The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-04-03
WHO BUILT FIRST
SILO IN THE STATE?
Col. Clark of Columbia and Col.
StribIing of Pendleton Claim
the Distinction

The question as TO who built the
first silo in South Carolina arisen.
Col. w. o. Glars OF Columbia and
j. G.. Stribling or pendleton 10th
c'aiIa this honor, and as both these
gentlemen are among the pioneers II
macy improved ne; iodai and breeds
-. stock Thcre stail fer progressive
farming In South Carolina. also be-
ing personal friends, there i.5 now IA
friendly contest among their friends
IN examining the records, etc, to see
whether q Richland or an Anderson
county man holds the honor of build
Ing the first silo IN South Carolina.
Col. j G.. Stribllng's statements as
to the first silo are as follows:
That In February 1880 he inspected
the silo, feeding of ensilage and tho
stock fed from the silo OF Charles
K. Harrison o. Pickensyille, Md, and
az the South rsFu!ina state fair ri
1880 he made a statement before
members CT the state agricultural and
mechanical society that this new
method of preserving stock feed was
success. This statement induced
this society TO offer premium of liz
ty dollars. for the best sample OF in-
silage at the 1881 fair, II az many as
four of the members wOual pledge
to build a silo and make this the con-
test, whereupon Col u. F. Crayton
of Anderson, w. A. Clark OF Column
bia, Alexander McBee OF GreenviIle
and j C.. Stribiing CT Pepileton an
nounced they would build sizes. This
contest resulted in j. G.. Striking
winning the $50 prize at the State
fair In 1881, because of the. tact that
the silo OF w. A. Clark was not FIN
ished ut this time.
The other contestants did not puild
silos
All entries for this ensilage pre-
MUM at the 1881 fair were TO lie ac-
companied with n description { T. silc
methods of cultivation, kinds of crop.
filling, etc.
This schedule as above was duly
filed with the secretary Of the society
by I C.. Stribling before the fair of
1881, and below will be fnund n copy
OF sans which was published by tile
commissioner OF agriculture. A. p.
Butler the next year. 1882
The following is taken from the
third annual report of the commits
sioner OF agriculture of .,Io stata OF
South Carolina for the yens 1882.
Ensilnge III South Carolina.
The following letter. written for
our report by Mr.. J. G. Stribling OF
Pendleton. South Carolina, a success
full stock breeder and raiser. is con-
elusive proof of the advantages of en-
siiage In our State.
! 1t was published In The Anderson
| Intelligencer, October 90, 1881.
.The subject OF ensilage and silo5
having So frequently been before the
people OF late. we should not wonder
at the non-interested getting rather
tired out of hearing the extrayagant
claimo of the enthusiastic advocates
aud the condemnation of some theor-
| ist and scientifist concerning It; but
| as this new process Is complete de-
parture from the old method Of saw
| ing forage. and one that is destined
TO rcvaiutionise the matter of forage
and stock feeding, etc.. we think
there is yet plenty of room for ex-
| periments and all should be inter-
ested In hearing statements OF the
plain facts as they appear to those
using ensilage. The world is full of