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For More And Better Silos in the Northwest

some cases. bu, MT v,thou+ great .~-
pense in building. or thew resulted in
consid erable los Of siiase.
5. The silo must also be economi-
cal In eonstruction. and durable Aft
er once constructed. The material Of
which the siio 10 constructed may BE-
Of such materisis az ~ ara ra' ussd sH ~ If .;iS
construction. " " '''o !" ''''
Tho Location Of the Silo.
the location Of tho silo is a matter
that should be carefully studied.
Ihere 70 perhaps no building on the
farm that will mean % much 60 con.
venienoe In ito location. % the silo,
slase necessarily 10 heavy 70 handle.
ana al for this reason provision should
DC made for - little handling 40 pos
sible. In. this region IL 10 desira BILE
that, II possible. the silo should be To-
catea where 1t would have some pro.
tect!on. because Of the fact that freez-
ing 70 very serious matter In the silo
~ y eeneraily not considered advis.
anie 20 nave the silo inside tho barn.
aitno1en there 10 no special reason
Wy WY snou!a NOT %: However. In
frequently effscts 80 ths nj MIN s"e hss' sr"se
the silo would be occupying snaca IN
the barn that nairht Se Tsad fnr oth.r
purposes. The only occasion when
the silo might be located within the
barn 10 when the barn ic Of a circular r
type. The silo. when located IN ths
center Of a circular barn. ia certa,niv
most convenient Tor feeding,
However. N = senerai th,r- ~.
silo had best be- locatde at ons ana
or side Of the barn, adjacent. "a tho
feeding alley, 90 that the siisre can
be carried from the silo to ~" .tecr
with the least possible trouble.
II is also advisable. when noas,h,a
to so huild the s,lo that IL vim he con.
nected to. ana be supported Nv tne
barn. This Is especiaiiv savi.. his
when the wooden siio IL buiit IN nm
protected regions, whore winds are
apt to damaee the siio during the
summer. while Il Ia empty.
IN this region. where it NAV he ad.
visahla to have. az much ot the si1o a !
possible underground tho .,Iocat,on
may be determined. somewhat hv the
conditions OF the soil That IL along
the coule. banks. or banks Of streams,
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head Of stock cows, from a 12 foot pit
silo. We began feeding this silage in
November. and refilled the silo with
dry fodder in March. and had suf1-
ctent silage to last until the first of
June. when the cattle were put on
pasture. This pit silo is 10 feet in
diameter and 20 feet deep. conse-
Quently two silos Of this size would
have held all the silage in connection
with the alfalfa hay and straw fed
At the Aberdeen I. H. c. farm, dur
head OF coming three year old steers.
all the silage they would eat, from q
pit silo ~ feet in diameter and IS
feet deep. However. this silo was
filled hve times between the middle
Of November ana the middle of
March. We ted these steers at all
times oil the silage they would eat,
and also practically all the alfalfa hay
they would clean up. They received
no grain In addition to the alfalfa hay
ana siiase. until the first of April.
dinarily be about a half grain ration
for such sized steers, which was 10
t pounds per head per day.
We found the silage resulting from
refillins this silo. quite a. satisfac-
tory ~ the green corn put In the fall.
ana Of course there Is much less ex.
pense in putting the dry fodder In
than It would the green fodder. e.
peeially as labor is high priced and
the silo would ordinarily be filled.
The wetght OF corn silase varies. Of
course. with the depth Of the silo,
and also somewhat with the condi.
tions Of corn whom 1t was nut into
the silo. The weight will run between
40 and 20 pounds per cubic foot. and
ordinarily 1t may be dgured that a
grown animal will eat a cubic foot
Of silase per day. However, as pre-
amount, with some roughage. will
furnish a satisfactory maintanence ra-
tion for grown cattle, and young ami
mails Will eat proportionately less.
!. A. general rule. a silo should be
at least "a feet high. and is foot
Jsilo 80 feet high. For the above
ground si'o apparently 80 to 36 feet
is as high as It is advisable to go,
Above this height it is more expensive
to fill, and greater work in climbing
