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without any furring. It is still considered better to use the beveled. 

 See figure 9. About 150 pounds of nails will be needed. For the four 

 doors about 34 feet of matched flooring. 



To Build. — On top of foundation made level place 2x4s cut two 

 feet long to form sill. Bed them in cement. Upon this sill stand 2x4 

 studs, I foot apart, a 16-foot and a 14-foot lapped two feet and well 

 spiked. Toe-nail these to the sill and brace well to keep perfectly 

 plumb. Sheet up to the bottom of the first door, about two feet, put in 

 the door frame made same as described for stone silo except of 2x4 

 stuff. Continue sheeting up to next door and again put in the frame. 

 Continue to the top, always fitting the sheeting well up to the frames 

 and nailing snug to the studs. Now put on the plate made of 2x4 stutt 

 cut two feet long and spiked on top of the studs. Put on a second layer 

 of these pieces, breaking joints with the first. Onto this sheeting nail 

 the lath securely and horizontally and plaster the whole wall about half 

 an inch thick with cement mortar. The foundation wall, both inside 

 and outside, should be beveled to run the water away from the wood 

 portion. 



Hoops. — At two feet, six feet and ten feet from the foundation it 

 would be wise to put hoops made of the half inch sheeting stuflf nailed 

 firmly to the studs around the silo. The lower one would best be 

 made three thicknesses ; the others, two. 



A roof may or may not be put on. The outside may be covered, 

 but there will be no loss of either quality or quantity of silage if it is not 

 sheet iron painted on both sides makes a very good cover, though stove 

 pipe iron is cheaper. 



The dairy department of the Missouri Experiment Station built 

 a silo of this kind in the summer of 1904. The work was done by the 

 farm and stable hands at odd times. It would be difficult to say how 

 much the work cost. The material cost about $150.00, including the 

 shingled roof and the stove pipe iron covering. There should be 

 an open space at bottom and at top of this outer covering to allow a 

 circulation of air to prevent the wood from rotting. Freezing will 

 not injure the cement lining, but if the silo is not protected the wind 

 may spring it enough to crack the cement a little, making it best to 

 whitewash with a cement wash occasionally. Mr. H. B. Curler of 

 DeKalb, Illinois, has six silos of this make, three of which have been 

 in use for 9 years and are still in excellent condition. 



WOOD-LINED SILO. 



This silo is built like the previous one, except that in place of the 

 lath and plaster, tar paper and a second sheeting of half inch boards 



