Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-07-03
SlLO OWNERS WILL
GIVE EXPERIENCES
RELIABLE INFORMATION
TO BE GATHERED
County Agents will Gather In
formation as to the Practic-
ability of Putting Up silos
from the Silo Owners of this
Section. SiIO Campaign Win
be Put on.

The work of County Agents in
West Central Minnesota is pointing
the way more and more toward the
establishment of a system of agrictN-
ture, permanently successful. Through
their united efforts they are constant
ly blazing the trail with fsctors that
make for profitable farming. Their
efforts alone are not responsible for
all increased activity for betterment
in the region for there are many
agencies promoting the good work,
but many things for rural advance
ment have been accomplished by them
since the first county agent began
work in the state. They have greatly
stimulated interest in corn growing;
in live stock production and improve
ment of herds through the importation
of pure bred ana high grade cattls:
an immense acreage of alfalfa is be-
ing seeded under their direction; an
effective plan of hog cholera control
has been put into effect; and numerous
other varied projects accomplished
and under way.
Nov comes the announcement of a
survey of experiences with silos and
silage to be made throughout the var.
ious counties. Supervisor of County
Agents, Frank E. Balmer, of Morris,
has prepared comprehensive survey
blank to be used in securing the ex-
perience of men who have erected
silos and are the users of feed put up
in this wonderful way. AS stated in
the announcement accompanying the
census blanks. the securing of,inform-
alton pretaining to silo construction
and data of experience with silos and
silage from actual owners and fusers
in section or locality, will very
materially aid in setting forth the
value of silage, and will help answer
the question for each locality of the
practIcabilty of putting up silos. The
object, then. is to furnish and dis.
seminate reliable information, to those
desiring it, relative to silo construc-
tion and the value of the silo. based
especially on experience in this sec.
tion; and where it is found that the
silo will add to the efficiency of live
stock production, to encourage the
erection of more silos, especially {
sufficient number in each locality that
farmers may undertake silo erection
purchase of machinery, and do silc
filling, comparatively.
The investigation will also bring
out the practice of every silo owner il
the region so that it can be deter
mined who are the most successful anc
what are their methods of making ant
using silage. 1t will also point ou
the mistakes that some have made il
the use of the silo. All this inform
alton will be important both to those
intending to build silos, and to those
who already have built.
The data of this survey will b,
secured in personal visits to silo own
ers and will be compiled by the count,
agent in each county. In som
counties it may be possible to com
plete this work in time that valuabl
information may be available yet thi
year to those contemplating buildin
silos to use in answering the questio
of the practicability of silo buildin
under conditions obtaining. Complet
information of the survey will b
available another year.
AS forerunner of general sill
campaign which may be conducted
this section next year, it has bee
planned to conduct an automobile sill
excursion in two counties. Clay, Jun
26 and Big Stone July z. In eac
of these counties there is considerabI
interest in building silos this year, s
it is planned in each county upon th
date mentioned to visit at least on
each of the various types of silos
the county to study their constructio
and learn from the owners what hs
been their success. The Silo Excul
sion will be condcuted in Clay by Nj
P. L. Clement, Moorhead, and in Bi
Stone by Mr.. A. B. Latnrop, Ortol
vile, County Agents of their respe
tive counties. Supt A. D. Wilson
Director Agricultural Extension. Un
versity Farm, st. Paul, who is Vi
doubtedly the best informed silo e.
pert in Minnesota will accompany ea'
excursion and address the excursions
,on silos and silage. A large numb