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MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 



The 4 by 6 are to form the "corners" of the round silo and also 

 act as lugs for the hoops to go through and draw against, as shown in 

 figure 12. Bore holes through these posts through their 6-inch dimen- 

 sion, starting close to one edge and ranging outward almost cornerwise 

 through the stick. Beginning close to the bottom of the silo, make these 

 hoop holes the following distances apart: from ist to 2nd, 2 feet; 2nd 

 to 3rd, 2 feet; 3rd to 4th and 4th to 5th, each 3 feet; and the next five 

 each 4 feet apart. The 2 by 4 do not need planing, but care must be 

 taken to get straight pieces and clear. Southern pine is excellent for 

 this work. 



To Set Up. — First set up the 4 posts, brace well, plumb, and toe- 

 nail to the sill. Make sure each is equidistant from the center of the silo 

 to be, or in other words, in a circle. Put in the lower hoops and start 

 the nuts, then stand a 2 by 4 inside these hoops, spike it soundly to the 

 post, using a six-inch spike and driving straight through the 2 by 4 

 edgewise, set up another and do the same by that to the first stave. 



Figure 13. Two "Buff Jersey" silos In process of building. Note the way the 2x4*3 are 



made to break joints. 



(Cut loaned by "Buff Jersey," Monmouth, 111.) 



Keep this up around the silo, make sure to alternate the 12-foot and the 

 16-foot stave, so as to break joints above. Figure 13 shows a silo 

 in course of construction. When all staves are in place screw up the 



