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Silo Construction. 



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to allow the end of the elevator to come directly beneath the chaff-cutter, or 

 the latter may be raised on a platform for this purpose or both may be done 

 as shown in drawing. The end of elevator being put in as far as possible 

 below the chaff-cutter, a chute is made with pieces of sheet iron or of 



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DETAILS OF ELEVATOR. 



wood to connect the ( utter, the wliole l)eing boxed in as far as practicable. 

 It is es.sential that this chute should be as steep as possible to prevent the 

 silagt* from packing up. If the chain be run directly from 



the (Utter spr(Mket ti. the ilcx.itor spro<k(>t th(> slats will runs 



