The Hawaiian forester and agriculturist . ondi-tions. While in California in the fall of 1904, a number of lead-ing dairies where the modern silo formed an importantfeature were visited, five silos, varying from 100 to 250 tonscapacity, in operation from one to four years, were carefullystudied. Reports and observations were so favorable in thisinvestigation, wdiere climatic and other conditions were sonearly like our own, that the experiment of introducing thesilo into Hawaii seemed well worth while. A 65-ton silo was planned for use on the schools farm lastfall; the staves of a 20,000-gallon
The Hawaiian forester and agriculturist . ondi-tions. While in California in the fall of 1904, a number of lead-ing dairies where the modern silo formed an importantfeature were visited, five silos, varying from 100 to 250 tonscapacity, in operation from one to four years, were carefullystudied. Reports and observations were so favorable in thisinvestigation, wdiere climatic and other conditions were sonearly like our own, that the experiment of introducing thesilo into Hawaii seemed well worth while. A 65-ton silo was planned for use on the schools farm lastfall; the staves of a 20,000-gallon water tank being available,these were utilized for the body of our silo. By inverting eachalternating stave, the tapering form of the tank was convertedinto a perfect cylinder 16 feet in diameter and 18 feet in was set upon a concrete foundation which also formed ^Silo—an air-tight structure used for the preservation of green fodder ina succulent condition. Silage—the feed stored in a silo (formerly called ensilage). 149. the walls of a thirty-inch pit, giving the silo a total depth ofabout 20 feet. The top of the silo is capped with a shingled conical-shapedroof; immediately under the roof, an open space, a foot inwidth, is provided for ventilation. Three doors, one above theother, and facing the barn, provide an easy means for removalof the silage, but the filling is done through a dormer windowin the roof. The plan and pictures herewith will give a goodidea of the construction and general appearance of the Kame-hameha silo. The more important requisites of a silo are that its wallsshould be as nearly air-tight as possible, else the loss from ex- 150 cessive decay of the silage will be very great. The structuremust be rigid, and the inner surface smooth and uniform, soas to facilitate the rapid and complete settling of the silage,and it should be budt of durable material. Then the foddershould be of suitable kind and at the proper stage of maturity.
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