THIRTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION. 53 



Mr. Dickerson : We have never lost any ensilage in the 

 cement silo. It keeps just as well in a cement silo as it does 

 in any other. We have one that was put up by a Chicago con- 

 cern, it is a double silo. The other silos we built ourselves and 

 made a solid wall seven inches thick. If anything the silage 

 keeps best in the solid wall silo. 



We open it up about the first of February and we find 

 very little frost in it. The double wall is on the north side and 

 the single one is on the south side; on the north side about a 

 ton stuck to the wall and it stayed there until some warm days, 

 and by spreading it there was no trouble in getting the cows 

 to eat it. 



Member: Do you put salt in the alfalfa? 



Mr. Dickerson: No, we do not. 



Member: Are your silos made of solid walls? 



Mr. Dickerson : Yes. 



Member: Which is the better time to start alfalfa, in the 

 spring or fall? 



Mr. Dickerson: It altogether depends upon conditions. 

 With us where the gravel comes near the surface, I think the 

 fall is best. 



President: Mr. Caven has some announcements he would 

 like to make. 



Mr. Caven: I know the thing that interests the creamery 

 butter makers the most is the butter room which is on the bal- 

 cony. The butter room will be open immediately after dinner 

 and the butter judging will begin at that time. 



Mr. Hepburn, who is in charge of the butter contest, will 

 announce this afternoon the arrangements for holding that con- 

 test. 



