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February 24, 
THE RUBIA& NE6W-YORKERS 
A^BUTTER PROBLEM. ing after a Summer shower. Stop these 
We keep one cow, live years old ; she has Tirith, cement mortar. Smooth your walls 
black tongue, slim tail, curled horns, and witb cement mortar, put in a concrete 
in fact is a very pretty cow. They call watertight bottom and you then have a silo 
her Alderney; due to calve April 2. Since which will keep perfectly and is unaffected 
early in the Fall her milk has been bitter; b y cold > wind or anything else. Of course 
we churn from three to five hours without you bave to P ut a roo£ over i£ as y° u 
getting butter. I have run the churning have to do 'with any other. 
tonmnritnro frnm ro .. _ I have neard a great deal about the labor 
peratuic fiom C- at different times to 0 f getting the silage out of the pit to feed, 
85 with no success. We thought at first it but I have not experienced it. I simply 
might be frozen grass, put her in stable, 
give good sweet corn fodder, condition 
hung a little pulley in the roof of the 
house, a boy would go down into the silo, 
fill the baskets, hoist them up by means of 
powders, a little cornmeal, beets, potatoes, the pulley, and another boy above would 
salt, etc. Milk boils all right, but unless em Pt.v them in the cattle mangers as fast 
hoik'd it is verv bitter after standing a ? s !a hois ^, d ’ and that 3° b proved a mere 
, : , very oittei alter standing a trifle> The work was so ]ight the follow- 
couple of hours. Cow runs and plays, eats ing year, when I decided to build another 
well and seems perfectly well in every way sil( h 1 asked my manager whether he 
Can vou tell me the 'cause and eive tlia wanted a silo above ground or in the 
‘■ f cause and glve the ground, and he said he preferred it in the 
remedy for the same? p. a. r. ground. 
Livingston Co., N. Y. While this is the cheapest and most dur- 
A c P A T? t . , , able silo that can be built, the economy is 
/as 1. A. K. does not state what not in the cost of the silo, but in the cost 
amount of feed is given, nor how it of fill L ng it: - If >: ou bave a ? ton e silo above 
6 . ’ uuw 11 ground you must of necessity use a good 
is prepared to feed, it is rather difficult strong engine to hoist your silage. This 
foil , . means a good large cutter and a large force 
to tell just wiiat one article is causing of hands also, which cannot be had at all 
the trouble. Experiments made a few £, mes> , and if t0 . b ?, had k ^ hey are costly. 
^ no iimus., d xcw Tlie above-ground silo and large equipment 
years ago when potatoes were a good docs very 'well for the man working on a 
rmn ouA , ,, , ., large scale, but does not suit the man with 
crop, and low price, proved that they 12 or 20 cows. When I went to fill my 
were a poor food for a butter cow as 1 could get n ° labor , and had only 
, . c uw ’ dS two young men on the place. Tliev took 
the churnings were foamy and resulted m .v small feed cutter with only 12 feet of 
in a macc nf i • i, carrier and placed it in position, using the 
a mass ot something which le- carrier to dump the silage about the middle 
sembled lard more than butter Corn- ?- f tbe T h( v tbc ; n put their small gaso- 
, line en gi, ne 1U position and commenced to 
meal will sometimes produce bitter fil1 the silo. They -would hook up to their 
mill- and , , wagon and go to the field, unhook one horse 
milk and cornstalks when not properly and hitch him to a corn harvester, and cut 
cured will have the same effect Where ^ hat A he l could manage that day, then 
hook the horse back to the wagon, load up 
one cow is kept one must be more and drive to the silo, start up the engine, 
careful in feeding to keep a balanced 
ration than when a number are kent very smal b but these two young men would 
t-. , , . , , y ' put up from six to eight tons of silage 
keea some hay with the cornstalks and each day, and it can be readily seen that 
hf- enrp mrnctoll-e ’ , in this way it takes two men only a week 
c sure cornstalks have been properly or 10 days to put up enough silage for 
cured. Do not feed condition oowders tbe Wint ? r feed of a small herd. The en- 
.. . , , , . , . gine used is small and inexpensive, and 
n cow is healthy; mix some other gram can be used for various purposes. The cut- 
fopd witk t i no i-i . .. ter is small and inexpensive. There is no 
ccd with the cornmeal to lighten it, extra labor to be hired and if the herd in- 
either ground oats, or middlings with c , r , eases in number so as to require more 
, T f i • & silage, you need only have two or three 
bran. It bjtying cornmeal we would silos and work a little longer to fill them. 
