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farms under consideration the cost of silage varied from $1.10 to $5.42 
per ton. The investigators state that $1.50 to $3.50 per ton represents 
the limits between which most of the silage is produced." 
— Hoard's Dairyman, Ft. Atkinson. 
An Iowa correspondent writes to Wallace 's Farmer asking : 
" What in your estimation is the value per ton of corn silage made from 
corn averaging fifty-five bushels per acre, and stored in a silo 
Si^a" e eighteen feet wide by thirty-four feet high? This silage is of 
very good quality. In case I should buy it, I would have to 
commence taking it from the top." 
"Under present conditions, it costs from 50 cents to $1 to put a ton of 
silage into a silo. Probably the average would not be far from 65 cents. 
This includes cost of cutter, engine, coal, man and horse labor, etc. Seven- 
ty-five cents per ton should cover the interest on the investment in the silo, 
depreciation, insurance, etc. The other item to be considered is the 
value of the corn fodder per ton if it were not put in the silo. We will as- 
sume that our correspondent's fifty-five bushel corn would make twelve 
tons of silage, and that the stalks are worth $1 an acre. To the ear corn 
we will assign a value of 65 cents per bushel. This is assuming a market 
value of 70 cents, and deducting 6 cents for husking. On the basis of these 
figures, a ton of silage should be worth about $4.45. If the market value of 
corn were 45 cents per bushel, the value of a ton of silage would be $3.16. 
Frank Leach's Monolithic Silo (dimensions 14 Fire proved this concrete silo, another picture of 
feet by 48 feet) near Chesterfield, Illinois, built which is shown on page 47; the second mono- 
by Perry Duekles, Carlinville, Illinois. Polk lithic concrete silo built in either the United 
forms used. States or Canada. McCoy forms used. 
