Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-09-03
Silos and Silage.


Nashville, concerning the value
of silage in stock feeding, and
commencing the booklet on the
subject recently published by the
Agricultural Division of the N,
@. & st. L. Ry's Traffic Depart
ment. The booklet may be had
free of cost by addressing, L. T.
Bellah, General Agent, Nash
vile, Tenn:
If the State of Tennessee is to
become-and there is every rea-
son why it should soon become
one of the main live stock raising
states in the Union, one thing
will be absolutely necessary, and
that is that live stock raisers
shall learn how to provide them
selves with the best and cheapest
winter food for their stock. The
Industrial Department of the N,
G. q st. L. RY., which has done
and is doing so much to aid the
farmers of the State, and partl-
cularly in inducing them to enter
more actively into the raising of
all kinds of live stock, realizes
that this is the fact. 1t has,
therefore, issued a pamphlet en-
titled "Silos and Silage" for the
information of stock raisers along
it's Lines. The purpose of the
pamphlet may be said to be
fold; first, to show that the
preservation in proper form for
winter use of the feed-stuff pro-
duGed on the farm is necessary to
success in stock raising secondly,
to show how this can be done
most economically; third, that
the actual use on the farm of
this preserved food in the main
tenance of cattle through the
winter is the best market which
the farmer can find for these
products. The price of good beef
cattle is now SO high and so Ger.
tain to remain so that profit is
sure to come if the business
of raising cattle is conducted
with any sort of care. But why
not conduct the business in the
best and most sensible way, and
get out of it all the profit that
can be gotten? II cattle ere to
increase in flesh they must be
fed literally, and the main body
of their food shout be raised on
the farm and preserved for later
use. AS soon as pasturage ceases
to be sufficient the stock raiser
has to act. If he has no food
laid by for the stock on hand
their immediate sale is necessary.
This may be the case with SO
many improvident ones that the
market be temporarily gorged
with disappointing prices result
ing. But if this necessity for
sale is not forced on the stock
raiser because of supply of food
on hand, then he can wait and
sell when he chooses and when
the market best suits him. No
fear then for the butcher is sure
to be knocking at his door He
has made himself independent.
1t is patent, therefore, that stock
raisers must do two things-pro-
vide for the raising of material
for silage sufficient for the stock
to be carried, and to preserve this
in perfect condition in q suitably
constructed sllo. The silo has
proven itself to be the very thing
needed for this purpose, and
every intelligent farmer in the
State appreciates this. The onlv
question is what kind and size to
build. On those points this pam
phlet gives the fullest informa-
ton and most pratical sugges-
tions. What to do and what to
svoid to insure success in construc-
tions are clearly shown. Illus
trations and estimate for build
ing all sizes and kinds are plainly
given. In fact, every conceiv-
able question of pratical use
is fully answered. No one thing
more opportune than the prepare