The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-01-08
FARM ERS'
CONGRESS
Or0gOn'S Sons Of Toll in
COnClaV0.
ANGORA GOATS, SIL0S
AND WEEDS CONSIDERED
Able Papers and Intelligent
Discussions are Pre-
Sented.

AZ the SECOND annual meeting OF the
Oregon Farmers Congress yesterday
afternoon shout hundred people we're
present, including few ladies. Presi.
dent Wehrung presided.
IN the absence OF W. J.. Jones, who
was 10 have spoken on The Farmers
Congress, paper was read by II. NJ.
Williamson on "The Introduction Of the
Angora Goat into the United states.
The paper bad been carefully prepared,
and provoked some valuable discussion.
The concensus Ct opinion seemed 10 be
that the goat is a valuable part Of our
live stock. All with the speaker agreed
that AZ few as possible should be shipped
from our state. Il was developed that
the goat s not only profitable for mo'
hair but equally 80 az destroyer Of
brush, and as q clearer OF land.
When Geo. W. Weeks was called for
TO read his paper on "Thc silo," that
gentleman could not resist the tempta.
tation 10 say word for the COW az a
competitor with the goat NJ brush !
8ater and brOwser he stated that
thoroughly fed cattle become voracious Ii
irowsers. y
How 10 Build and How 10 FIJI Silo. La
On this topic Geo. W. Weeks, the we'll d.
nown Marion county dairyman said;
"If the writer had no such contrivance n
nd had his present experience, he X
'ould proceed in the following manner: j.
le would ascertain the number of stock ~
, be fed he would for example, take p,
m head Of matured cattle, weight about h.
100 pounds, and had no pasture 10 W
,eak Of, wonld got five acres Of land in ~
gh state Of cultivation about Septenl- n.
n 18th; would plow, harrow and pul. @.
rize, get the drill and SOW two bushels G.
vetch mixed with three quarts OF rye, M
the acre. During the winter season AMI
would figure thus--one foot in diam. ".
y for each malured head gives us ten
Il in diameter. N,
Now, ~ pressure is what we wish, the
CHER the silo, the more the weight or
sssure.
Vow 10 balance a ratio, we wish to .
II about 10 pounds Oi silo for 385 DAYS. "nu
g animal will consume over = tons .
,ilo, We need about 20 ton clio en-. o'r'
'ity, az we are going to On II twice soo' l'
ling the season, half or over will be D
'ut right. Ten feet in diameter, 30 III
high gives u tons capacity, about "
hi for 10 head Of matured animals. risl
WED for settling, Seventy slaves 'e'n
, 30 feet, gives POO feet, the amount ''
nmber required for your silo. As Jac'
: silo is 10 be- air.tight it Ia necessary 9a''
you see TO IL that the lumber is free AR
D knots aud pitch seams. WA
hid your silo inside Of barn iipossible
't enclose II after II IL built; take
rrow sprip Of lumber 10 feet long, r,
a small hole in the center, ron an and
rod through the piece and into abor
ground, into the center roa,
your contemplated silo; dig Il Sal,
'h about one foot wide, sis inches at
e and six inches outside oi piece SEQ
.eet deep or more II you think rats lem
hurrow deeper, aud an with small by
aud gravel 20 the surface; then law
concrete wall about inches from
go lor the slaves to rest on. Build I'll
scailold, and commence setting up
49, moving stick In the bottom at
? stave, 50 as TO compete your cir.
rye size staples spread apart and can
m into the slaves both top and bot De,
and also in center ond
certain whore YOU want your doors, 80,
saw beyeling deep enough 10 AS TO
it your saw into when wished, saw. WI
mt three stayes or more after your
e completed. We have three doors
ir 26 foot silos.
= hoops you can use either the com. L
round, use one half inch ior f. ten Eve
sIlo or the Page wire ieucing. The graz
aroused 10y having Iuls extended for
way around, with a six inch thread Ser'
through two hy Tour srant.
hatwise, drawing them up until
slaves become tight =
Ie first year there h. mot much dan. cage
OF drawing your hoops too tight IN I.
ccount OF your lumber not beins emu
oughly seasoned, but the sccond wear dnr'
; is danger OF drawing your ICONS
ight and the drs, hoop almost AZ ~
bottom, the second about two lee 49,
the hrst, the thirt about three sIo
from the second Increasing the
space,
tho season mas 5yea ia,ombls Won 49, 49,
eommence selling Your yet,b or
her words, cutting auihasl,ny n
.he harm 20 the stock, about tbe -@--
or middle N Nay or helore
Ire, at June, aocorliug to the sca.on
.ocore an engine aud cutler ,hs