Silo Construction in Nebraska 



WOOD SILOS. 



Wood silos in various forms are used thruout the East, but 

 in Nebraska the wood stave silo seems more popular, altho during 

 the past year the wood silo known as the "crib silo" has been in- 

 troduced and is receiving considerable attention. 



STAVE SILOS. 



There are three general types of stave silos: the homemade. 1 

 plain stave, the homemade tongued and grooved, and the manu- 

 factured tongued and grooved. 



Fig. 1. Single-piece fir stave silo at Beef Cattle Barn, University Farm, 



Lincoln, Nebr. 



The first type mentioned is somewhat cheaper than the other 

 types, but it does not seem possible to hold silos in shape without 

 tongued and grooved staves. Probably this is due to the fact 

 that in the summer when the silos are empty the air gets on all 

 sides of the staves and causes them to dry out much faster and to 

 warp as they dry. 



