950 
RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
August 4, 1917. 
Appleton 
Silo Filler 
It costs 
you less because 
its price is no higher and its cost in ser¬ 
vice is much ionjoer. Records prove this. 
Guaranteed to do more and 
better work with less power 
and labor than anv other. Tremendous?! y 
strong construction; trame solid oak and 
steel. mortised, bolted. braced: impossible 
to pull out ot line. Blower Independent oi 
cutter; allows speed adjustment for mini¬ 
mum use of power for any height silo. 
Feed table frictionless.runs on chilled iron 
roiiers;knives spiraled,giving clean shear¬ 
ing cut with least used power. (10 lengths 
of cut —6/16 to 2>i inches.) Easiest to 
handle and safest—feed rc ls and table 
controlled by one lever; autc matic safety 
device: low down, cut -1 nder irame. 
Two books 
FREE! 
One on s ,c building 
andeilagt. crops etc; 
theother a catalog of 
Appleton Silo Fillers: 
showing four sizes for 
4 h. p. engines and up. 
Write 
Appleton 
Mfg. Co.. 
4^1 Fargoi 
Street, 
Batavia, 
Feed Better 
Cut Silage 
It pays. Shows a big profit In dollara 
juna cents, naproved by users of Silver’s 
..Ohio.'’ This machine cuts silage un¬ 
like other eilo fillers. Reduces it to a 
mold-proof seml-pulp that packs solidly, 
expels all air, releases the sugar juices, 
ferments evenly and properly. Free 
from shreds and leaves. Makes the 
nigh quality silage that brings biggest 
milk yields from dairy cows, puts weight 
on fattening stock. Write for book that 
proves wisdom of **Silverizing” silage. 
Silver’s 
“Ohio” 
The Logical Silo Filler 
Cots better silage and more of it in the 
nay’s time. A simply built giant of 
strength and big capacity. Backed by 
62 years’ manufacturing experience, by 
the pioneers of silofillers. Many biglead- 
ing features. 
Knives that cannot spring and let “air. 
P^ket’’ shreds rnd leaves get into the 
Bilo; patented friction reverse and single 
lever control, automatic beater-feed— 
saves a man’s work at the feed table; 
heavy 12-gauge sheet-steel fan case, 
real galvanized’’ pipe, low speed fan 
—liJls highest silos with ease, 7 sizes— 
40 to 800 tons a day. 4 h.p. gas to big 
tractor power. 
Two Books FREE —Our catalog—and 
book on Silve dzed silage. Write today. 
the silver mfg. CO. 
Box 36^1 Salem, Ohio 
“Modem filage Methods,’* 
264 pages, sent for 2ic. 
coin or stamps. 
Ensilage Cutter and 8-10 H.P. 
Gasoline ^ Q 7 C 
Engine^^i O 
Buy the wonderful 
MokuI cnHiluKO cut¬ 
ter, the euKv drivinj? 
cutter. It cuts 
more and bctu*r corn. Put with 
this the 8-10 Henvi'Duti enKine 
and you have a wlnnin^^ combin- 
Uelivei'ed pr.tces quoted on 
icnuest. 
ation. You can buy^the two at $37S. evcrythlnff complete, or you TUT P DI/^¥ /Mil HT T 1 
can buy either Heparatc, prices are low now. They will be much 1 llj ^ £<• DIIjLUiY CU.. lvt V/ L^incIOIl.. O.. 
higher. Heavi Duti engines use gasoline or kerosene. There t? a i v* V# 
ngher. Heavi Duti engines use gasoline or kerosene. There 
14 not another engine juHt aa good. Catalog of both engines and 
cutter Rent on request and a special price to the first man in 
each locality. 
R. Consolidated Gasoline & Engine Co.. 202 Fulton St, New York City 
JO 
. name on a poHtai will 
brinir this new Catalog 
Folder on I<at*proof, Fire¬ 
proof, Weatherproof ComCriba 
_ retuni mail. Gives facts and 
ugitreB on the big corn Iosbcb each year. 
r/ran 
by 
fS) 
$ilo Money'v 
.5 ft. more capacity for iams money wit;- 
Globe extenalon roof. Window FREE, 
Mg cash and early shipment discounts. A 
Cost no more than wood—last , 
a life-time. Made of rust-proof, 
perforated, galvanized iron. 
Come in sections. Easily put up. 
FIRE-PROOF, RAT-PROOF 
Lightni ng-proof, weather-proof- 
cure corn better; keep it drier: 
free from mould. Many sizes and 
stylo.. yricoB low. Write for Fr.. 
> atalog at once. 
Von Crib & Bin Co. 
GLOBE SILO 
moans big money saved. Writs for de¬ 
tails and prices QUICK to GLOBE SILO 
CO., 2-12 Willow Street, Sidney, N. Y. 
