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X 1-in. flooring about 4 ft. 6 in. apart. The upper floor is supported 

 on 6-in. x 1^-in. oregon bearers spaced about 4 ft. 6 in. apart. Tlie 

 ground must be excavated to a suflicient deptli under tlie chaff-cutter 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 beloAv the chaff-cutter, a chute is made with pieces of sheet iron 

 or of wood to connect the cutter, the whole being boxed in as far as prac- 

 ticable. It is essential that this chute should be as steep as }>ossible to 



Fig. 4. — First Section of Silo. (Note each alternate joint is broken.) 



prevent the silage from packing up. It is found better in practice to 

 have the slats running up the top floor of elevator, and as the right-hand 

 feed is desirable, which throws the cut stuff directly on to the elevator, a 

 crossed belt (3 in. Balata) and pulley wheels 9-in. x 3-in. for the chaff- 

 cutter spindle and 15-in. x 3-in. for the elevator spindle are used instead 

 of the chain and sprocket wheels to drive the elevator. With the left- 

 hand feed the stuff is thrown back against the chute, and very often 

 causes trouble. If a chute is made by cutting the bottoms out of half-a- 



