. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. N >'^ ^ ::r^i^?i.^^ ''Sf^, , -^^tf. ^I^Sl"*^ Mr. Cobb's Silo. circle; it is better not to do so, because the lumber will dry out more quickly when the silage is removed, which tends to prolong the life of the silo by checking decay. In case beveling is done, don't bevel the en- tire stick's width, only take off bevel from center of timber. This will leave other half slightly separated from its mate, giving air a chance to dry wood. To the novice an empty stave silo
. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. N >'^ ^ ::r^i^?i.^^ ''Sf^, , -^^tf. ^I^Sl"*^ Mr. Cobb's Silo. circle; it is better not to do so, because the lumber will dry out more quickly when the silage is removed, which tends to prolong the life of the silo by checking decay. In case beveling is done, don't bevel the en- tire stick's width, only take off bevel from center of timber. This will leave other half slightly separated from its mate, giving air a chance to dry wood. To the novice an empty stave silo with its staves showing daylight shining through cracks from top to bottom is far from an airtight build- ing, but one has only to tighten up hoops, snug and go ahead and fill. A stave silo is like a leaky barrel. It only wants hoops driven tight to. 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 Missouri. State Board of Agriculture. Jefferson City, Mo. : Missouri State Board of Agriculture
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