nHvicf. t 1 bave seen some stone silos in this coun- 
aduse gluten meal in place of corn- try, and unless carefully -watched and at- 
meal. Do not feed potatoes, as in tended to they would fall down and be de- 
~ . . . , . ’ stroyed. I have heard of your cyclones in 
sufficient quantities they will cause bit- the West and your frozen silage in the 
ter nil'll- purl tinkle North. Your underground silo eliminates 
tei milk and trouble in churning. a ll of these difficulties. I hear the life of 
Beets are a good food and have a good the stone silo variously estimated from 10 
„ L b to 20 years. The young man who properly 
effect upon the milk. Always put the builds an underground concrete silo may 
D-rain fnnd nnrm tlm r^ntc Tf reasonably expect his great-grandchildren 
giam iooa upon tbe roots, it corn- to use it if they wish, and from' my ex¬ 
meal is fed do not mix the salt with perience they are tbe most desirable form. 
.. , , . , , BENJ. WATKINS LEIGH. 
ration, but place it so the cow has Halifax Co., Va. 
access to it whenever she wants it. The R. N.-Y.—Better caution the workmen 
, ,. , .,. , ... . about going down into such a silo without 
tact that boiling the milk sweetens it testing the air in it. We have known cases 
nroves the bitterness is in the feed vvhere carbonic acid gas accumulated, as it 
proves tne bitterness is in the teed, could not drain off. Better lower a lighted 
and the trouble with the butter in 
churning proves that the ration is not 
properly balanced, as with a balanced 
ration one has no trouble in churning 
regardless of what the cow may be. 
M. M. 
THE UNDERGROUND SILO. 
This is not a dairy section. It is a to¬ 
bacco section, and very little attention is 
paid to stock of any kind. A few years 
ago I decided to breed registered Jersey 
cattle, and realized that I needed silage to 
feed them with in Winter. I happened to 
meet our State Dairy Commissioner and 
asked him how best to build a silo. He re¬ 
plied that you could build them any way; 
that he had three, and his best silo was 
nothing but a hole in the ground. I had 
read a great deal about the advantages of 
the stone silo above ground, and the dis¬ 
advantages of the underground silo, but 
after considering the matter I decided to 
try the underground silo. I employed a 
man to build a silo on my place 12 feet 
square and 18 feet deep, he to dig the pit, 
haul his own sand, get up and break up 
his own stone and complete the job all ex¬ 
cept putting on the roof, I to furnish noth¬ 
ing but the cement and the little timber 
needed for forms, which I could use after¬ 
wards in building the roof. For this job 
he charged me $75. The silo was built as 
follows: A pit was dug 13 feet square and 
17 feet deep, care being exercised to have 
the earth walls as smooth and as near 
perpendicular as possible. Then 2x4 pieces 
18 feet long were set up as a studding seven 
inches from the earth wall and well braced; 
inch boards were placed on edge against 
the studding and between the studding and 
the earth, to make the forms for concrete. 
To avoid the sharp angles in the corners 
which would be objectionable the angles 
were cut off so as to give an octagon ef¬ 
fect, but the pieces cutting off the angles 
were not more than eight or 10 inches long. 
Concrete is mixed and tamped between 
the boards and the earth making a concrete 
wall six inches thick. This wall is carried 
one foot above the ground to avoid the 
danger of water running in. After the 
wall is thoroughly set or hardened the 
wooden form is taken out. You can then 
detect any leaks there may be by watch- 
lighted 
lantern in. If it goes out do not go down 
until the air is well stirred up. 