BEFORE YOU BUY WRITE FOR 
NEW CATALOG DESCRIBING THS 
GUARANTEED MONEY-SAVING 
■ I >INTER national 
strong^cst built, simplest to put up and easiest operates 
fon the market. Adjustable automatic take-uphoop^ 
continuous open*door front-->air-tigt)t door and pc^ 
manent ladder are some of the unusual features. Thg 
loterosilonal SiloCo.^ 118 Flood Bldg., Moadville, Ps. 
Protect Ourself a^ai^t 
\bi*eaka^e, delays, 
and Incraaaing Ooata In FtlUng Your SUo 
The patented safety yoke protects the operator. 
The patented cushion drive protects the machine. 
Steel base and steel plate case. Easily sharpened 
knives with 3 bearing alignment Springless com¬ 
pression force-feed. Lightest draft. 
Sizes for 4 H. P. up. CATALOG FREE. 
Prices right. Distributors everywhere. 
SWAYNE, ROBINSON & CO. 
350 Main Street Richmond. Ind. 
We e/so msAre **Monay-Makmr^' Hay Proraem 
Green Mountain Silos 
PROMPT SHIPMENTS 
Best Doors Creosoted Staves that last 
Strongest Hoops Guy System that will your silo erect 
The Creamery Package Mfg. Co. 
338 West Street, Rutland, Vt. 
Silo and and Milk Notes 
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Condensed Milk on Small Scale 
There are many sections of the coun¬ 
try well adapted to dairying whe”e milk 
production would he profitable if f i-e cost 
of shippmg, the long haul to ra Iroads, 
and the drawbacks attending the sale to 
irresponsible dealers, could be overcome. 
If a laboratory could be established in a 
good locality to treat the milk of 50 to 
100 cows so as to produce the standard 
form of condensed milk or cream now 
well known to the trade, this might lead 
to a great expansion of the dairy busi¬ 
ness. The product thus becomes such 
as can be shipped to distant markets 
with nc risk of spoiling, and would com¬ 
mand its full value at all times. A unit 
of the size indicateil would be added to 
as soon as it reached a profitable stage, 
and other such plants would be started. 
Alabama. j. r. v. 
The proposition of this inquirer is en¬ 
tirely outside of realization. The amount 
of milk—now problematical—is so small, 
that no apparatus or laboratory could be 
adapted to the manufacture of milk. 
The ccadensing business of this country 
is now concentrated in the hands of great 
corporatioud, and supplied with the most 
modern and costly apparatus, and it is 
only by the employment of the latter, 
that a salable condensed milk can be 
produced in a profitable way and this 
only in the most wholesale way. A small 
concern could not compete with them foi* 
an hour. Condens".'! milk is not boiled 
mi!k, but milk treated in the most scien¬ 
tific manner, and evaporated with costly 
apparatus, vacuum pans, and Intricate 
canning mechanism and of this 
yearly round milk supply of from 2,000 
to 5,0(X) cows. A small coudeiisery near 
me, cost over .$100,000 to install, and 
plan for its supplie.s, and the trade for 
ev.poratod cream is yet more complex so 
I c':"iht whether a 100-cow concern could 
keep Its head above water a week. If 
our Alabama fr end can secure a guar¬ 
anteed supply o milk from 100 cows he 
might erect a cc ijiarativcTy cheap cream¬ 
ery and make putter and Birmingham 
would no doubt absorb it, or possibly a 
cream trade with the ice cream concerns 
at general market rate.s, and as the de¬ 
mand grew, additions could be made to 
the plant, and possibly cheese made part 
of the year, all under the direction of 
a thoroughly competent man. The long 
haul for small manufacturers should be 
avoided, as the butter trade Is mostly in 
large dealers’ bands, and unless sold to 
them, a small consignment has small 
chances in a great market where carload 
lots attract but moderate attention. Work 
up a creamery first. j. o. 
A “ Log-house” Silo 
I was very much interested in the sug¬ 
gestion given on page .344, “Silo for Six 
Cows,” for building a silo by using 2x4- 
nich stuff. I know but very little about 
a silo from the standpoint of experience, 
end would like to ask if the idea of a 
silo such as he suggests is really prac¬ 
tical? lias anyone ever built sufh a 
silo? Where can the coal tar paint be 
secured? If such a silo were built in 
the open I presume it would be improved 
by a covering of building paper and 
weather-boarding, would it not? 
I’aw I’aw, W. Va. . o. e. n. 
