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CONCRETE SILOS 
of Corn 
Wasted 
"In the great corn belt of the West the ears are husked and then the 
kernels are shelled off, such separation involving great labor and expense. 
Then the 11 tons of feeding material is allowed to go to waste, 
an incumbrance in the field, except as a small part is utilized 
by the pasturing of cattle for a few weeks at the close of the year. 
It follows that on 75,000,000 acres devoted to the growth of feed 
for farm animals by far the greater part of the annual growth of feeding 
material is absolutely thrown away. The use of the silo will prevent 
this waste and make it possible to utilize in meat production 12 tons 
of feeding material per acre instead of the one ton now so utilized. 
"The silo furnishes a means of bridging the widening disparity between 
meat production and population, through a complete utilization of the 
feeding stuffs produced and the consequent ability to grow and fatten 
more cattle per acre of farm land than is possible under any other form 
of cattle feeding." — Orange Judd Farmer, Chicago. 
"During the last year we have heard a great deal about the virtues 
of 'alfalfa on every farm.' Big alfalfa stories have been going the rounds 
like wildfire. Fortunately they are mostly true. Alfalfa growers 
"/4 Silo on ]^ave no excuse for lying about the value of their crop. They 
very arm ^^^^ plain truth sounds big enough — oftentimes too big. 
This alfalfa phrase is worthy and the idea it conveys merits universal sup- 
port and encouragement. More alfalfa leads to better farms and more 
prosperous farmers. There is no question about it. We would propose 
Concrete Silo on farm of H. StiUson Hart, Ear- 
rington, Illinois, visited by delegates to Confer- 
ence on Permanent and Sanitary Farm Improve- 
ments, August, 1913. 
Concrete Silo with Concrete Roof, Chute and 
Feed House built on the Kane County Farm near 
Geneva, Illinois. Also visited by delegates to 
Conference. 
