6o ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Wednesday Morning, January 10, 1900 



Meeting called to order by President. 



Annonncement: I wish to announce there will be a meeting of the 

 Boone County Farmers' Institute at Evans Hotel on Saturday at 1:30 

 o'clock. All who are interested m the work are cordially invited to be 

 present. We desire a full attendance for our time is short. The meeting 

 will be held the 6th, 7th, and 8th of February. 



Silos and Ensilage 



W. S. DAVIS, P^AIRFIELD. 



I thank you for this place on the program before such a body. I 

 represent the southern part where we have had poor dairies and poor 

 cows, and you have helped us a great deal in the work and we expect 

 much of you, not so much the instruction, but to get some of our ideas 

 before you so that you may help us to remedy them. 



(Mr. Davis shows model of silo.) 



Explains that 2x4 scantling is used. It is eight sided. You can 

 make them twelve sided or sixteen sided as you please. But about five 

 ioot each side and girded with 2x4 scantling and lined inside with just 

 common flooring, timber you can buy at any price. It keeps the ensilage 

 all right and made very much cheaper. We cut doors in where needed. 

 From this rough model you will understand better when I am reading. 



Silo. The silo of today must be above ground, without square cor- 

 ners, of light, durable material, easily built, and cheap. Such a one I 

 will try to describe. 



