Portable Mineral Feeder Has A "Harvestore" Roof

Portable Mineral Feeder Has A "Harvestore" Roof LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment 27-2-10 Kevin Nelson didn't like the waste associated with conventional tub-type mineral feeders. So the Canton, Minn., farmer built a portable mineral feeder that's covered by a roof made from sheets off a Harvestore silo. The wood feeder measures 4 by 8 ft. The roof is 15 by 20 ft. Cattle oilers hang from either side of the roof. "It keeps mineral and salt blocks dry and keeps animals from defacating in the feeder and ruining hundreds of dollars worth of salt and minerals," says Nelson, who raises registered Longhorn cattle. "I used it for the first time last summer, and my cattle didn't waste a pound of minerals or salt." To make the roof, he cut 5 by 9-ft. Harvestore panels in half and bolted the pieces together end-to-end. He bought the silo panels at an auction and paid $10 apiece for them. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Kevin Nelson, Rt. 1, Box 147, Canton, Minn. 55922 (ph 507 467-3746).

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