the silo to get the silage down. If
more silage is needed than would be
contained in a silo 16xse feet, it would
possibly be advisable to build an ad-
ditional silo.
In building wooden silos. II It would
be possible to get material "a or 80
feet long. there would certainly be a
big advantage in not having splices In
the staves These are bound to give
way before the other parts Of the silo.
and they also cause considerable trou-
bIe In erecting .-..,..
"A stlo7 10 feet In diameter and 20
feet deep will hold approximately 80
tons Of silage. and would perhaps be
the size suitable for a herd Of eight
or ten head. whore one f,lling was ex-
pected to last throughout the winter
A silo 1s feet. in diameter and 80
feet deep would hold 1870 tons Of sill
age. and feed approximately 30 head
Of cattle throughout the winter.
All Bulletins and silo advertising
material give tables showing the ca :
pacity. Of different silos. These two
sizes, however. may be used for judg-
ing as to the relative size needed for
any particular herd.
Common Types of silos.
There is an almost endless variety
Of silos. Perhsps the most expensive,
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and likewise most durable. are the
concrete silos. These are made Of
concrete slaves, held together In vari-
Gus ways; concrete blocks laid to-
gether with reinforcement. and the
monoltthic or solid concrete wall. The
Hollow Tile, or Iowa silo. Brick Silos.
Stone. the Common Sense. or Crib
Moditisd stave and Double Walled
silos. the Wisconsin silo. the Pit silo.
and the Combination Of Pit and
Above Ground Silos.
In the consideration Of these differ.
ent types Of silos. thsre ere certain
features in their construction that are
similar to all.
Foundation Of the eilo.
All silos must have q foundation.
and in many respects they are similar,
with the exception Of the pit silo, or
ground. At present no no one a"a thinks soos Of
building . silo without . good founda.
ton. ana the material used for this
may be determined by what 10 most
available. II sand or grAval can DO
had. at a reasonable cost. q concrete
foundation 10 undoubtedly the best.
Where brick or good stone may be
with equal success
In this region where Il 10 dasiyab
to prevent tho freezing Of silage a.
much as possible. there 10 no reaaon
why at least . portion Of the silo
should not be underground. For this
reason tho foundation may be extend
cd down as deep a. It Is desired to 20.
In all the Investigations made
among farmers who had built their
that they considered the s,lase better
below the 1YOund or IN thA NIT N ~
of the silo. than in any other part.
While there necessarily 10 more
work In getting the ailage out Of tho
silo. II the pit 10 more than or q
feet below the lower door. there un-
doubtedly would be enough advantage
hoisting apparatus for this purpose.
Ordinarily the foundation for the
silo may be marked of carefully and
excavated on the inside. Then q. form
used. and q concrete wall built from
the bottom Of the excavation and the
wooden or other form Of silo set on
top Of this OF course II brick, stone
or concrete 10 used. the same material
pit up. Care should Of course be
taken to have this foundation sub
stantial. and II the soil 10 loose. tho
base Of the foundation should Do Wid.
ened and reinforced accordingly, 10
as to prevent any settling. or cracking
of the walls.
Floor.
It Is not necessary to concrete or
brick the bottom Of the silo, although
ordinarily this is done. II the soil IL
open and porous there may be more
drainage than needed. and In any
event the silaSs will not be 90 easily
cleaned up from q dirt floor as from
one Of concrete, stone or brick.
1t Is advisable to round out the bot
tom Of the silo to some extent, siYni.
lar to what 10 usually done in build
ing cisterns.
In case the silo 10 in ground that 10
apt to be seepy, and It 10 possible to
do so, a drain should be laid from tho
bottom Of the silo 70 lower ground.
This opening In the silo may be closed
when the sllo 10 to be filled. and only
opened when Il is empty.
Doors.
The doors or openings through
which the silage 10 to Sc taken a.
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they must all embody certain essential

