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supported by 8 inch pieces of strap iron. As soon as the dormer 

 and the ventilator were in place, lath was nailed to the upper edges 

 of the rafters and dormer frame in the same manner as for ordinary 

 plastering and upon the lath was spread a rich mortar of cement and 

 sand mixed in the proportion of one to two. 



The wall shows a great deal of weather checking, but this does 

 not seem to affect the quality of the ensilage. In other words the check- 

 ing does not extend through the wall and therefore does not allow 

 air to penetrate to the ensilage. 



Fig. 5. Solid wall cement silo owned by W. L. Smith, 

 East Lansing, Mich. 



The owner, J. B. Boardman, has always expressed great satisfaction 

 with the results obtained from the silo. It was built by Callam & 

 Clark, of Jackson, and cost $250.00. 



THE SMITH SILO. 



A very interesting solid wall cement silo is one owned by W. L. 

 Smith, who lives about one mile northwest of the college. It Avas 

 built in the summer of 1904 and has been filled five times. This silo 

 has an inside diameter of 14 feet and a total height of wall above floor 



