SEED IMPROVEMENT MEETING. 



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SIZES AND PRICES OF ROUND SILOS. 



2-in. spruce, 5 per cent, less than white pine. 



PRICE OF CONICAL SILO COVERS. 



Diameter Weight. 

 Feet. 



Price. 



8 195 S16 95 



9 225 19 91 



10 425 22 55 



11 500 25 81 



12 575 28 88 



13 650 32 65 



14 750 36 34 



15 875 39 77 



16 1000 44 32 



18 1125 54 08 



20 1450 65 56 



Estimates for foundations as given by agricultural engineers 

 vary from $15 to $135, and for labor from $16 to $125. 



As previously stated, the amount of material required for the 

 foundation and floor varies with soil conditions. The follow- 

 ing estimate has been given for cement, for substantial work, 

 where the whole foundation is concrete : Silo 8 feet in diame- 

 ter, 2 1-2 barrels cement; 16 feet, 6 1-2 barrels; 20 feet, 9 

 barrels. 



STONE SILOS. 



The cost for stone silos varies with the distance which the 

 material has to be hauled, the size of the stone, also the size of 

 the silo. A silo large enough to accommodate 15 cows will 

 probably cost about $400. This according to the Wisconsin 

 Agricultural Experiment Station is greater than the cost for 

 the same size silo of any other make excepting iron silos. 



