Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 177, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1918 — DO WHAT THE ROMANS DO. [ARTICLE]

DO WHAT THE ROMANS DO.

It is not always necessary to live in Rome to do as the Romans do—or did. , History tells of Roman farm'ers who carefully chopped fine their Various green, succulent feeds and packed them in pits for use during the winter season. The practice seems to have been common, and the feed’kept well. From those early times It has been good practice to store various green crops in pits or air-tight containers for feeding to stock. The silo is the p'resentday result, and a \ farmer who raises live stock, be. they cattle, sheep or hogs, cannot afford to be without one. The advantages of the silo are numerous, but some of the more important are: (jlreen, succulent feed is available throughout the year. A silo stores more feed for less cost than any other farm building. i The feed Is handy for use.