ENSILAGE FOR PROFITABLE DAIRYING 165 



chaffed stuff at the rate of 1 1 Ibs. per foot for every 

 10 feet of depth. It is also proved that the 

 ensilage packs down better in a circular silo than 

 in any other form. If the silo is built of corrugated 

 iron or wood, or if a pit silo is lined with these, 

 the corrugations and joints of the wood must run 

 perpendicularly and not horizontally. If the inside 

 of a silo is of cement it must be smoothed over in 

 the proportion of i of cement to i of sand. When 

 the silo is to be a raised structure, whatever its 

 construction i.e. brick, iron, wood, or stone it 

 must be built strong enough to stand against wind 

 when empty. 



Locality. 



The silo should be built near the place where 

 the ensilage is required to be fed, because being 

 heavy stuff we desire to avoid much cartage. It 

 should preferably be built near the cow byre, and if 

 possible secured to the building to prevent high 

 winds blowing it over. The silo should never be 

 near the dairy. If a pit silo is being made, the best 

 place to dig is on a slope, as water is not likely to 

 be struck, neither is it likely to rise from the 

 bottom. Also, being on a hillside, we can keep 

 flood-water from entering it by draining the water 

 away on each side. 