features. -
Essential Features Of the silo.
!. The silo must exclude all air
from the silage which It contains.
z. The walls Of the silo must be
smooth and perpendicular so % to
admit Of the silage settling in such 1
way as to exclude air. The walls
must also be built Of such material,
Or Or 50 supported, that they will stand
the pressure which may be exerted
upon them by the silage. That 10, II
the silo 10 made Of lumber It should
be sufficiently supported 90 that no
cracks would open up. and admit air,
which would spoil the silaEe. II
brick. stone or concrete ts. used they
should be sufficiently reinforced to
withstand any pressure which may be
exerted on them.
3. The silo should be Of such depth
that there would be sufficient pressure
exerted from above. 80 that the silare
would settle so as to force out all air.
The greater the pressure the less ait
!eft IN the silage, ana consequently the
less loss there would be from fermen-
tation.
4. The only form Of silo which is
now used to any extent is the round
silo. This form is tho cheapest to
construct, is less apt to open up ana
admit air, and they preserve the silaee
much better than any other form.
Tho rectangular silo has been used in
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By J.. q. HANEY, Ayr. Ext. Dept, I. H. c..
Fourth Slo Article.

Perhaps the first question that
comes into tho minds Of everyone,
when they have arrived at the con-
cluaion that they should have silo,
Is what kind Of silo shall I build p
There is perhaps more time wasted in
discussing this than necessary. and
especially Is there great waste in
arguing the merits Of the various
kinds OF silos. many of which are 90
similar as to make very little differ
encs in any way.
It may be said that all silos must
be similar in many respects; that is,
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used. need to be ssven very close con-
sideration. There 10 parhans more
trouble with the doors. and more sill
age applied from the improper con-
struction Of this part, than any other
They should nrst be large enough to
sst the silagN out. but nat lsrEsr than
80 that the inside vail Of the. siIo is
perfectly smooth, so that the silage
will settle a. readily past the doors
a. any other part.
The usual siSe Of doors IL about 20
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-05-13

danos Z I'm pequeHo nino, nijo de un
residente de e. Paso, haCc va VI
rios dias.
Tan pronto como el portador de
los papeleS Sc hubo e~xplicado. Obre-
gon crdeno al chauffeur violentamen-
te que regresara 4 Ia casa del gene
raj Scott. La inesperada reaparicion
de Obrcg6r en- la casa del general
citado do lusar 4 confuSas noticias.
Los corresponsales de peri6dicos to-
dos, dijeron luego que Oregon ha-
bia vuelto para entrega- a Scott una
declaration de guerra 2 Immediate
mente Sc prepararon a enviar la mott
cia Z TODD e. mundo. Todo, sin en-
barge, Sc desvaneci6 cuando Sc supo
que Scott habia invitado 4 conner con
e. a Oregon y q Amador. Despues
de Ia comida Obregon pas6 el puente
international.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-05-13

Ia DETENCI1g Sc DIDI0 4 Una DEHANDA
ENTAIL Dac0hTRA FL JEFE CARRGAGIS-
IA POR La SUaa Dt $4,000 fE0S
Especial para Ia PRESSa,

TrI-urama Especial para Ia PRENS..
Ell PASO. Tex, y de Mayo
Desputs de separarse Obreg0n de los
generates Scott Y Funston. Sc volvi6
en- 81 autom6vil q c. Juarez acompa-
nado de Juan n. Amador. SubSecre-
tario de RelacionaS EXteriores de
Carranza. Atravesaron las GALES de
e. PaSo con toda velocida6, pero al
llegar al puente international IN
diputado sheriff les cerr6 el paso.
Obreg6n apeose oe: auto para inqui-
rir con tone de ansie,!ad Ia causa
porque Sc lie detenia y pr toda res
puesta Sc lie p~resentaron algunos pa
peles entire los que figuraba una de-
manda en- su contra en- que Sc le Ia
clan cargos por danoS causados FOR
81. los cuales montaoan n Ia sunna de
$4,000.
La acci6n estabs basada en- IN IN
cidente en- el cual el automovil dc
0hreg6n habia arrcllado Y cauSado
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-05-13
tSt MOS BREhES.
Niene de Ia ia. pagina.}

