. Barn plans and outbuildings . Fig. 331—SQUARE SILO or use a hammer and nails, and a good thing about themis that they can be set anywhere and made to conformto the size of the barn, if you want to put them 331 shows clearly how the silo is built. Thefoundation is below frost made of stones laid in cementmortar. On this are placed sills of two by six or two byeight. Matched pine siding is stood up and braced withtwo by eight or two by ten-inch scantling placed as corners are put in on a bevel to avoid the squarecorner, and also to allow of braces to strengthen the eilo
. Barn plans and outbuildings . Fig. 331—SQUARE SILO or use a hammer and nails, and a good thing about themis that they can be set anywhere and made to conformto the size of the barn, if you want to put them 331 shows clearly how the silo is built. Thefoundation is below frost made of stones laid in cementmortar. On this are placed sills of two by six or two byeight. Matched pine siding is stood up and braced withtwo by eight or two by ten-inch scantling placed as corners are put in on a bevel to avoid the squarecorner, and also to allow of braces to strengthen the eilo. 338 BARN PLANS AND OUTBUILDINGS A second thickness of siding should be put on to breakjoints. Do not use paper between the boards, as it willrot out. FASTENING A SILO TO THE BARN Where round silos are built outside of the barn in anexposed situation it is sometimes necessary to stay them,in order to prevent their being blown down, when empty,. Born p/of^e Fig. 332 TYING A SILO by high winds. A heavy rod or five-eighths-inch wire ropecan be placed around the silo and fastened to the plateof the barn as shown in Figure 332. A CHEAP HOMEMADE SILO By building it octagonal, or eight-sided in shape, andceiling perpendicularly with two thicknesses of inch hem-lock boards, with felt paper between, a perfect silo maybe made at small cost. Alonzo Devenpeck of New Yorkbuilt one of this shape and it has given perfect satisfac-tion. TTo says: Every silo that has been built in thisvicinity since, and I know of twelve, has been built after AN OCTAGON SILO 339 the same plan, and others will be built the coming can be built any size wanted. With 2500 feet goodhemlock boards, 900 two by sevens, three feet long, and$6 worth of felt and nails, three men can build a silo inthree days. The expense for roof and bottom would bethe same as for any other shape or style. I got out the lumber for mine, and, paying the sawbill, cement, nails,
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