Since forage quality 4s so important to today’s dairy farmers, it is very important to consider factors that might improve that quality. Many farmers are finding that an up right silo is a good investment because of increased feed value of haylage. Samples of wilted hay from University forage analysis programs are running about 4 percentage points higher in crude protein than the average hay sample. Are you having trouble making hay in this damp rainy weather? Think about your 2nd cutting. Maybe we will still have time to get a sUo .erected so that you can store your feed properly & with less loss due to weather. There is no better upright silo than a poured Sollenberger Silo! The strong, smooth walls reflect heat so that your forage protein doesn’t suffer from heat damage. You will appreciate the quality of a Sollenberger Silo, and “your cows will just love you’’ because of the high quality feed. A Sollenberger Silo keeps feed good, and unloads easily, at the 50%-58% moisture level. PRE-CAST BUNKER SILOS "THE ECONOMICAL CHOICE" STORAGE FOR ANY FORAGE Also Suitable For Grain Storage, And Practically Any Other Bulk Material. The Sollenberger Pre-Cast Bunker Silo Panel Is Designed To Be Free-Standing. With The Tongue and Groove Edges, It Can Be Coated With Mastic & Bolted Together To Give An Air-Tight Smooth Wall That’s Easy To Pack And “Keeps Feed Good.” Delivered And Set On Your Prepared Gravel Base. • Outside Walls • Center Walls • Can Be Moved Or Added To Later • B’6 ' high PRE-CAST CATTLEGUARDS Two Sizes To Meet Your Needs: 12’ & 16’ sdii 4 i V V Don't Delay Too Long! Our Schedule For 1987 Is Rapidly Filling Up. Sollenberger Silos Corp Box N, Chambersburg, PA 17201 Name Address City/State Phone Best Time To Call CONVENTIONAL SILOS • 5’2" Wide • 5000 P S I Steel Rem forced Concrete • Adaptable To Head gates Or Self Feeders Put An End To That Pesky Chore Of Opening & Closing Gates! -s Solid 6” Poured Concrete Walls Horizontal and Vertical Reinforcing Steel (Exceeds fSA Standards) Concrete Chute - Poured with wall Redwood Doors - Large 24”x32" Fill Pipe Outside Galvanized Ladder With Safety Cage Many Extras To Reduce Mainten ance Costs For Many Years • Very Strong • Can Be Used For Retaining Walls • Many Industrial Bulk Storage Uses -5? Please send information on;J 1. Bottom Unloading i Concrete Silos I 2. Top Unlbading I Concrete Silos J 3. Upright Bunker Silos | i 4. Manure Pits I 5. Feed Bunks > 6. Cattleguards 7. Hog Slats iJL Industrial Silos/Tanks INDUSTRIAL SILOS Common Uses: • Wood Chips • Sawdust • Bark • Sand & Aggregates • Coal • Grains • Meals • Plastic • Water & Liquids • Any Flowable Materials Advantages: • Designed according to your specific needs by registered, professional engineers • Lower construction cost • Standard 6” steel reinforced, poured con crete walls • Smooth, leak proof walls • Maintenance free • Concrete wall reduces product freezing in winter and heating in summer • Lower fire insurance, costs mm 5: Si te 24’x52' Thomasville Stone & Lime Co Ign Sollenberger Silos Corp. A Nitterhouse Company I I Box N Chambaraburg, PA 17201 (717] 2M-95M * SINCE BEFORE 1910 BOTTOM UNLOADING SILOS Smooth 6” Poured Concrete Walls Sure-Seal Filling System Opens And Closes From The Ground Safety Rail Around The Poured Concrete Roof Enclosed Gooseneck Many Other Features Flying Dutchman Unloader Available PRE-CAST CONCRETE FEED BUNKS You Spend A Lot Of Time And Money Producing And Storing Your Good Feed Crops. Don’t Just “Get By” With A Feeding Bunk That Wastes Feed Or Is About Worn Out. Your Best Choice For A Feed Bunk Is Pre-Cast Concrete. HHini ft** SLANT BACK J BUNK H-BUNK Let Us Know Your Needs We Can Deliver From Our Large Inventory And Set On Your Prepared Site OR We Can Load On Your Truck To Help Save On Freight Costs We Have Several Sizes And Styles To Choose From, Plus Metal Posts, For Cable, Which Can Be Bolted To The Bunk To Keep Cattle Out • Manure Storage Systems For The • Circular Tanks Poured-In-Place Small Herd - or The 400 Cow Above Ground - In Ground - Or Herds And Larger. Uneven Backfill. • Systems Adaptable To Any Type • Pre-Cast Concrete panels Equipment Delivered And Set On Your • SGS Approved Prepared Site. For Silos Call Bob Francis 717-532-6848 ■ MANURE STORAGE SYSTEMS Office Number - 717-264-9588 For Manure Systems & Pre-Cast Products Call Mike Hair 717-263-0792 Evenings Forage and Grain Silos • Laidig 43-For High Moisture Shelled Corn - High Moisture Ground Ear Corn - And Other Grains • Laidig 98 - For Grains And Forages • Laidig 198 - For Those Big Silos And Tough Unloading Jobs.
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