. The book of corn;. Corn. SILOS 125 put up a stone silo, as one of this kind is practically indestructible. Under certain conditions brick silos may be the most satisfactory. The average dairyman and stock farmer will, however, build a round wooden silo with a stone foundation laid in cement. There is less wasfe of space and silage in a round silo, although many square and rectangular ones are found very satisfactory. Building the Round Silo—• There are two methods of build- ing round silos. Both have en- thusiastic advocates and seem to be giving satisfaction. The silo built of staves kept t
. The book of corn;. Corn. SILOS 125 put up a stone silo, as one of this kind is practically indestructible. Under certain conditions brick silos may be the most satisfactory. The average dairyman and stock farmer will, however, build a round wooden silo with a stone foundation laid in cement. There is less wasfe of space and silage in a round silo, although many square and rectangular ones are found very satisfactory. Building the Round Silo—• There are two methods of build- ing round silos. Both have en- thusiastic advocates and seem to be giving satisfaction. The silo built of staves kept together by hoops, and with a stone founda- tion and concrete bottom, has many friends. The other kind has the same sort of a founda- tion and base, but the wall in this is built by placing studding eighteen inches apart and cover- ing these on the inside with two or three and on the outside with two layers of half-inch boards, between which are placed layers of tar paper. Both kinds give complete satisfaction in most in- stances, and the farmer should be governed largely by the dif- ference in cost and his own personal preference. Where drainage is good it is advisable to start the silo several feet below the surface of the ground. Put in a stone foundation laid in cement, making it one and one-half to two feet thick. For the bottom use. Fig 33 —Distribution of Hoops on Stave Silo At least three kinds of hoops have been used in stave silos, a round, flat and woven wire. All three, of course, are iron, and are held in place hv luf>:s or castings. These lugs of the various hoops should he distributed over the surface of the silo, rather than rise one above another in a straight line. Proper distri- bution is suggested in the accompanying 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 Myrick, He
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