The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-04-18
What Kind of SilO Are You Going
to Build?

There are three important things to
be considered in the selection of the
kind of silo you should build The first
is what kind will give you the best
quality and the largest feeding value
in the silage produced. This is by far
the most important thing to be consid-
cred. The second consideration is the
durability or lasting quality of the silo.
The third is the cost.
Regarding the first consideration,
j. e.-what kind of silo will give you
the best quality and the largest amount
of feeding value from your silage. We
have the testimony of. several state ex-
pertinent stations who have proved by
chemical analysis and many feeders
who have experimental by actual feed
ing that the wood silo gives better
quality of silage and larger feeding
value from the silage than any other
kind. This has become an accepted
fact based upon scientific demonstra-
ton.
Regarding the second consideration,
what kind of silo will last the longest,
there are several things to be consid-
cred:
It is generally supposed that cement,
brick or tile will last a lifetime, but
foundations are not always perfect,
MANY of them crack and settle. A
very little settling of the foundation
will cause very serious damage or ut
terly destroy silos made from these I'M
elastic materials, while with a wood
silo it causes no serious trouble. Some
people who have never used wood
silo have formed the theory that the
silage will cause the wood to decay. 1t
has been demonstrated by years of ex-
perience that this is not only not true,
but on the contrary the acids in the
silage act in a measure as wood pre-
servative.
If a one-piece clear Oregon Fir Silo
is kept painted and anchored it will last
as long as barn or house.
Knowing this to be a fact we are
giving with every one-piece Clear Fir
Silo rs year guarantee. Here it is:
GUARANTEE.
The Indiana Silo Co., corporation
organized and existing under and by
virtue of the laws of the State of In
diana, does hereby guarantee that the
material to be furnished for the cree
ton and construction Of an Indiana Silo,
which it has this day sold to --of
, will be as represented IN cur
rent catalogue, and if such silo shall
be erected and rooted, kept painted and
securely anchored and cared for in ac
cordance with printed instructions fur
nished to the purchaser, the said lndi-
ana Silo Company further guarantees
the purchaser, for period of Is years
from the date hereof, against any and
all loss or damage which may be sus-
tanned by the purchaser due to the de-
cay of frame, doors or slaves, or break
ing of said Silo, or any part thereof as
result of ensilage pressure.
INDIANA SILO COMPANY.
Anderson, Ind, - 1911.
This leaves but one thing to be con-
sidered: The cost.
This we are sure will be less for
completed silo than if you built of any
other material than wood. The one
piece clear Oregon Fir excels all other
wood for the purpose of silo. AS its
name implies the slaves are in one
piece and absolutely clear of knots or
other blemish and has less swelling and
shrinkage than any other wood and it
will not warp or twist as do some cheap.
woods.
We will gladly give you price if you
will let us know the size you have in
mind.
INDIANA SILO COMPANY,
]. E. WALLIN, District Agent,
20t2 Edgerton, Wisconsin,