The Sidney herald., 1957-01-17

: T now planning 10 make I'M
the best ever.
I'VE honor the Dead by helping
the Living"
Yours in Comradeship,
Don O'Brien,
Chairman Montana VFW
Home Fund.
The following letters were re.
ceived by Donald O'Brien, chair
man of the Montana FarmSteac
Project:
VFW, National Home
Eaton Rapids, Michigan
December 90, 195t
Donald O'Brien, Chm.
Montana Farmstead Project
Sidney, Montana
Dear Comrade O'Brien:
Your letter of December 18th
has been received. 1t was good
hearing from you. This past week
end we had the pleasure of hav-
ing Comrade John Mahan, Ma
tional Junior Vice Commander
in-Chief, here at the Home for
our annual Cootie Christmas par
ty. He had a chance to get a
good look at the Montana Farm
stead to see how well it is coming
along and / think he was very
well pleased with both the prog
ress and with how it is going
to look and how it is located.
Things r moving along in good
shape. We had hoped to move
IN right after the first of the
year, but it looks like il is going
to be a bit later, probably the
first of February, but that is pri-
marlly due to the fact we feel it
would be best not to change the
herd In the midst of u worst
weather and it may even be. be-
cause of this, if our weather is
real bad, that we might hold over
a little bit past the first of Feb
ruary.
am sorry to hear that some
the pieces of the project came
apart in shipment enroute. We
thought we had it done up in
good fashion so that we
wouldn't be troubled with the
possibility of its coming apart.
You asked what the barn out in
back was that is the imple-
ment shed and also would contain
grain bins. You asked for the
information on how long the main
BARN is and it is $50 feet long by
- feet wide. The hay barn is
l05 feet long by 40 feet wide.
The silos are 20 feet in diameter
by As feet high. The ensilage
rough coming out from the silo
S 3 feet wide. You probably
understand how that works, IN
hat there is an electric unloader
hat unloads the silo throwing
he ensilage on to the trough and
n apparatus which is very SINH
ar to the barn cleaners carries
his eDsilage along the trough
There the cattle and heifers can
eed. The whole side of the hay
arm should have been left wide
pen for both the heifers and
ows to eat their way back into
he hay. OF course, l believe you
Understand how this is done, by
ates that permit them to keep
'orking back in, just SO far. The
lilk house, to keep it on the
latform, has been turned at right
ngles to what it would actually
2. 1t is AZ feet long and 20 feet
lde. Four cows are MIXED at
he time, coming in on the end
lat would be toward the barn
ard. The milk is to be pumped
from the cows into a
Xix tank. Out in front of the
ilk house is a concrete platform
which the bulk milk truck
ands when it pumps into the
Xix tank from the above milk
)use.
The entire barn yard is paved.
l appreciate your sending me
copy of the Montana Veter-
/ and appreciate the work you
doing on behalf of the Farm
cad project. Give my regards to
ly of the comrades that l met
Bozeman. My sincere best
ishes to you and yours for a
Try happy holiday season.
Trust l have answered your
lestions and if l have not, do
IT hesitate in getting in touch
18th me SO / can.
Sincerely yours in
Comradeship,
Chas. E. Henry, Mgr,
VFW National Home.
This Farmstead is a SAC, 1000
VFW Building
Kansas City IL, Mo
Dec. %, 1856
onald O'Brien, National
ide-de-Camp, VIEW,
dney, Montana
ear Comrade O'Brien:
Thank you for yours Of the
st, received here yesterday.
l am today sending you a sup
y of the temporary dues re-
ipt booklets you request and
st as soon as we get an adver-
mat made to further pro-
ote the Hollis TASK FORCE
for three Chevrolet
ltomobiles that will be awarded
lring a task force" party at
e 58th National Encampment in