Get the Most 
a Silo Gan Make 
Get a Silo. But get a good one. Choose 
carefully—and wisely. Get a Lansing if 
lyou want the most that a Silo can mean to 
your profits. Thousands of other pro¬ 
gressive farmers have proved it. 
LANSING SILOS 
Licensed under Harder Patent No. 627,732. 
Made of best wood. All-steel Hoops and Draw 
Lugs. Convenient continuous doorway with Ladder 
[Front. Many other features. Write for best book oa 
~los and Silo profits. Write postal now to 
Severance Tank & Silo Co. Dept. 329 Lansing, Midi. 
From $66.00 up 
Depend- 8x16— 1% in. Cypress Silo, S 66.00 We make 
ing on 10x20—2 “ “ “ 116.00 any other 
the size. 10x22— 2 “ “ “ 126.00 size just 
12x20—2 “ “ “ 134.00 as cheap. 
12x24-2 “ « « 159.00 
What you get in addition to the above is, first, 
our “1912” continuous door opening, with galvaniz¬ 
ed hardware, and combination ladder; second, two 
galvanized cables; third, two new style anchor rods; 
fourth, interior coated with “Shelco” gloss; fifth, 
outside painted with oxide red paint. This is the 
biggest value ever offered-buy now to be shipped 
when wanted. 
Write for Silo booklet “DD.” 
The difference between buying the “Arundel” 
Silo by mail and buying a Silo from an agent is to 
make a saving of from 20 to 404. If this saving is 
not made in the price, you surely will save it in the 
quality. Buy the “Arundel ” Silo, examine it and if 
it is not as represented—don’t take it. That is our 
proposition—can you beat it? We take the risk 
and pay the freight back. Which will you buy ?— 
think it over. Deal with the maker direct. 
THE BALTIMORE COMPANY, Baltimore, Md. 
Every Borden 
Experiment Farm 
has a Unadiila 
Silage of the highest quality is the 
final test of a silo. It convinced the 
Bordens that the Unadiila was best 
suited to the needs of their great milk 
farms. Such merit also indicates su¬ 
perior mechanical construction and 
ease in handling silage. Catalogue 
free. Send for it and learn how and 
why they meet every need. Discount 
for orders in 30 days. Agents wanted 
UNADiLLA SILO CO.. BoxC. 
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Goshen Milk Condensing Co.,Goshen, Ind. 
Covered with J-M Asbestos Roofing 
The Cheapest 
Roofing 
J-M Asbestos Roofing' is lower in 
first cost than shingles, tin and slate, 
and cheaper than all other roofings 
when cost per year is considered. 
Tin, iron and most prepared roofings are a con¬ 
tinual trouble and expense, for they have to be 
painted or regravelled every few years. No 
paint, gravel or other protection is ever needed 
for J-M Asbestos Roofing. Its first cost is the 
only cost. 
consists of layer on layer of Asbestos (rock) Felt securely cemented 
together with Trinidad Lake Asphalt. This makes a ready roofing 
that is literally a pliable stone—with the everlasting qualities of stone. 
Sparks or burning brands cannot ignite it. Rain, snow, heat, cold, 
salt air or chemical fumes cannot injure it. 
This roofing is in good condition today on many buildings after more than a quar¬ 
ter century of service. J-M Asbestos Roofing can be used on any type of building. 
Get it from your dealer. Sold direct if he can't supply you. 
Write our nearest Branch for a piece of the curious Asbestos Rock and illustrated 
Book No. 48 
H. W. JOHNS-MANVILLE CO. 
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Chicago Detroit Milwaukee “*** New York Pittsburgh St. Louis 
For Canada: -THE CANADIAN H. W. JOHNS-MANVILLE CO.. LIMITED 
Toronto, Ont. Montreal, Que. Winnipeg, Man. Vancouver, B. C. 1675 
FIRE FROST FflOOr HO PAINT it) $2 000 000 
CEMENT YOU MAY HAVE THE MATERIAL ON yUlVVVaVVV 
SILO YOUR OWH FARM. YOU CAN BUILD WITH IHfMnl lH ^ # # 
BLOCKS. COMMON LABOR^-QUALITY BEING IN 
YOUR HANDS. 