The building of a silo on the “log- 
house” plan is certainly very practical, 
and demands very little “blue print,” or 
piano-finish skill. Built of good lum¬ 
ber, it is ,_quickly constructed, is per¬ 
manent, not subject to shrinkage, “shed¬ 
ding hoops” or blowing over, and is pret¬ 
ty nearly frost-proof. In these later 
years, it has not been built to any ex¬ 
tent, as other silos have been more gen¬ 
erally erected. In building these octagon 
silos, it is best to have the 2x4’s dressed 
to a thickness, so that the successive 
layers will keep on a true level, and 
that the ends of the pieces in the walls 
are cut with a true bias, so that the 
laps will come together snug. One 
of the claims for this silo is 
that if well jointed in the erec¬ 
tion, there is no need of interior 
lath, and cementing or any coating or 
external covering beyond a coat of 
paint, if the owner chooses, and a roof 
of some kind to keep "rnt snow, and cold 
to cause surface freezing. In laying up 
the walls care should be t''’'en to keep 
the inside wall true and plurr'^ to pre¬ 
sent a smooth wall to insure against 
friction in the settling of the silag’e. 
As the inquirer does not mention the 
size of silo desired, I would imagine that 
possibly a silo 10 feet in diameter, and 
24 feet in height, would be ample for a 
starter. This would be approximately .30 
feet in circumference, and the encircling 
eight pieces needed, would need to be 
each close to four feet in length, some¬ 
thing for your builder to determine. For 
foundation a cement and broken stone 
platform will be needed, and the first 
ring of 2x4’s should be well bedded 
onto it, with ample amounts of cement 
so to make both an air and waterproof 
union. Then begin to spike on the lay¬ 
ers, using 15-pcnny nails, and it will be 
all the better if a coat of gas tar paint 
is put between each layer, and where 
the ends lap. Be sure that enough is 
used to cement the joint. Coal tar paint 
is simply gas tar under another name, 
and the black roofing paint is quite as 
valuable, and costs little. As the silo is 
built up, four manholes each 18x18 
inches will be needed, doors without 
hinges, opening in—simply cutting out 
a square and again using the long 
lengths. TS%en the silo is finished, it can 
he painted or not inside, as you elect. 
If southern pine is used—and that ia 
used exclusively up here for wooden silos 
—^the moisture of the silage will pene¬ 
trate it so little, that the wood quickly 
dries out as the silage is lowered, though 
it will do no harm if this tar paint is 
used on the interior. One of my silos 
was so painted, 28 yeai-s ago; the paint 
is apparently as perfect today as ever. 
If you care to paint the outside, you can 
do no better than to give it a good coat 
of Portland cement, mixed with skim- 
milk, and be “outside” of the white load 
trust. The prices of lumber and labor 
m j’our locality are beyond estimate 
from this point, but you can quickly get 
an estimate, and compare it with the 
prices asked for the good silos c/ery- 
where advertised. J G. 
Ohio. 
Ration for Shotes on Pasture 
Will you give balanced ration for 
shotes on pasture? H. I.. T. 
New York. 
If your shotes are on high protein pas¬ 
tures give them a ration composed of 4.5 
parts middlings, 50 parts corn and five 
part.s tankage or oil meal. If on low 
protein pasture fi'ed corn 50 parts, mid¬ 
dlings- 25 parts and tankage or oil meal 
25 parts. H. F. J. 
Cow Holding Up Milk 
Will y<"” tell me what to give a cow 
that )t give her milk down? 
New yo c. n. N. 
One w-'"’ d have to know all of the 
circumstances of the case and have full 
particulars abi. it the cow and her con¬ 
dition before it would be possible to give 
confident advice in such case. A. s. A. 
Live beef cattle 5^^ to' O'^e, whole¬ 
sale; dressed beef 12%c; side pork 17c; 
potatoes, about $1.50 per bu.; peas, green, 
.35c pk.; dry beans-$0 to $7 per bu.; 
eggs .32; butter 32 to 34; veals, calves, 
j]2%c, alive; lambs about 12 to 1.3; 
fowls 14. B. w. 
Steuben Co., N. Y. 
This section of Delaware County de¬ 
pends almost entirely^ on the cow for a 
living. No garden crops are raised here 
for sale and a very little fruit. Good 
cows sell for $75 or more. Dressed pork 
and veal bring 18 cents per lb. at our 
local market; eggs 36 • per doz.; butter 
4.5c per lb. A few old potatoes in hand 
sell at $2 per bu. Most of the milk here 
is taken care of by a cooperative cream¬ 
ery with the best o.. satisfaction. 
Delaware Co., N. T. E. w. n. 
Wheat all cut but thrashing much de¬ 
layed by wet weather. Corn, tomatoe.s 
and all vegetables growing fine but get¬ 
ting weedy. Milk at cooling stations 
brings $2.50 per hundred pounds. Pota¬ 
toes 75c; eggs ,33; milch cows $60; corn 
.$1.90; bran $2.50; butter 4()c; flour, 
per barrel $15 ;apples $1.75 per ham¬ 
per; blackberries, per quart, l()c; chick¬ 
ens 18c; hogs, per pound, 15c; veal 
calves, i)er pound, 12^c; sugar, 7%c; 
lard 25c. o. H. 
Kent Co., Del. 
