Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-05

duction and quality of finished pro-
duct Some of your readers will doubt
less be amazed when I state that on
the average 160-acre farm in the corn
belt the waste from handling the corn
crop thereon. as it is handled In the
ordinary way. will each year equal the
cost of a good silo. A silo of cheap
material is like cheap buggy, 1t soon
goes to pieces. SO that in the long run
the best is the most economical. The
time is not far distant when silo Will
be considered as necessary on the farm
as a barn and the silo and the open
shed viii largely take the place of the
barn at much less combined outlay OF
money"-George P. Bellows, MISSOURI.
The Silo National Factor.
The leading agricultural subject OF
the day is the silo. and its coming is
o. national Importance. No subject is
receiving so much attention from the
experiment stations, farm papers and
e. rmers' Institutes. All the great IN
Grstriss depending on livestock sucn
a the o.eameries. Iacfing houses aEi
TIA, s, CITATION companies, ara aaVo-
eating it's use, for with 1T can be saved
large part OF ou1 principal crop.
Nearly 40 per cent Of the food elements
of the corn crop of this country are
now wasted BY the use OF the sllo
this could be saved and hundreds OF
millions of dollars could be added TO
our national wealth. The corn forage
which annually goes to waste N this
country is often referred to as The BILL
lion dollar waste Is it any wonder We
are complaining Of the high cost OF Nv
ing? Silage can be made from nearly
all kinds of farm forage and 1t good
and cheap ration for horses. cattle
sheep. swine and chickens. 1t requires
little storage space, Is labor Saving
device, doubles the value OF the corn
crop, restores the fertility OF the SOL
and returns its user annually 100 per
cent ON the investment" - A. L.
Hacker Iowa.
Some Silo Benefits.
while the silo has many advantages
over old methods of feeding, there are
a few benefits which are seldom men
toned in the agricultural press. IKE
to think of a silo as big fireless cook
er designed to prepare palatable 1000
out of material which would otherwise
be wasted With the average Stage
corn on the average farm there is
large amount of weed seed harvested
and this would find it's way back to the
field il It were not passed thru the siio.
Silage is also a pasteurized food, Tree
from germ life, therefore 1t is Whoie-
some Bacteria find 1t very uncomfort-
able to withstand the heat and acid.
Well cured silage is therefore the
safest kind Of food for animals being
free from spores and germs. The iactic
acid is one of the most valuable tonics
hot w knnV
It is a germ destroyer and Is altogether
wholesome and beneficial. One noted
European bacteriologist claims it pro-
longs life as it destroys countless
numbers of bacteria. Could we extract
from the silo this most valuable acid,
in a pure form, the value OF silage
would then be ten times its present
commercial value. Some day no doubt
this will be accomplished and then we
will be putting up silage to make Tactic
acid. which in turn can be used by
both man and beast. Promote the silo
and you will promote the prosperity OF
your country."-R. L. George, Texas.
prosperity,s Watch Tower.
~ asked a man the other day II he
| would build silo II he had it to do
over again. He miiks eight or ten
cows as side line, and built his silo
after a good deal Of hesitation, but
has seemed well satisfied with the re-
suits. His face lighted up with the an
| swer before it got half way to. words.
| would II he said, Well, I guess
| would. Why, that silo's the best ven-
ture ever made. Surest money maker
on the farm All along the pike are
farmers who feel that way about it.
yes cows are dom fine Smith will
! saw. and he throws his shoulders back,
runs his hands deep in his pockets,
/ and goes on with reasons Tor his wide,
warm smile. Made over sso ias.
] month. an pastures dry az a goy'ment
! report ON the arid west. Expect TO do
good deal better this month. oh,
tell you, the silo's the thing to make
COW give big profits.' Willia q
johnson, Nebraska.
e10A2 prosit Per Hsad From Steers
stsexs fed . ration Of shsiled corr