. Concrete silos; a booklet of practical information for the farmer and the rural contractor. Concrete; Silage. UNIVERSAL PORTLAND CEMENT CO. 35 Work Under Home Supervision:—If neither a good contractor nor a good foreman is available, the farmer may undertake the build- ing of the silo, but he must pay close attention to the details of the work. The inexperienced worker with concrete too often considers cement a sort of magic material which may be used without precau- tion and still secure first class work. On the contrary, precautionary measures are constantly necessary and the directions gi
. Concrete silos; a booklet of practical information for the farmer and the rural contractor. Concrete; Silage. UNIVERSAL PORTLAND CEMENT CO. 35 Work Under Home Supervision:—If neither a good contractor nor a good foreman is available, the farmer may undertake the build- ing of the silo, but he must pay close attention to the details of the work. The inexperienced worker with concrete too often considers cement a sort of magic material which may be used without precau- tion and still secure first class work. On the contrary, precautionary measures are constantly necessary and the directions given on the following pages must be carefully complied with if the best results are to be obtained. To acquaint inexpe- rienced contractors as well as those desiring to build their own silos with the best practice, is the purpose of the two sections immediately fol- lowing. A later section is devoted to a description of several of the leading commercial silo forms now upon the market. Co-Operation in Silo Work:— Where there are several silos to be built in the immediate vicinity, and it is desired to use home-made forms and do the work with home labor, a very considerable saving can be made by co-operation. With moderately fair weather, such as usually prevails from April to Octo- ber, four or five farmers working to- gether can construct moderate size silos in an average time of less than two weeks, working but 4 hours per day, with one set of forms. In about two months' time they can complete a good silo on the place of each, without having- this work interfere seriously with general farm duties, and at a comparatively small expense, as only one set of forms is used. In "The Farmer" for April 29, 1911, Mr. Charles Nelson, of Meeker County, Minnesota, concluded a letter on "Co-operation in Silo Building" with the following paragraph: "Farmers, get to- gether, buy in carload lots material for silos of whatever material desired. Co-operate in building
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