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cessive decay of the silage will be very great. The structure 

 must be rigid, and the inner surface smooth and uniform, so 

 as to facilitate the rapid and complete settling of the silage, 

 and it should be budt of durable material. Then the fodder 

 should be of suitable kind and at the proper stage of maturity. 



KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS' SILO 



Hawaii's First Silo; Completed March 15, 1906. Filled April 15, 1906. 



Indian corn, all things considered, has thus far proven the 

 most satisfactory silage crop. It should be harvested w^hea 

 the seed begins to glaze, and the whole plant utilized. 



In practice it is difficult to make the silo absolutely air-tight, 

 so that even in the best budt structures there is some unavoid- 

 able loss; this is variously estimated at from 5 to 12 per cent. 



