The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-08-09
CONCRETE sILos POPULAR IN
KENTUCKY.

During the season OF 1911 the
College of Agriculture OF the State
University OF Kentucky, in coopera.
ton with the Dairy Division OF the
u $. Department OF Agriculture. has
been active in promoting the build
Ing OF silos aud carrying ON other
dairy extension work throughout the
State.
Seven concrete silos were built
and seven homemade silos set up.
and repairs were made In several
otner cases. In addition fifteen
other silos OF various types were
set up under the direction Of the
Dairy Division.
All the silos proved satisfactory
and especially valuable during the
pas severe winter Everyone who
built sllo has expressed himself
as especially well pleased with II
and many intend 10 build additional
silos this summer More concrete
silos are being built this. season
than last and they are proving
economical 10 build. many farmers
.preferring them TO the wooden
types. A l2x32 foot concrete sllo
was built at Lebanon last year for
a cash outlay OF less than $3.50. Al
Somerset concrete silo I6I40 was
built at n total cost OF $500.
1t is expected that twenty-five or
more concrete sllos will have been
built by the end OF this season
About twenty OF the wooden types
are being built under the superyls-
lon OF the Dairy Division and In
some cases have resulted In say
ing OF $50 to 500 each TO the farm
er. Farmers are ayailing themselves
OF this opportunity as is evidenced !
by the great number OF Inquiries |
that are coming In all the time.
The activity OF the dairy extern
sion work has not been confined TO
sllo building alone. but plans hayc
been furnished for a number OF
dairy barns. Five new barns were
oallt complete last year and seven
we're re-planned and rebuilt, being
hanged from unsanitary. inconveu-
ent arrangements to clean. conyen-
ent barns. In each case tha
supervisor visited the farm ana
made individual plans, using exist
ng conditions to the best adyant-
'ge with the least expenditure OF
money. Just now there are five
larry barns being built and as many
more being remodeled. Old tobacco
'hrns are readily converted ln,,
diaries without much ex-
'ense. The swing stanchions are
Generally used and concrete cutters
md managers are Installed In AL
most every case. Where bedding il
eadily secured concrete floors are
llso used. In some cases cork brick
n creosote blocks are used on the
'latform where the cows stand. In
sll three new milk houses were
uik and plans for five Others that
re being built now were made.
In connection with the construt
Ion work. individual records are
ept OF $50 cows in eight different
Aries. In one dairy OF TWENTY-FIVE
ows II was found that the entire
rofit was s642 In one y,ar the
est COW yielding only 20. pounds
butter fat and the average being
10 pounds apiece. One COW ylela.
d lO5 pounds OF butter fat, which
as not enough TO pay her board
mother herd OF eight cows proflted :.
415 In year. with the best COW
leiding 322 pounds of butter fat.
he herd average being 267 pounds.
ne dairyman milks and cares for
xteen cows to get the same money
lat another milks eight COWS for. r
WaAeful feeding and inefficient Q,
'ws lose years OF hard labor and -
'ousands Of acres OF good grain. y
he dairy expert of the University
III show. Just for the asking. how l.
rye savings may be made each :
'ar, and dairy work will not all he
'artiess drudgery.