GUIDE TO DAIRYING IN SOUTH AFRICA 



Stack Silo. 



This is done by building the green mealie stalks 

 into the form of an ordinary haystack, and by 

 means of sand-bags, stones, or tins of earth bring- 

 ing pressure to bear upon the mass. 



The stack silo should be as near the feeding 

 place as possible ; it should be sheltered from the 

 wind ; the site should be drained and fenced in. 



The stack silo should be square-shaped, or it 

 may be rectangular. 



Always place a layer of worthless stuff on the 

 ground, and start packing on this. This prevents 

 moulding from the bottom. 



When feeding stack ensilage begin to use it 

 from one end only, removing a complete layer from 

 top to bottom. This leaves as little surface exposed 

 as possible. 



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 Advantages of Stack Method. 



1. No building or digging is necessary. 



2. Chaff-cutters and blowers are not required. 



3. If properly made, well built, and looked after, 

 it is nearly as good a method as the other. 



4. It may be built in any convenient place. 



5. The site may be changed every year to suit 

 changes in management. 



6. The pressure can be removed gradually, only 



