The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-10-05
MORE SILOS FOR
RICHLAND VALLEY
Farmers Continue to Show In
terest in Raising Corn for
Their Dairy Herds

u ~>ssAAy AASA VIZ
1t would seem that the Richland dis
trict would be fine place for any silo
firm to demonstrate the benefits of
the silo method of feeding, judging
from the number of new ones which
have been built this year. The past
week sees three more in the process of
construction, while Geo. F. Zurcher
has already completed and filled a
large silo on his ranch north of town,
being the first farmer in the Fruitvale
district to add this improvement to
his farm. B. T. Simmons was a close
second to Mr.. Zurcher and now comes
K. c. Larsen and James Kaas, both
progressive dairymen who are putting
up silos at this writing. William
Young, who has a large silo on his
ranch in town, states that he will put
up another before next fall as he ex
poets to increase his dairy herd con-
siderably and will need more ensilage
this his silo will accommodate.
Farmers are finding, with hay at
such prohibitive prices as it has been
for the past two years, that corn fed
as winter ensilage reduces the amount
of hay necessary to keep cattle over
the winter very considerably and on
from five to eight acres sufficient corn
can be grown to fill a large silo. Still
another advantage in the Richland
district is that potatoes can be grown
in the spring, harvested in June or
the first of July, after which corn can
be grown on the same land and brot
to the proper state for winter silage.
The outlook for the dairymen was
never more bright in the Richland
district than it is at this time and to
men who have given time and thought
to the problem of what can be grown
to the best advantage in this section,
the idea of cattle and hogs, alfalfa and
corn are becoming more and more the
basis for the future prosperity of this
project.
A dance will be given by several of
the local boys in Anon hall Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. O'Brien and
daughter Adelaide were in Spokane a
couple of days this week.
Prof. Walter Holt had the silo on
his dairy farm south Of town filled
for winter use the fore part of the
week.
Otis Allen drove into town Tuesday
in new Saxon car which he purchased
in Wallace, Idaho, and drove over from
there.
Robert Chalcraft, who has been off
at work in the harvest fields in the
vicinity of Spokane, returned home
Tuesday.
Elmer Armstrong is busily engaged
in seeding his new piece of land and
expects to be an extensive farmer by
this time next year.
TT. Thompson, of Pasco, who owns
tract north of town, was in Richland
several days this week working on the
| place. He is enroute to California on
| visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Glassner are en-
loving a visit from their daughter who
arrived from the east Tuesday and
will spend some time here with her
parents.
C. D. Mitchell and family, j. M.
Serr and Perry Willoughby were
among the Richland people who went
down to Kennewick on business We'd
nesday.
o. D. Horton, teacher Of the Fruit
vale school visited the Richland school
Monday with the idea of correlating
his work as much as possible with
what is being done in town.
Jack Martin has been deputized and
is assisting the sheriff's Office and the
government detective in running down
evidence and clues in connection with
the recent postoffice robbery.
Roy Allen, who has been spending
the summer working in the harvest
fields, returned home the latter part
of the week and will enter high school
where he expects to take his place on
the football team this year.
H. L. Anthony is in Seattle on bust
ness this week. Mr.. Anthony owns a
fine piece of residence property in Sc
attic and may trade for ranch here
if he sees something to his liking as