Show CHEAP FEED MADE CHEAPER BY SILO small silage cutters reduce Bi big expense of labor lay S GITTINS GIT TINS in the dakota F farmer armer men who cannot n afford high priced feeds deeds and who nha had to cut expenses on every corner have been the most loyal and enthusiastic friends of the silo llo when they found silo filling costs higher than necessary and the work of harder than they liked these dalry dairymen men and feeders t turned their attention to cutting costs costa and ligh lightening g labor rather than allow their silos to stand wastefully idle and to operate without a feed which gave them 80 36 to 35 per cent greater returns for their corn crop they managed instead to eliminate a great deal of unpleasant silo ello filling bac backache kaelie and iland to make this cheap corn belt roughage still cheaper the old silo filling ring has passed out of tile picture in many sections of the corn belt and tile the small crew of two three or four men has taken its place under the old method the silo owner was compelled to spend two or three weeks exchanging work with hla his n neighbors every fall with the now new plan he be fills his own silo when tits his corn la Is ready without waiting for anyone else to finish first and without hiring extra men small individually owned and operated ensilage cullers driven by the farm tractor or an electric motor have made possible this minimum expenditure of man labor present day small or medium sized cutters will take feed very nicely without a man at the feed table experience shows while it Is becoming marv generally conceded every year fear that it tramper inside the silo la Is unnecessary thus the man on the wagon Is the only one needed at the silo he can start the tractor or motor when he comes in with his load by the turn of a crank or by closing a switch and can level out dut the ensilage in the silo after ho he hns unloaded if ho he wishes in many instances farmers have filled silos alone in this way althou although 4 ai crews of at two or three men are moie more common evidence Is accumulating that the weight of silage in itself insures proper packing the extent of settling aling Is a measurement of packing |