Excerpt from The Book of Ensilage
When, in the winter of 1879-80, I took the liberty of dedicating the first edition of the "Book of Ensilage" to the "farmers of America," the system of ensilage, so far as related to its adaptation to America and to American wants and methods, was in that state of uncertainty that no one could be found who dared to thoroughly try it, partly on account of the expense involved, and perhaps more through an unwillingness to run the risk of failure, and consequently be compelled to bear the ridicule of those who stand ready, whenever a progressive man takes a step in advance of the old methods, - in hopes that something better may be found which shall serve to elevate humanity, or lessen the toils and improve the condition of his fellow-man, - to say, until complete success silences them, "I told you so." Could these doubters, these dispensers of ridicule, always have had their own way, and prevented progressive men from trying, every farmer would to this day have carried his grist to mill slung across his horse's back, with a stone in one end of the bag to balance the weight of the corn in the other.
The success of my experiments was, however, so complete, the results were so startling, but so conclusive, that thousands of the most intelligent and progressive farmers and businessmen with a taste for agriculture, came to "Winning Farm," and examined the practical workings of the system of ensilage for themselves. So convincing was the exhibition of what they saw, that I can truly say that there is to-day, not a State in the Union which has not a silo constructed in all material points after the "Winning Silos."
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