The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-08
The Si|O Saves the West

Not many years ago, Western Kan
sas and Oklahoma furnished lot OF
the cattle for the worlds markets.
Later the center of the broom corn
market of the world was In this part
of the county. Liberal was and is
still the acknowledged largest ship
per of that commodity in the world;
hut within the last few years, the
cattle industry history has 1windled
down to nothing in comparison with
former shipping outputs. The broom
corn market has also been reduced
comparatively. These two condi-
tiOns have been caused by different
reasons but naturally these have
produced two effects on this country.
One is that the shipping of cattle,
having lessened, has decreased the
circulation Of money, the other is
that people have grown dissatisfied,
moved away and hit this section OF
the country squarley in the eye. The
rail roads and real estate men have
slept on their rights too long and let
the black eye expose its bruised spots
so long that tLey have begun won
derlng who would administer heal
ing balm and If salve could be
found. There Is a remedy for every
evil and they found one. When they
began looking about for something
to remedy conditions they found that
they would have to take in account
the soil condition and rain fall, that
they could raise paying crop with
the annual rain fall provided that
they raise grain adapted to this
section. They also found that the
broom corn seed was good for other
things than planting and that the
succulent stalks could be used In a
silo. after the brush had been pulled
They found this would tatten cattle
and that this would increase the
the shipping receipts from this sec
tlon once again.
They found out lot of things by
actual experience and one thing they
ascertainr& was that the same mum.
ber OF acres that It took to keep one
dairy COW or fatten a steer would
maintain herd Of mixers or beeves,
That is II put under proper cultiva-
tion and adapted products planted
then they found the silo would pre-
serve the feed usually dried and made
into rough feed. They found these
silos could be made at small cost;
that a dairy herd or beef cattle could
be fed with this silage, and ul-
timately the country would reappear
with an eye so free from bruised
spots that homeseekes and business
men will find just as much TO com
mend it as any place on the Top of
the earth,
These men have not been selfish
altogether when they have persuaded
these men with the special train to
come out here and tell their exper-
ience with the silo. They have been
forced to the position taken be-
cause the movement Is westward and
people want to come out here. They
do come and then go away disgusted.
These people who stay-who have
weathered the storm are loud In
their praises Of what the Semi-arld
country can do; but they do not Of
set the stories told TO the would-be.
investor and sticker If he could be
induced to come here. The only way
Is to send out our own advertising,
namely cattle fattened in this sec
tion, broom corn that tips the mar
ket, wheat raised by the summer
fallow plan and have people satisfied
with conditions made pleasant by
taking advantage of the contrivances
that save and utilize what can be
raised here.
One thing that can and will do
this is the silo. Next Monday, the
Special will be here and every man
and woman IN this section who can
get here will see demonstrated the
very thing they nave dreamed about,
read about and planned for. Come
in, ask questions, get ideas and help
remove that black from this part OF
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