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vertical rods, 

 preferable. 



Silo Construction in Nebraska 

 If such reinforcing is used, No. 3 hard wire is 



DOORS. 



The doors can be either continuous or intermittent. Either 

 ,one is easy to make and very convenient for use. By using one's 

 ingenuity, hinge doors can also be used on concrete silos. Details 

 for silo doors are shown in our extended bulletin on "Silo Con- 

 struction in Nebraska," No. 138. 



COST OP SOLID CONCRETE SILOS. 



OTHER SILOS. 



There are several other types of silos which no doubt nii.^ht 

 be used to good advantage in Nebraska. However, their use is 

 so recent that there has not been an opportunity to gjj-e them 

 a thoro investigation. The three following types seem to be 

 commendable tor use in Nebraska: 



The Common Sense silo, which is built with eight sides by 

 using two by fours laid flat. This silo wns first erected in Ne- 

 braska during the summer of 1912 and whether or not defects 

 will develop as the silo becomes older cannot be stated. 



The plastered silo, which is built of concrete plastered onto 

 metal lath and reinforced with heavy wire. This silo seems to 

 be giving good satisfaction in Kansas. 



The third type is a plastered silo wherein the concrete is 

 plastered into a metal lath that has a raised rib which stiffens 

 the lath and reinforces the silo. 



