Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1914-01-30

Regardless of the fact that the
benefits of the feeding of slIagc has
been demonstrated times without
number, the small farmers who use
a silo are few in number even IN the
Eastern states, while in the South
west the number of small herd own
ers who have silos are practically
negligible.
There are number of reasons
that may be cited for this col lltion
A longer season, which produces u
wealth of green feed, practically the
wear round, make the silo not n
great necessity rs in the states
that have hard winters. In many
sections beet pulp may be obtained
| from the sugar factories which oh
viates the necessity, beet pulp being
considered rs an equal to enSllagr
as food. But possibly the great
est reason for this lack, is the fact
that dairying is in its infancy IN
this section. and therefore the more
modern methods have not becom,
fixed upon the herd owners.
Economically the silo will h ont
a necessity, As through II the cost OF
butter fat production can be kept
to minimum-mauy estimate that
it can be kept to half the amount
of the older feeding methods. "
land values increase. and the intcre>
on the investment threatens to double
the herd owner must be particular
. ~ frugal one who can realize on HI.
herd by the older methods of hand
ling and feeding The progrcs~iy,
man, on the other hand, may keep y
pace with increased valuation b.
. cutting down production costs.
At the Dry Farming Congress. hcI'
, at Tulsa. Oklahoma, recently, lhi
phase of bettermenl of the farm
F, conditions was given great deal O
attention. and = campaign OF public
+ ily for feeding of cuSilagr wa 10
augurated. Gradually the more nd
yanced dairymen will take it up an,
4 before many years practically ever
/ farm will have the >ilo.
DIFFERENT TYPES or SlLO'
t In the East the hollow tile, ccmcr
- and stayc silo'- are popular, cac
2 according to the conditions that the
have Ia meet. OF these, the cemel
and hollow tile cost approximate
1. the same. The stavc silo, l2N3
]. cost, about $500; hollow tile $50
and the concrete the same.
In the Middle Western States N
N the West, the underground silo h,
come into prominence through Il
low cost Of construction and of u
j, keep. When it is possible to use I'll
IL silo. il i an extreme advantage
at do so.
Localities where freezes are =,
dom felt, or are of short duraliu
v and where the underground waite
h. are below twenty five feet of the 81
face, are al. the natural adyautag
that are needed to secure the III
cess of the underground silo, viii
of course. will include practically
H. of the Southwestern country.
=. The advantages of the mdc
ground silos aside from the >m
cost of construction. are uumcrol
W They obyiate the necessity for bio
~ cr or carrier OF the cnsilage machiI
thereby reducing the cost of this II
chine by about half. Being bel
w the surface. the transferring Of
ensllage III the winter j. an cl
matter with u small derrick.
rs this reason. too, the silo wall,
protected from the elements, q
therefore are more durable than
on exposed. A final consideration j.
'n' small space required. So aItogell
through natural conditions aud 10,
cost. the underground -ilo makes
EFT possible for the small herd owner
enjoy all of the advantage, Il