The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-22
THE REVIEWS SPECIAL
FARM NEWS DEPARTMENT
John H. D: Gray
EDITOR
Live News About Crawford County Farms
and Farmers
Toh,, H. d. Graz
EDITOR
WHY OWN A, SILO?

l# EE WHY OWN A SIIO!
The present day farmer is looking
for the most scientific. economical
convenient and profitable way of feed
ing his cattle. especially in the win
ter time, and whenever silo has
been erected, it is monument to
the good business Judgment of the
business farmer and proof that he has
found something that will fill all these
requirements. A farmer once having
erected a silo is like unto the wise
young man who married wife, will
never be without one.
When feeding the cattle in the win.
ter time, the feed should be as near
ly like the summer feed as possible.
BY cutting the silage at the right
time, all the nutriment in the feed
y is retained, there being no loss by
drying out stalks in the field, and
the sap, the most important part OF
the corn stalk, is retained in the ST.
lage, SO that you get all the feeding
value out of the feed you raise, and
besides, you have it in the least bulk
1t lis also the best way to store the
feed, for there is no waste whatever
after it is once put into the silo.
"A silo can be filled at the most con.
vienent time before corn picking be-
gins, since the corn trust not be per-
fectly ripe before cutting. This al
lows no loss, even in year when corn
does not mature well, and besides,
there is no danger Of spelling after
storing
Silage is the easiest feed to handle
In winter, because there is the least
! bulk to the tonnage. 1t is close to
the feeding place aud always ready
to be fed.
1t has proven very profitable way
OF feeding, and many farmers claim
that a. good silo will pay for itself
In two years. "A dollar saved is a
dollar earned and the less loss of
feeding ingredients III the feed. the
greater will be the profits. When
there is silo to feed from. a large
part of the dry feed, such as hay,
can be sold, or other grains raised in
stead Silage is better feed than hay
and there is no wasting of the corn
stalks, which are otherwise almost
worthless.
For producing milk or for fattening
cattle and hogs, silage together with
but very little dry feed, is unexcelled,
and in the winter time when prices
are high-just as if they are not high
enough now-the farmer with silo
has an unparalleled advantage in feed.
4 ing his stock.
Cattle may also be kept off the
pasture in the spring longer. to give
the grass better start. It is not
,Hscessarx-to devote as much land to
pasture, for. the silage will take 1.-The
place of the pasture.
Two weeks ago, was telling Frank
North, who lives one and one halt
miles south of Vail, that l had not
seen combination corn crib and
granary, that is such as they have
many Of in Sac and Buena Vista
counties. They have reached almost
= stage of perfection with them in
those counties. They are equipped
4 with a set Of scales in the driveway,
also inside elevator and some have
feed grinders in the building. Such
i building is one of the most useful
on any farm and l recommend that
all contemplating the, erection of
cribs and granaries would Investigate
these buildings. Well after had
run along for about fifteen minutes
praising said buildings Frank told
me he had one and invited me to call
and look it over. l went, ! saw and
was convinced that Frank has a com
bination corn crib and granary. His
building is thirty-two feet long and
twenty-eight wide with a driveway
through the center It is built on a
cement foundation and same material
is used In making floors for the corn
cribs 1t has sixteen foot posts and
the grain bins are located in the sec
ond story. An inside elevator, which
conveys the grain to the bins above
u operated by a gasoline engine
Spouts conduct the grain from the
bins to the wagons in the driveway.
There is bin room in this building
{ Tor the storage of 5000 bushels OF
small grain and crib room for 1000
bushels OF ear corn. Frank tells me
that this building cost him, including
elevator, less than $1,000. He built
silo 16x40 last fall out of cement
blocks and this summer built another
the same size but this one is built Of
hollow tile silo brick. Two years
ago, Frank bought this 800 acre farm,
Z which has buildings located in the
center OF 1t. after it had been rented
for ten years. The buildings had been
neglected, ditto the fences. and it has
been a man's work to reclaim it. But
he is equal to the task and has made
quite a showing by this time. A new
hog house was built last year. It is
1920, built /of hollow tile brick. 1t
has SIX pens on each side with an al
ley through the center of the build
Ing. Speaking OF hogs there are on
" about 500 pure Dreo oc Jersey
hogs on this farm, tho land is almost
painted red with thenl He has raised
80 many, and believing that the farml
ers in this county are interested in
this great prolific breed, he has de.
cided to have a pubic sale October
%. Only the choicest will be select
cd for the sale and it should be an
easy matter to select them, when
there are SO many good ones to Sc.
1ect from Many of the younger set
are sired by Wallace's Premium and
he by Golden. Model. On the dams
side we find King the Colonel. This
grand old sire is one of the best OF
1. = 80, g.,