I? 
r ._ ETHER CEMENT OR THE SILOS CARRIES HOOPS 
SILO ' Wmi MALLEABLE SCREW COUPLINGS.ENTIRELY 
8LOCKS ■ around the structure. 
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CEMENT STILE SILO Cft KALAMAZOO MICH 
The Silo With Three Walls 
Crafne Patent Triple Wall Silo ^ 
First staves; then a 1 ayer of odor less,air¬ 
tight sheathing ; outside, a continuous 
spiral wooden hoop. N o iron hoops to 
tighten or loosen. The weattier can’t harm 
this silo. It’s water-proof—air-proof— 
frost-proof. Can’t dry out or swell out. 
Write for catalog of details today. 
W. L. SCOTT LUMBER COMPANY ^ 
63 Main Street, Norwich, N. V. 
Will be saved this winter to the 
15,000 users of Indiana Silos. Are 
you getting your share? There 
is another winter coming. Our 
best salesmen are the 15,000 
Indiana Silos now in use. 
SILO PROFITS 
Written by over two hundred of the best breeder*, 
feeders and farmers In the world. "Tells how they 
greatly increased their profits.” Write for this 
valuable book and our new catalog now—FREE. 
Licensed under Harder Patent No. 627.732. 
INDIANA SILO COMPANY 
The largest manufacturers of Silos in the world. 
Address nearest factory: 
318 Union Bldg., Anderson, Indiana 
“ Indiana Bldg. Dea Moines, Iowa 
“ Silo Bldg. Kansas City, Mo. 
^^^jjg^Uood^gentyranterDsver^irhere^^^^^^' 
Why buy a tub when you can get a SlloT Why 
accept a substitute which only holds your com 
when you can get a Harder Silo which preserve* it 
and converts it into rich, succulent silage of great¬ 
est mllk-produolng value? Why not investigate the 
feeding value of Harder Silage ? Literature free. 
HARDER MANUFACTURING CO., 
Box 1 1 , Cobleskill, N. Y. 
DIRIGO SILOS 
Unadilu, N. 
are better and more durable than other 
silos because we use higher grade lumber, 
because they are of superior design and we 
furnish a GENUINE wood preservative. 
They cost less because we sell direct and 
save you agents’ profits. SPECIAL DIS¬ 
COUNT for EARXY ORDERS. Post 
card will bring full information. 
STEVENS TANK & TOWER CO. 
AUBURN, MAINE 
THE ROSS SILO 
The value of ensilage for delry or 
cattle feeding is known to all. To get 
results care muBt be taken in selecting 
a silo. The ROSS 9II.0 is absolutely 
guaranteed to produce the right kind 
of ensilage. Why? Because it 
IS THOROUGHLY MANUFACTURED 
and h&s feature! thai are important 
and found on the Rosa Silo only. 
Profit by our experience and build a 
ROSS SILO* Catalog explains all. 
Agents Wanted 
The S. W.Ross Co.(Est 1850) 
Box 13 8FKINGF1ELD, OHIO 
wmmmmMmmmi’. 
Here’s the only blower ensilage 
cutter that can be depended upon to 
do good work under all conditions. 
PAPEC ENSILAGE 
* PNEUMATIC *-• CUTTER 
Cuts and elevates silage with less 
power than any other cutter. Easy 
to set up and operate; no wood to 
twist and warp; elevates over 50 feet 
without clogging. Write for booklet, 
* How to Prepare Ensilage,” FREE. 
PAPEC MACHINE CO., Bex 10. Shortsvlll*. M. Y. M 
ZfCf „ Distributing Points: wt 
Unadiila Silo Co., Unadiila, N. Y. 
J. B. Norton Co., Utica, N. Y. 
and 25 other distributing points. 
