476 CONSTRUCTION, FARM ENGINEERING, MECHANICS 



Necessary diameter of silos for feeding different numbers of cows while re- 

 moving from 2 to 3.2 inches of silage daily (King) 



Each cow is allowed 40 pounds of silage daily ; silos to be of sufficient capac- 

 ity to hold silage for 180 days. 



Other silo figures. 



Silos are now preferably cylindrical, for the silage packs and settles 

 more evenly than in square or cornered constructions. Most silos 

 now are wooden tank-like structures built of upright wooden staves. 

 In the northernmost dairy regions, the silo may be inside the barn; 

 but usually it is outside the main barn structure. 



Weight of silage in silos of different depths two days after filling the silo 



(King) 



