. A book on silage. Silage. SILOS. 109 /. silo lining, several observing farmers claiming that double boarding, with or without tarred paper between, will rot before a one-layer lining of sound matched lumber or shiplap, free from cracks and checks, put on horizontally. Mr. H. B. Gurler, the well-known Illinois dairyman, says on this point in a communication to the author: "My first silo was built with a single boarding on inside of studdings. This was a good quality of matched lumber, and it is still sound after having been filled eleven times; I cannot find any signs of decay, or at lea
. A book on silage. Silage. SILOS. 109 /. silo lining, several observing farmers claiming that double boarding, with or without tarred paper between, will rot before a one-layer lining of sound matched lumber or shiplap, free from cracks and checks, put on horizontally. Mr. H. B. Gurler, the well-known Illinois dairyman, says on this point in a communication to the author: "My first silo was built with a single boarding on inside of studdings. This was a good quality of matched lumber, and it is still sound after having been filled eleven times; I cannot find any signs of decay, or at least could not before filling last fall. The second silo I built was with 1, stud blocked against s. -i ^ -i n . .-, .,i strip, 2. nailed to the sill, double walls lusidc. With paper 3; 4, bolt driven through the between. I am Confident that sill into the wall, 5. (Plumb.) -i .-i^ , ^^ decay will sooner cause trouble with these walls, as I can see the effect of it now in some places, and this after nine fillings. I imagine moisture from the corn gets through the joints before it swells these tight, and saturates the paper, thus causing decay. I think if building now I should select sound, kiln-dried lumber for the inside and put on one ; Professor Robertson, the Commissioner of Agriculture of Canada, also recommends a single lining for wooden silos. He says: "I have found one ply of sound 1-inch lumber, tongued and grooved, and nailed horizontally FIG. 44. FOUNDATION OF SQUARE Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Woll, Fritz Wilhelm, 1865-1922. [from old catalog]. Chicago, Rand, McNally & company
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