clio. "IabaGSe. las manO> en- este
aSrInto horhornn~D al SUlO anunri0
dc que IT pueblo rmpi"Za Il impa-
clsntarSr ' asumr UNA actitud amc-
nuLantr.
Pero Ubrog6n dcclara que g. cue~-
ton DE tielnpo para arrcalar ct a
SUlnto. Falta saber 81 el pueblo IS De
In miSma opinion que el Mini>tro liz
la GUERRA del gobirrnO c~arranciSta.
ROULETABILLE.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-05-13
CURIOSlDADES

Dicese que las razS africans re-
sidentes en- America Sc han blanquea-
do gradualmente, Y que en- Ell trans
curse de los amos desaparecera por
complete Ell rostro negro de este con-
t~inente.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-05-13
Fue a~prehendido el ed
tor de "EI Popular
en- Kingsville

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Mayo
Eel editor del Popular" sema-
mario que Sc publica en- kingsville.
don Eulalio Eelasquez, ACADIA de ser
reducido z prisi6a por miembros dc
la policia del Departments de Jus
ticia, pues Sc lie Gus de tener par
ticipaci6n en- los trabajos emprendi-
dos por ell general Jose NJ. NORM.
para llevar a cabo un levantamiento
general en- el Sur de Texas. Junto cor
ell senior Velasquez fue detenido 81
senior VictoTiano Ponce, dueno dc una
tienda de abarrotes en- aquel pueblo.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-05-13

La Universidad mas antigua del
mundo es "El Ayha," en- Ell Cairo.
Es la gran universidad m~ahometana,
Y esta probado que su antigiiedad
data de cerca de mil amos.
Tomando un termino medic de to-
do el ano, Ia bora mas fra es IA de-
as ) de Il manana.
, 1916-10-04

