 ". . . .My first silo is a success and I am building two more silos this winter. I have a fairly decent brood-barn, with liquid-manure tank attached, and I have just finished my concrete dipping tank." - Jack London
Some areas on the ranch were swampy and crops would not grow there. London had drainage ditches dug and cement pipes installed and back-filled with sand. The pipes were porous and the water filtered through the sand into the porous pipes and was directed to other areas on the ranch where water was needed. After the waterlogged areas were drained, corn was planted and successfully grown. The corn was cut and put into the silos he had built. | 
