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dition upon refilling. Complete stave silos are now ofifered for 

 sale in a "knocked-down" form, the staves carefully matched 

 and tongued and grooved and are said to give entire satis- 

 faction. 



A better construction is what is called the "Wisconsin" or 

 "King" type of silo, which consists of 2''x4'' studding set on 

 end, a foot apart around the circular concrete foundation. To 

 these is attached the lining consisting of two layers of half- 

 inch sheeting put on horizontally, with a w^ell lapped layer of 

 water-proof paper between. No outside weather-boarding is 

 necessary, though it adds greatly to the strength and appear- 

 ance of the silo. 



Square or rectangular form are no longer advocated ; the 

 difficulty of settling the silage evenly, especially in the cor- 

 ners, and preventing the walls from bulging, are the main rea- 

 sons for their disfavor. 



Nearly all the solid stemmed fodder crops seem adapted 

 for silage, but the grasses having hollow stems, wdiich offer 

 recesses for air, do not ensilage well. 



Indian corn is doubtless the best of all silage crops, as it 

 yields heavily of a superior fooder, which keeps perfectly un- 

 der favorable conditions. Alfalfa, sorghum and cow-peas are 

 also excellent crops for ensilaging. 



For experimental purposes at Kamehameha this year, a dent 

 variety of larger yellow^ field corn, sorghum and cow-peas were 

 grown as silage crops and Avere placed in the silo in layers 

 after being cut into half-inch lengths with an ordinary fodder 

 cutter. 



The average yields on good soils, but with a lack of water 

 for irrigation, were 23 tons for the corn, 14 tons for the 

 sorghum and g tons per acre for the coAv-peas. In favorable 

 seasons we have had much larger yields. 



It was intended, also, to fill part of the silo with sugar-cane 

 tops, it being suggested that this otherwise largely wasted 

 material might be utilized for silage to good advantage, 

 though it is as yet a question whether or not the relatively 

 large sugar content will develop an excess of acid during fer- 

 mentation. It is an experiment well worth trying. Doubtless, 



