. Concrete silos; their advantages. Silos; Concrete construction. 126 Concrete Silos These silos are held together by out- side hoops, as is the ease with wood staves, the hoops be- ing placed eloser to- gether at the bottom to provide for the greater strain, the spacing being gradu- ally increased as the top is approached. Some of the com- mercial stave silo systems now on the market are described in the following pages. Many of these silos have been built on the foundations of old wood stave silos and are giving excellent satisfac- tion, a point which is worth while re- membering in pro- mot
. Concrete silos; their advantages. Silos; Concrete construction. 126 Concrete Silos These silos are held together by out- side hoops, as is the ease with wood staves, the hoops be- ing placed eloser to- gether at the bottom to provide for the greater strain, the spacing being gradu- ally increased as the top is approached. Some of the com- mercial stave silo systems now on the market are described in the following pages. Many of these silos have been built on the foundations of old wood stave silos and are giving excellent satisfac- tion, a point which is worth while re- membering in pro- moting the sale of these silos. The foundation for the stave silo is made the same as for other Perfection Stave Silo on State Fair Grounds at Des Moines, la. Diameter 14 feet 4 inches ; height 44 feet 4 inches ; capacity 194 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 Hanson, Edward Smith, 1871- [from old catalog]. Chicago, The Cement era publishing company
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