Ohio and 

 Potomac rivers. Division No. 2 will embrace those 

 states east of the Mississippi river and south of the 

 Ohio and Potomac rivers. Division No. 3 will cover 

 the states of the Union and the provinces of Canada 

 west of the Mississippi river and Lake Superior. 



In Division No. i, the silo will always render 

 greater service than in Divisions Nos. 2 and 3. The 

 moist climate that covers much of the area, the rela- 

 tively long winters with the rain, sleet and snow that 

 characterize them, and the general diffusion of 

 dairying throughout the division, emphasize the 

 value of the silo. There is no state of the Union, or 

 province of Canada included in this division in which 

 the silo may not be made to render excellent service, 

 especially to those who keep live stock in any consid- 

 erable numbers. 



In Division No. 2 the silo will be less helpful 

 relatively than in Division No. i, because of the 

 shorter winters and the less attention given to dairy- 

 ing, and they will be more helpful than in Section 3, 

 because of the more rainy character of the climate. 



In Section No. 3, which covers all the best 

 alfalfa producing areas in the United States, silos 



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