Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 150, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1917 — 5,000 More Indiana Silos Before 1918. [ARTICLE]

5,000 More Indiana Silos Before 1918.

This is the slogan adopted by the committee on food .production and conservation, Christie, chairman, under the direction of the State Council of Defense. * There are now approximately 20,000 silos in Indiana. Each additional silo costs from S3OO to SSOO, which apparently is the only preventive to their universal adoption by farmers as a means of storing animal food. Prof. Christie is endeavoring to demonstrate the wisdom oi postponing the purchase of a touring car, if necessary, and applying the money to the construction of a silo, where none now exists. He confidently believes he will succeed in this purpose. Prof. Christie considers the silo as the gretaest single agency for the successful conservation of food stuffs in Indiana today. By it, he says, from 30 to 35 per cent of the corn crop may be saved annually. Statistics show, that 87 per cent of each year’s com crop is fed to live stock, and the saving is apparent. It is being pointed out to unprogressive farmers, who object to spending the money necessary for a good silo, that never has there been a time when so few bushels of corm could be exchanged fqr a silo, and the resultant gain would quickly balance the outlay of money.