. Agricultural engineering; a text book for students of secondary schools of agriculture, colleges offering a general course in the subject and the general reader. Agricultural engineering. FARM STRUCTURES 465 If these essentials and desirable features are kept clearly in mind, they will assist in comparing the various types of silos now in general use. WOOD SILOS The Stave Silo. The commercial stave silo is in more extensive use today, the country over, than any other type. When properly made, the walls are air-and water-tight, smooth and rigid, insuring the preservation of the silage. The du
. Agricultural engineering; a text book for students of secondary schools of agriculture, colleges offering a general course in the subject and the general reader. Agricultural engineering. FARM STRUCTURES 465 If these essentials and desirable features are kept clearly in mind, they will assist in comparing the various types of silos now in general use. WOOD SILOS The Stave Silo. The commercial stave silo is in more extensive use today, the country over, than any other type. When properly made, the walls are air-and water-tight, smooth and rigid, insuring the preservation of the silage. The durability of the stave silo depends largely upon the kind and grade of the material used in its construction. Redwood, cypress, Oregon fir, tama- rack, and white and yel- low pine are the more common kinds of wood used, and their respective merits and durability rank about in the order given. The Plain Stave Silo. The stave silo made of plain dimension lumber, without being beveled or grooved, is not satisfactory. Such a silo is certainly cheap, but is very unstable. The walls are not as tight as when the staves are matched, and as soon as there is a little shrinkage there is a tendency for the staves to fall from place into the silo, and then the whole structure Fig. 294. A good stave silo well 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 Davidson, Jay Brownlee, 1880-1957. St. Paul, Minn. , Webb Pub. Co.
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