The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-05
SloS Great Bene-
fit To Farmers
Farmers VIII soon See the Profits
h. Dairy Cows IN the County
-, Il Silos are Tried

At the State Dairymen's Con-
vention last month, Peter Miller,
president of the Central Minneso-
ia Butter Makers Ass ociation,
made the following address on silos.
The paper is reprinted, owing to
the information therein, and on ac-
count of the interest manifested in
the silo at the convention. The
silo solves to large extent, the
problem of feed for dairy herd,
on the North Dakota farm. It'll
means the growing Of some corn
each year and the doing away with
dependence on prairie hay.
Mr.. Miller said:
''In describing the possibilities
of the silo in feeding the dairy
stock, it will be necessary for me
to refer to conditions as I find them
in the country surrounding my
home town, Morris, Minnesota. as
/ have not the advantage of much
travel over the state to study the
feeding facilities Of other places.
The first silos were built in the
fall of 1909, and I wish to give you
the figures Of one of my patrons
for five months before he had a 81.
10 and the same period the follow
ing year, after having built and
filled a silo. The first figures are
from November l, 1908 to April I,
1909. In these FIVE months he re-
:.ceived from IA COWS $4,000. The
next year he received in the same
months $74038; the part that
should receive your best attention
is this, that the amount he receiv-
ed the last gear, did not cost him
as much to produce as the year be-
fore. So it is safe to say that he
more than doubled his net income
by the use Of the silo the first year.
Il shall now give you the figures
from another farmer who built
.silo last summer. He MIXED IL
COWS during the month of January
1911. He produced II, 500 pounds
of milk, average test 3.8; amount
of butterfat 1876 pounds; average
price was % cents. The total val
ne of butterfat was $l26.44; the
oost Of production was as follows:
Thirty.three pounds of ensilage
per COW per day. 1890 pounds at
$500 per ton, $3.50.
Ten .pounds of hay per COW per
day, 4,O3O pounds at $500, $lO07
Ten pounds of bran per.oow PEI
day-805 pounds at $2lO0. $S.46
Two pounds Of oats per COW pei
day-sO6 pounds at $40, $8.O6.
Two and one half pound screen
ings per COW per day. l.OO7
pounds at $12, $6.O4.
One poundsof oat meal per COW
per day 4Os pounds at $S4, $685..
Which makes q total Of $52.7 !
Or in other words he produced
the butterfat for 12 cents per pound
leaving net profit Of 1885 fig
uring that the skim milk and the
manure win more that pdy for the
labor. Az q contrast to this [ will
give you the figures from afarmer
whom it was impossible 70 induce
10 build asilo. He MIXED II cove
il january, 1911; he produced 254
I pounds Of butterfat at % cents per
pound; amount received, $3.50.
His:oost Of production. was as fol-
lows: ..s#
Eight tons Of hay at s per tor
$4,000. 4s.s
Ono ton Of bran at 32l par ton,
III 90. ;.s,. .l;...s
One half ton of corn a $l5s par
ton, $3.50. ssssI
The butter Ut him 81 cents pef
pound q prod duoe, leaving himsa
net profit of 9b.a0 from his ~ COWS
81 Dr. the month. U /. 7. & assss:s :.s s.
present you
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