The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-19
SILO GROWING
IN POPULARITY
DAIRY COMMISSIONER STATES
THAT THERE IS A GREAT AID.
VANTAGE IN USE AS THERE 10
NO WASTE AND THE RESULTS
ARE MUCH BETTER.

The building Of silos is being carried
on by the farmers Of this and adioin-
ing counties to a greater extent than
ever before. and 1t is probable that ev-
cry farm in the northwestern part OF
the state will be equipped with one
according to the opinion Of farm ex-
perts and progressive farmers.
Dairy Commissioner r. f. Flint has
just received a letter from Howard
Millson Of Leal, in Barnes county, in
which Mr.. Wilson gives the expert
ence Of himself and four neighbors,
Anton Crist, Leal; Lewis Wolf, VIM
bledon; John Kuhlman, jr, Leal. and
John Crist, Wimbledon, in co-opera-
tive building of silos
The gentlemen bought their materi-
al all at the same time, Inc there
was quite a saving in the amount, one
item along being 40 cents saved on
each barrel of cement. There was a
proportionate saving in the lumber,
nails, wire and other materials that
enter into the construction Of a con-
crete silo. Two sets of forms were
used and two silos built al one time,
butting up one form on each silo ev-
cry day, and in this manner it reouir-
ed just eleven days to complete the
work on two silos, using five men for
the work.
The cost of the silos ran from
$227.O4 to s255.57, the difference in
the cost being accounted for by there
being more delay in some than others,
thus making it necessary to use the
men a longer time.
Another way in which these five
gentlemen have co-operated Is in the
purchase and use of a cutting ma
chine, all of them using the same
machine and assisting each other in
the work Of filling their silos.
The silos built OF this plan are 81
feet high above the foundation and are
built on top of the ground. They are
IA feet in diameter n have a capa-
city of nearly 100 tons. They. were
built during the early part Of July and
months in feeding the cattle.
In speaking Of the advantage Of 81
lage as a feed, Mr.. Wilson wrote: "I
have been feeding silage for about
-snes AI7A q J! puy pure sQ4uom oMl
factory way of feeding corn, as there
is no waste and the results are much
better, In that the cows produce more
milk. The silo is in good condition,
has no cracks in it and is not affected
by the cold weather in any way. The
silage is in excellent condition, also.
l feed millet hay with the ensilage,
and this gives very satisfactory re-
suits"
AHSo0IoliS LlS SAp0L lSlCo WIN the
s1lo, Anton Crist, who is one of the
boosters for the silo game in his part
or the state says: Il like my silo
very much. 1t gives me feed corn
with absolutely no waste to it and T
have it all where I can get at it re-
CARELESS of the weather conditions.
1t costs me about 70 cents a ton while
one-half waste. / have no hay to feed
with the ens1lage. SO have to feed fod-
der corn. This makes a feed consist
ing OF too much corn, especially for
the mich cows. I would advise feed
ing hay Of some kind. The best, Of
course, is alfalfa and the next, 1 be-,
lieve, is millet hay. I have no exact
my COWS by feeding ensilage, but &C
cording to. my daily. weights as com
pared with past years, I do find an
increase in the milk flow"
The men who have built these silos
are farmers who have made their
money in North Dakota and who are
watching the trend of events and real
lie that in the dairy industry Iieos the
future success of the state. They
have gone into the matter only after
mature consideration, have made a
study Of conditions and secured the
assistance Of their dairy department in
their work. They are five Of more than
twenty VINO nave worked under the
direction of the department during
the past year.
The dairy department does not stop
with the giving Of advice and the
sendin0 out Of printed matter in it's
cooperation with the farmers in
building silos, but men from the Of
fce get right into the game with
overalls n give practical as
sistance. In the case Of the silos
mentioned above there were men from
the department who made the forms
and assisted in. the erection of the
first tiers, and had the parties start
ed right so that there might be no
mistake in the work.
That there Is great interest in the
work in North Dakota is proven by
the fact that there are already a
number Of requests for assistance
during the coming building season.