Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 255, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1914 — Why Silos Fall Down. [ARTICLE]

Why Silos Fall Down.

It is about time for someone to start an investigation to learn the reason why so many silos are falling down. Anyone whb has occasion to read the various country newspapers is astonished at the number of wood and concrete silos that are reported as falling over. If would be found perhaps that the reason in most cases embraces the old causes, cheap labor and cheap materials. The farmer should know that he can not get good work and good goods unless he pays for them. If he intends to invest in a silo et him get the best that money can buy and let it be erected by the most responsible man in the business. In such cases the farmer will never be sorry. The best is the cheapest, in the long run. Bees have ruined the grape crop in Westchester county, New York. Because of the long drouth the /flowers are withered and the resourceful bees have attacked the grapes. The vines on several of the large estates now bear only half dried grapes. <