Show KY TWELVE GOOD SILO REASONS one great obstacle the cot cost may da be partly overcome by construct ing pit affair shall I 1 build a silo this question Is being asked by tho the more enterprising farmers and ranch mon all over the west the cost of tho the silo ello la is the greatest obstacle but it this stands seriously in the way a pit may bo be dug and finished at a cost not exceeding fifty to ono one hundred dollars for material pit allos are very satisfactory and are certainly to bo be desired rather rathar than to bavo no silo ello at allo all twelve good reasons why the farmer should provide himself with a silo ello are given by T 13 woodward 0 of the dairy division united states depart ment of agriculture in farmers dul letin no every ono one of them touches some spot of vital importance to the feeder L 1 moro more teed feed can bo be stored in a given space in the form of silage than in the form of fodder or hay 2 thero there to is a smaller loss of food material when a crop to Is made into silage than when cured as fodder or bay 3 corn silage Is a more efficient feed than corn fodder 4 an aero acre of corn scan can be placed in the silo at less cost than the same lrea irea can be husked and shredded 5 crop can be put in the silo elio during weather that could not be utilized tor for making hay bay or cahng buting fodder 6 0 moro more stock can be kept on a Z vi Q A battery of silos on a pennsylvania dairy farm given area of land when silage Is the bails of tho the ration 7 there to la less waste in fee feeding cling silage than in feeding fodder good silage properly fed is 19 all consumed 8 silage la Is very palatable 9 silage balage like other succulent feeds has haa a beneficial effect upon the digestive organs 10 silage Is the cheapest and beat form in which a succulent feed can be provided tor for winter use 11 silage can be used for or supplementing pastures more economically than can soiling crops because it requires less labor and silage Is more palatable 12 converting the corn crop into silage clears cleara the land and leaves it ready for another crop almost anything tu la the way ot of forage crops may be put into the silo and will keep until it Is needed |