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Silo C o)isirucUon. 



573 



The applicant must cart the silo material from the nearest railway station lO' 

 the site ; must meet the builder when advised, convey him to the work, board and 

 lodge him and provide him with the necessary assistance while building. 



The green fodder must be chaffed and the silo filled and weighted under the- 

 sui:'ervision of an officer of the Department, or in accordance with instructions- 

 issued by the Department. Full records must be kept of the results obtained 

 from feeding the silage and a report made to the Department. 



Special arrangements may be made for the erection of silos of a class approved 

 by the De])artment other than those listed below, but if the cost is greater than 

 for the same tonnage, the cash payment must be increased accordingly. 



Details of Capacity^ Measurements, and Cost. 



• If elevator not required, e-ost oi silu as ^ll(l\vn above will be reiluc-eil £b for a il-ft. silo and iK 



10s. fora3(i-ft. silo. 

 1 These prices are only jir-ssible owin^ to pa'entee having' made a speeiiil arran:;enient with 



the Department whereby all selling charjre', &c., have I'fen saved him. 

 X If ihe api)licaiit provides the necessary haruwooJ, the cost of the material supplied by the 



Department will be reduced to the amount shown in brackets. 



For the wood aufl iron and all wcxjd silo, 3 men for 4 to 6 days; for the 

 ;i!l steel si'o, 3 men for j to 5 days; and for the concrete block silo, i youth for 2a 

 tlays, are re(|uired to assist the builder. If die full compltn-.ent of men stipulated 

 IS not provided, the farmer will be charged qs. for each tiip.i short, wiiellitr for a 

 whole or part of a day. 



For the concrete block silo, the farm- r must supply, on the ground, water, 13 

 cubic yards of sand, or 12 cubic yards of gravel and 7 of sand, and 2 cwt. of 

 No. 10 fencing wire. Tlie block-maker will take about 10 days, and the builder 

 a. similar i)eriod. The blocks must stand at least 2 weeks before being used. 



Foundation posts to be su])i>lied b\' llie farmer. Fo' the wood and iron and 

 all woofl silo, they are to be 6 ft. .\ 6 in. \ 4 in. sawn, ^^\\\., or round, with one 

 truly s(|uare face. For the all steel, tlif\- are to be 2 ft. \ 5 in. x 5 in sawn, 

 s])lit or round. 



Quotations will be given, if desired, for silos without rrettion jr freight. 



Il i.s iiiiixj.ssiljlc lur nu- iu (uiuliulc thi.s arl'ulc. ihc last while officially 

 Komit'cted with the Department, without reference to the valiial)Ie assist- 

 ance tendered in ronnexion with silo work liv the Foreman BuiUIer, Mr. 

 J. Wilson, th<' Architect. Mr. ( '. M. Neild. and th<' siipL-rvi.-or, Mr. 

 <i. \\. Haker. To Mr. W il.son. special notice is due. as durii^g his four 

 \e.irs with the I )<'partment. he has continually sitj,'gested improvtnients in 

 the construction hoth of the silo and the elevator. 