VI J. oIu NulOS6iOputOS presumably OA
account of the fact hat is contained seve-
tente Allies. This has delayed negotiations
for the entrance of Greece into the war
with the Allies. A despatch received yester-
day from Athens said King Constantine was
expected to announce moi later than Mon
day his decision to enter the war.
Athens, Oct. 1st-The negotiations be-
tween Greece and the Entente Powers are
believed in circles close to King Constantine
to be nearing completion and it is even assert
ed that u military accord has been already
secretly reached, but it is being kept secret
pending the appointment of details as in
the case of The refusal of the
Entente 10 recognize the Ka~logeropoulos
Ministry has been hampering the negotiations
and helping to confuse the situation. The
negotiations of the Entente representatives
have SO far been direct with King Consaau-
tine, and not technically official communica,
tons.
Berlin, Oct. 2nd.-Field Marshal von Hin
denburg, Chief of the General staff, is to-day
celebrating his 69!h birthday at Headquar-
ters OH t eastern front. The Berlin news
papers all publish articles exaltiug him as
tie greatest German Of the age and express
ing the fullest confidence in his ability to
leau the GERMAN armies 10 victory.
Londop, Oct. 3~rd.-Sugar in stock on the
Both ult. was IS. 600 tons. Last year $4,000
tons.
St. Thomas, Oct 3rd-His Excellency the
Governor and MIR. Halw g-Larsen left at
8 II. M. today by Fl. NJ, S. "Valkylien" for
Porto Rico A large crowd composed of all
classes OF the community assembled IN HE
Kings wharf and lined the whole water
front. After much handshaking the Gov
ernor addressed L few words TO the militia
corps dawn up as a guard Of honour. He
commended ihem for their past service,
exhorted them to continue and assured them
that III his memory there would always be
kind thoughts for all st. Thomas. His Ex-
oellency was visibIy moved while speaking.
AS the boat moved away the Governor waved
goodbye aud was answered by all ashore, the
battery firing a parting salute, while the
guns of the "VaIkyrien" accorded similar
honours when be reached the ship.
San Juan, Oct. 3rd-H. NJ. s. "Valkyrieu'
arrived 4 F. M.
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''The next thing I remember
was waking up, feeling very sore
and i'll, in the room used for the
storage of explosives.
at was quite dark when
opened my eyes, and for a long
time | could not imagine where ]
was. Then l managed to strike a
match which | had in my pocket
and from the objects which the
room contained | saw | was in the
some biscuit, drank some water
floor the two packages which
Haussman had taken from the
trunk in his room.
"One. as soon discovered, was
a small demijohn of water. The
other contained some tins of bis
cults. Evidently they did not in
tend that l should starve.
II Immediately began to beat
upon the door and make as much
noise in every way as | could, but
despite my cries for help no one
came to my assistance. Then | ate
some biscuit, drank SINE water
from the demijohn, and slept"
Captain Bonnet turned to Du-
vail. "A very remarkable occur
renee, NJ. Duvall. However, it
appears to explain satisfactorily a
number of matters which up to
now have seemed unexplainable."
Remarkable, indeed" assent
ed Duvall; "but instead of ex-
planning matters, SO far as | can
see, it has only made them more
complicated than ever"
How so, monsieur
Knowing what We do now.
how can we explain the presence
of the dead man in the forward
hold-a man whom you all agreed
was In appearance, in dress, in
every way, the purser, George
Vernon? And how can we fur
Their explain that in that mans
pocket was found the envelope
which held Mr.. Morris package,
the seal broken, and forged let
ter substituted for the one it or
iginally contained?'
The captain rubbed his chin in
some confusion.
Il confess" he said, that | had
quite forgotten that phase of the
matter"
"If you have no objection, cap
tain," went on Duvall, Il should
like to make an examination of
the room in which NJ. Vernon was
confined He rose. Perhaps
you, NJ. Beauregard, will be good
enough to conduct me-"
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CHAPTER Y.
A Blind Trail,

The first thing that struck
Richard Duvall's attention as he
glanced about the little room in
which Vernon had for so many
days been confined, was the fact
that the room contained no win
dow or portfolio.
An electric lamp projecting
from the wall afforded the only
means of illumination. The first
officer switched on the lamp.
Duvall examined everything
infinitely, but found nothing of
Importance. He returned to the
deck. The woman passenger was
still sitting in her deck chair read
ing. The detective at once sought
his stateroom. A tap on the door
brought his wife to him.
Grace" he said, II want you
to watch that woman in No. 1885,"
But, Richard, how can I? She
is sure to recognize me-"
you must adopt some sort of
a disguise. l myself shall be busy
In another direction" He told her
of Vernon's astounding reappear-
ance and his own belief in the
matter.
Grace could scarcely believe
him. "Of all the strange tales!"
she cried.
Il know. But Hartmann, | be-
lieve, came aboard this vessel last
night and brought that water bot
! tie and those tins of food with
him. AS for locking himself in
the store room-that was easy.
He had all of Vernon's keys. That
was how he also had the key to
his apartment.
Grace, the night l was impris-
oned by Hartmann in his rooms,
! noticed something about the man
that struck me very forcibly. He
has a peculiar jagged scar on his
left forearm. In our struggle his
sleeve and cuff were pushed near
ly to his elbow. If this man who
claims to be Vernon has that scar,
/ intend to demand his arrest at
once"
Duvall returned to the deck,
keeping a sharp lookout for Ver-
non; but the latter was nowhere
to be seen. He determined up5n
a bold move. He ascertained from
the acting purser, who had re-
placed Vernon at New York, that
the latter was for the time being
sharing the stateroom of the first
officer. He went to the room at
once and knocked.
The man within was busy
changing his things. He came to
the door, clad only in his under
clothes, opened 1t cautiously and
looked out. When he saw the de-
tective he frowned. IL regret that
| cannot ask you to enter at pres
ent," he said; "as you see, I am
dressing"
Duvall's eyes were fixed upon
the jagged scar which disfigured
the other mans left arm near the
elbow. 81 beg your pardon, mon
sieur,' he said. II merely wished
to ask you a few questions about
this man Haussman. I will call
at some more convenient time"
He bowed and hastily withdrew.
He Immediately sought an in
terview with Captain Bonnet,
whom he found to be on the
bridge.
He explained his discovery to
the captain, but the latter only
laughed at him and refused to
make the arrest.
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CHAPTER X.
Bonnet Gets u Surprise.

