The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-17
WEATHER BROUGHT OUT
GREAT CROWD FOR SECOND DAY
OF THE TRI-STATE CONVENTION

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animal productions. The silo is a
cheap. suitable building for housing
the corn crop.
Services Rendered by the Silo.
list. 1t affords a means of preserv-
ing large quantities of succulent. pal
atable food for winter use, as well as
for summer use, in time of drought or
scarcity of grass.
End. 1t furnishes the cheapest, east
est and safest means of handling corn
and other roughage, such as clover
and alfalfa.
3rd. Because of the increased
amount of food that can be stored,
the number Of cattle has in many
been doubled. Doubling the
stock gives increased opportunities for
winter work, larger returns, more
manure and hence increased fertility
to the soil.
Requisites of a Good SiIo.
1t should be air tight. If air finds
access to the ensilage 1t Is bound TO
spoil. The silo should have the great
est practicable depth, with a minimum
surface exposed on top. This will
give less waste on top from exposure.
The largest amount OF feed per
cubic foot can be stored n the lat
eral pressure is so great that air is
excluded from the Sides.
Durability and cheapness OF con
struction. These are important points.
Farmers do not want to build a silo
every ten or twelve years, nor do they
want TO spend much time in keeping
a silo in repair. A siIo then should
be constructed that will stand the test
of time, wind n fire. A poo silo is
dear at any price. The durable silo
that will stand for years is the cheap
est silo. Good silos have been built
and are being built every year of
wood, brick and concrete. AS to the
kind Of material for each farmer to
use depends upon a number OF con-
ditions:
The availability of different kinds Of
materials, the first cost Of erecting the
siIo.
Whether or not the builder is a rent
err or sole owner of the property upon
which he is building.
Brick and stone silos are the most
expensive but they will stand forever.
Wooden silos are cheaper but the
juices of the silage rot the wood. The
wood absorbs and gives of moisture,
hence swells and shrinks. Wooden
silos are not rat proof, and at best, the
wood silo is short lived.
The concrete silo, properly REIN
forced, can claim all the requisites Of
a first class silo.
Thus far in North Dakota they have
been built cheaper than wooden silos
of the same capacity.
Wind storms have no effect upon
concrete silos. Should fire restroy the
barn. one is sure to have the ensilage
fodder left without injury, and the
rats cannot gnaw through.
The state dairy commissioners office
will furnish bills of material and as
far as possible give instructions and
assistance in the construction Of con-
struction of concrete silos.
Five monolither concrete silos have
been built in North Dakota this ear.
The cost of the construction varied
from 1905 to 1887. These silos have a
capacity of from 100 to 100 tons.
Rev. William Edwards.
The next speaker on the programme
was Rev. William Edwards Of Chris
tine, who filled in with an excellent
ten-minute talk on Scientific Educa-
ton. Rev. Mr.. Edwards called atten-
ton to the recent rail breaking on
the railroads, which, he said, was due
to intense high atmospheric pressure
and excessive low temperature. He
said that brass bars may remedy the
fault
Vote to Hear Harmon.
Superintendent Hoverstad then
stated that since Governor Harmon
was in the city it had been suggested
that he appear on the programme
and speak on Tax Reform. A COM |
munication was read from j. B. Fol-
som stating that it would be an ex-
governor to speak. on Tax Reforms
cellent thing to request the buckeye |
in Ohio, which Governor Harmon has |
been successful IN obtaining during |
his incumbency. A vote was taken
and 1t was unanimously carried to in |
wife the governor to address the grain |
growers this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
President Worst stated that Gov
rno Harmon had done much good
In Ohio and felt that he would tell
something about tax reforms here.
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