Silo Construction in Nebraska 



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CLAY BLOCK SILOS. 



Clay block or square tile or hollow brick silos have been used 

 more or less in Ohio for several years. A few years ago the De- 

 partment of Agricultural Engineering at Iowa Siate College de- 

 vised a scheme whereby these blocks could be used in common 



Fig. 6. Clay block silo at the Steer Feeding plant, University Farm, 



Lincoln, Nebr. 



silo construction by simply reinforcing the common blocks, the 

 reinforcing being placed in the mortar joints similar to the 

 suggestion made relative to reinforcing concrete blocks. These 

 silos are permanent as regards material, are not hard to con- 

 struct, cost about the same as a concrete block silo, have a dead 

 air space which should prevent freezing to a large extent, and as 

 a whole are considered excellent. 



