. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 156 ®fye $veebev tmfc gpmittuiaxu [Septembeb 2, 1899 THE FARM. How to Build a Silo. The feeding of ensilage is attracting a great deal of attention in California, and the build- ing of silos are contemplated by many stock breeders and dairymen. A practical demon- stration of silo building and ensilage feeding will be made at Sacramento during the State Fair this year, which will, no doubt, attract a great deal of attention. The following article from the pen of one of the most prac- tical dairymen of Missomi which recently appeared in Colman's Rural World, will
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 156 ®fye $veebev tmfc gpmittuiaxu [Septembeb 2, 1899 THE FARM. How to Build a Silo. The feeding of ensilage is attracting a great deal of attention in California, and the build- ing of silos are contemplated by many stock breeders and dairymen. A practical demon- stration of silo building and ensilage feeding will be made at Sacramento during the State Fair this year, which will, no doubt, attract a great deal of attention. The following article from the pen of one of the most prac- tical dairymen of Missomi which recently appeared in Colman's Rural World, will be of interest to the readers of this department of the Breedeb and Sportsman : Interest in bIIo building is certainly on the increase if I may judge from visits made to my silos and inquiries if I like enBilage as a feed, how I build silos and many similar questions. I will say that I have ensilage as good as any made, and it is belter and cheaper than any feed that I ever had for milk cows. Many have heard of the good qualities of the silo and now want to know how to build one cheap and that will be effectual in preserving the ensilage. MiDe is a stave silo. I got the plan from the one described by the Experiment Station of Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. Put a peg in the center of the place where yon are going to build the silo. Fasten a board, or even a string to the peg, half as long as the width you have concluded to build and make a circle for the inside edge of the wall. Then make another circle for the out- Bide. Dig out between the circles 8 to 12 inches deep and 14 inches wide. Lay this trench with brick or concrete, if you can get gravel, sand and Portland cement. The lat- ter is said to be cheaper, and just as good as the brick foundation. If bricks are used they should be laid in mortar made of Portland cement and sand. Throw the dirt out of the trench inside and build the foundation nearly one foot above the level of the ground. The trench should be a foot d
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