. Barn plans and outbuildings . shows the braces in posi-tion from the sides of the silo to the partition. Thesebraces should have some pieces at the ends running theopposite direction to the material against which the braceis to support. That is, if the silo is stave and the parti-tion horizontal to the brace, the end pieces should be as inFig. 5. If the timber of the outside of the silo is hori-zontal, the brace should be as in Fig. G. Wlien one sideof Ihe silo is empty there is no danger of the wall givingway if these precautions are taken. Next year, whenfilling, the braces as well as the
. Barn plans and outbuildings . shows the braces in posi-tion from the sides of the silo to the partition. Thesebraces should have some pieces at the ends running theopposite direction to the material against which the braceis to support. That is, if the silo is stave and the parti-tion horizontal to the brace, the end pieces should be as inFig. 5. If the timber of the outside of the silo is hori-zontal, the brace should be as in Fig. G. Wlien one sideof Ihe silo is empty there is no danger of the wall givingway if these precautions are taken. Next year, whenfilling, the braces as well as the end pieces should be taken011^ and laid away for another year. By this method the PRESERVING BREWERS* GRAINS 341 man with a small herd can build a moderate sized siloand have silage through the dry time as well as winter ata very small outlay of money. SILO FOR brewers GRAINS E. B. Brady, Westchester County, N. Y., has a silowhich is used for storing brewers grains. Figure 335shows shape and mode of constructing the Westchester. Fig. ?/r]o—VIEW OF SILO county silo, and Figure 336 the manner in which it isused. The silo, shown in Figure 335, consists of a sortof basement cellar, with the door opening into the cowstable, and the rear sunk for the most part beneath theground. A road passes the end of it, where there is adoor, shown by dotted lines, for the purpose of unloadingthe grains. The walls are of stone, and the floor is ofcement. The silo is covered with an ordinary shingle 342 BARN PLANS AND Or^TBUILDINGS roof. The grains are packed in solidly, until they reachthe level of the door at the top, when they are coveredwith boards, and some straw is thrown over the lower door is opened when the grain is required, andit is dug out as bright as when put in, but somewhatsoured. As the mass is cut away, nothing is done to thesurface, which is left exposed to the air; the surface ismade fresh every day by the removal of what was leftexposed the day before.
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