The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-29
WHY NOT BUILD A sIIoY
Farmers OF Bingham County are In.
terested ih Great Money Save 81
ing Feed Device

County Agent r. r, Groninger Is
strong for silos, and the county farm
bureau Is getting well into, the no.
Ition. At their meeting last Satur-
day the members manifested much
Interest In silage and silo conStruc-
ton, and 1t may not be long before
the county will see a period of isiio
building that will change the whole
face of the landscape. N q
j.. Yin view Of the feed shortage OF
last winter" said Mr.. Groninger In
talking of the silos, this. same In
lterest is shown Gil over the state.
| In the Boise valley where they have
lalready some 200 silos an excursion
I0f s. auto loads Of farenrs Of Ada
land Canyon counties to that section
resulted In the decision VI about IS
farmers to erect silos this year.
The silo has proven itself q sue
lcess In that locality and ought like
wise to be successful In Bingham
bounty. Many farmers say their 81
los have paid for themselves In one
Eyear, and every farmer who had one
Hast year Is still wearing that indel-
lible smile. When hay kept going,
lup and up In price last winter the
great feedn won for itself place
that will not soon be forgotten by.
those who saved small fortunes by
Its profitable use.
Near Idaho Falls the Johnson
boys have a big silo, and it served
them so wellin feeding their 40 cows
last, winter that they are now going.
to build another. Cows fed on silage
made larger production of milk and
came thru the winter in better shape
and only required 10 to IL pounds OF
hay day. Others not fed on .silage
had to be fed 80 to 40 pounds of
hay per day. Altho the corn was
not planted until June Is last year,
the johnson brothers secured 10, tons
of silage to the acre Silage and al
falfa make an ideal feed-much. bet
ter and more profitable than hay
alone.
Plant Corn Now
Mr.. Groninger is after immediate
action, II
"It is not too late to plant some
corn for. silage now" he went on.
ITO be sure it will not produce the
yield it would IL planted earlier, but
It will produce a. good yield of succu-
lent, rich feed that will put meat
on the steer and milk in the pail.
T. Frank 'Gooding, ex-governor and
successful farmer, sof Gooding, has
one 800 ton silo from which he feeds |
his sheep. This year het has 100
acres of corn and will build two more
silos at Pocatello. Idaho Falls and
other points st
s'sIt has been well demonstrated |
that corn can be grown for silAge. |
So plant some corn now, say Mime
sofa is, on good soil---then build
q silo this summer"
The barrow brothers, of Twin
Falls have some good Minnesota 13 /
corn and Mr., Groninger viii be glad,
10 furnish you information concern
ng the construction and filing Of ST.
Ios:sf .aS., IA 4 Al ,3s
D That silos would come finally into
his section has been, foreseen by
wise Inen-and 1t is commonly,
known that a silo has been offered |
tight here in Blackfoot for the farm.
Or who would start something. We,
nave it reliably that the C. w. & M.
company will furnish ali. the equip
ment for a ssilo at cost to the first
farmer who agrees to put it up and
use it. This lis such a5good stock
country that siios are bound to null
;iply once started. Mr.. Martin is
Wiling the put UP the silo for moth
ng. All the farmer has to edo is
,uy the equipment at it's cost and |
plant his corn. Isn't that a fair
proposition? Why not bnild a silo?
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