474 CONSTRUCTION, FARM ENGINEERING, MECHANICS 



Feed for 180 days 



Approximate quantity of silage required per day (111. Sta.) 



KIND OF STOCK 



DAILY RATION 



This table, in connection with the following, may be used to de- 

 termine the size of silo needed to fulfill various conditions. For ex- 

 ample, if the silage is to be fed to a herd of 40 dairy cattle at the 

 rate of 40 pounds per head per day, a silo 16 or 18 feet in diameter 

 will be satisfactory. 



