Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-02-10

The past week, what will be known
as the Walking Tamping Company
was incorporated in this city. The
incOrpOratOrs were w. w. Albers, DR..
Sauerhering and F. p. Stone. The
capital stock is 100000, $4,000 COM
mon and $4,000 preferred stock. As
soon as the papers are returned from
the state the company will be organ
ized.
Those who saw the Walking lamp
ing Machine in action last year at
the county fair, who were competent
to Judge, pronounced it a wonder.
Inasmuch as the company is to be
organized and the machine built here,
and the machine built and patented
by a Wausau man, the Pilot gives
space to the following excellent ar
ticle on silos and the Walking lamp
ing Machine, viz:
The most important structure for
the dairyman and stock feeder is the
silo on the farm, for it is the great
est feed saver to be found With
proper use made of the silo, stock
feeding is not only reduced consid-
erably in cost but the fertilizer OBJ
I'm those ingredients that aid mater
tally in the growing of crops.
Compared with the cost of dry
feeding and its necessary accompan-
iment of mill feeds it is vastly more
economical.
I'D to the present time there has
been a general belief that corn was
about the only crop that could be ad
vantageously used in silo but that
such is not the case and that it is pos
sible to produce a BALANCED ration by
mixing other forage with corn at fill
ling time. will be shown by the fol-
lowing.
The writer feels confident that by
pursuing the course as outlined and
especially that OF correct siloing, the
progressive farmer will in time be-
come entirely Independent of all COM
mercial stock feeds for the produc-
tion of milk and meat.
Walking SiIage Tamper
This machine is the result of sew
eral years of study by the Inventor in
an effort to reduce the great annual
loss suffered by the American farmer
from spoiled forage crops after they
necessary changes to convert them in
to a nutritious silage. Observations
made over period of six years. dur
ing which time more than a hundred
silos were visited and the methods
pursued by the farmer in storing the
crops discussed. developed the fact
that there was no standard method
pursued and that the opinions as to
vHot ell
numerous as the number interviewed.
There were two conditions that by
their frequent occurrence excited the
most attention: namely, first, the fire.
Quent spoilage through decay. this
varying from a slight mold or mildew
to complete rot. and scond. the al
together too frequent occurrence of an
empty silo during the early months
of the year. neceSsitating the use of
other feeds for periods varying from
three and four months to as many
weeks before pasture was sufficient
and compelling the turning out of the
herd on pastures too immature
resulting in too close cropping early
in the season.
1t was determined from these OBJ
servations that the only means by
were to be remedied, was the con-
struction of a mechanical device that
would standardize siloing methods. Sc
that no part of this important taSR
was left to the individual Judgment
and after three years of experimental
work the Walking Silage Tamper'
was produced in its present finished
shape and is now offered to the trade
s..N.., IL,
structure along perfect mechanical
lines and by its simplicity Will en-
dure great many years of service
The advantage to be obtained by its
use make themselves apparent at fill
ling time, shortly after innot requir-
ing refilling and later in an improved
silage and the greater amount stored.
What is silage?
EnSilage as more commonly called
today, silage. is the product derived
from forage crops by packing these
in an air tight structure known as q
Silo. Under proper conditions this
forage passes through several pro-
ceSses OF fermentation means oi
which the character of the forage is
changed and retains but little of its
original character except the Suceu,
lence. In well matured Silage all nu,
trient mgr sdients are so changed as
to be more easily assimilated by the
digestive organs of the stock thus in,
ereasing in its natural state. These
ereasing the amount of nourishment
considerable from that derived wher
fed in its natural state. Thest
Preventative changes are the primar,
acetic acid ((vinegarl reaction TO b,
followed by the Tactic aeio reaction
These lamentations are both inducet
by the presence Of the respective bae
iii (germsl found in the forage.
these two processes are complete,
without interruption the resultant sill
age is of a lighter color. shading in
10 the yellow owing TO the fact tha
the Tactic (milk sugar. acid reaction
reduces the green coloring matter
This silage is always sweet ant
wholesome. both TO taste and SMELL
In case these reactions are inter
fered with at any time the result i
spoiled siiage, more or less accord
ing TO the time at which such interrup