. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. 42 Agricultural Gazette of \ [/«>?. 2, 1908. inaiiitaiiUMl in ]Misiti()ii liy I lie iii>ila'ji . Tlic'sc hoards are placed in posi- tion as tilliii'j |ii-orrc(|s, and aic icniovrd as eiiiptyiii<:' tukos jilaco : tiicre ran he no acriininlation of rarKonic acid i:as to cause accident to the men wlicn lil]in<|- or cmptvin^. AUo, wlim ciniityiiiy, tlie boards are removed to the K'Vcl, oi' just l)ch)\v tiic surface, and thus an\ lifting of the ensilage is obviated. The (h)or-plan


. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. 42 Agricultural Gazette of \ [/«>?. 2, 1908. inaiiitaiiUMl in ]Misiti()ii liy I lie iii>ila'ji . Tlic'sc hoards are placed in posi- tion as tilliii'j |ii-orrc(|s, and aic icniovrd as eiiiptyiii<:' tukos jilaco : tiicre ran he no acriininlation of rarKonic acid i:as to cause accident to the men wlicn lil]in<|- or cmptvin^. AUo, wlim ciniityiiiy, tlie boards are removed to the K'Vcl, oi' just l)ch)\v tiic surface, and thus an\ lifting of the ensilage is obviated. The (h)or-plank is of the diinciisions shown, and cut fi'oiii toiigued and grooved Oregon, !.*<) in. lonu', 1 i' in. wide and \], in. thick, with a good stout tongue. Fig. !) shows the ])lan of the bottom plat;-. This is of I in. x •) in. Iiard- wood, shaped and mortised ;is shown : the l)evel corresponds with the l)evel on tlie stud ; the top ]date is the same, exct'pt that the st ulT is 1 in. x :2^i To facilitate the setting out of the stumps to carry the frame, a trammel is i^rovided. This is of the sha]ie and dimensions shown in Fig. 10. In erecting the silo, the foundati(m stum|is are first set in position and uccurateh' marke(l. as shown in the illustration — oidv a piu'tion of the stumps is shown—these marks indicati' the position the l)Ottom plates will occupy. The sections having all been htti'd ami sectirely nailed, as ,shown in Fig. 1*, are placed in jiosition. >tartini:' with the doorway section, whicli is placeil vertically on the stumps and careftdly plumbeil and staved (the roof battens may be useil fiu- this purposed. Care should he talseii not lo twist or rack the sections while heim: elevated. When the section is uj). the liottoui jilatt' should he In the -?lum])s; then the section on either -ide i^ I'ai^ed up nnd bolted, where >hown. to tup and holtoni of the section. Proceed in this till all are up, care being taken that


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