92 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Some people advocate the building* of silos of concrete but 

 a stave silo is all right too and does not cost as much money. I 

 believe it is a mistake to advocate the high priced silos in a new 

 community. Mine is eight years old and I cannot see the least 

 evidence yet of decay. 



Q. — Do you weigh it down ? 



A. — No, sir, I run the chaff over it or cover it with prairie 

 hay. Two years I used a quarter of an acre of sorgum to run 

 over the top of it. 



Q. — Do you ever put water on it? 



A. — If it gets too dry. Three years ago we were caught 

 with a frost before it was ready to fill. I filled just the same 

 after the leaves were dry and added water and had good silage. 



Q. — What method do you use in adding the water ? 



A. — We i*un a barrel of water up and used a common 

 sprinkler. 



Q. — Are there men in the Silo? 



A. — Yes, two of them. 



Q. — How do you plant this corn, in drills? 



A. — No, sir, I plant just the same as field corn. 



Q. — Can you give the amount in pounds for the mainten- 

 ance of a thousand pound cow a day? 



A. — You have asked a scientific question that I do not feel 

 able to answer. I don't keep as close watch of these things as I 

 would like. My tenant tells me, that cows giving milk use from 

 thirty to forty pounds a day. 