The Richelieu swung majestic
ally toward the mouth of the
Seine and the port of Havre.
Duvall stood watching the
health officers splash seward in
their fussy launch.
Upon the launch, it proved, was
Vernet, M. Lefevre's assistant,
come to meet Duvall.
The vessel was just being made
fast at her pier and the passen-
gers were crowding to the gang
plank.
vernet glanced toward the
crowd on the dock, and presently
caught the eye of a man who stood
q little to one side smoking CT
garette. He looked like WE'LL
TODD clerk.
The man approached. vernet
scrubbed few words on card
and threw 1t down to him. The
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Housewares

TOMORROW is the last day
u of the Month-End Sale of
Housewares and certainly the
best bargains have been saved
till the last.
FRY PAN Sc
Steel Fry Pan with cold handle
large size-(10 inches over
alD-fine for camp use o.
Saturday special. each :. JI
PLATTER 12c
Imported white enamel ware
Platters. best quality-fine for
camp use; Saturday, 10
extra special at ....... III
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TOMORROW rs THE LAST DAY OF THE
BIG MONTH END SALE OF
GROCERIES,

All charge purchases tomorrow your May account
payable June 1st Don't fail to take advantage of these
bargains prices lower than they will be again
time If you can't here in your
'phone-best service in the city from to D.
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RHODESA BLEND COZ
FEE-A popular favOrite
with discriminating cof-
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pound psas special. .29c
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-25
Legal Notices
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


 Department of the Interior. U. S. Land Office at@Phoenix, Arizona.
 Jany. ', 1916.
 NOTICE is hereby given that Fred W. Thamer. of Hereford, Arizona, who, on August 26, 1912, made home stead application, No. 019C21, for Lots l, ?, & S1k ,NEA. Section 3, Township 23, S., Range 21, E., G&SR Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make three year Proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before Jared D. Taylor, U. s. Commissioner, at Bisbee, Arizona, on the 18th day of February, 1916.
 Claimant names as witnesses:
 Jacob Karlen, Thomas D. Jackson, John Findlay, George w. Longley, all of Hereford, Arizona.
 THOMAS F. WEEDIN, Register (160 acres, even.)
 First publication, Jan. II, 1916.
 Last publication, Feb. 15, 1916.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-25
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department Of the Interior. s. Land Office at Phoenix, Arizon

Department of the Interior. U. s. Land Office at Phoenix, Arizona, Dec. 20, 1915.
 Notice is hereby given that August T. Schlaudt, of Lowell, Arizona, who, on February 26, 1909, made home stead application, No. 05039, for Sh NEA. N1k SEA, section IA, town ship "A, S., range "A, E., G&SR meri- dian has filed notice of intention to make five year proof, to establish claim to the land above described, be- fore Jared D. Taylor, U. S. commits sioner, at Bisbee, Arizona, on the 18th day of January, 1916.
 Claimant names as witnesses: Al bert J. Swan, Henry H. Bohmfalk, both of Warren; Gustav A. Hardt, Norman F. D. Nichols, b@h of Bisbee. Arizona.
 THOMAS F. WEEDIN, Register
 First publication Dec. 26, 1915.
 Last publication Jan. 2S. 1916.