FARM BUILDINGS 



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back from the road, so as not to obstruct the view 

 from the house. 



The Construction of Buildings. But little need be 

 said about the construction of farm buildings. The 

 careful farmer will adapt the buildings to the size of 

 the farm, and his own special 

 needs. The silo is the one 

 farm building, however, that 

 needs the most careful con- 

 struction. The importance 

 of silage as a feeding stuff 

 is growing more apparent, 

 but silage will not keep well 

 in a poorly constructed silo. 

 Whatever the type of silo 

 the farmer chooses to build, 

 four things must be ob- 

 served : It must be air- 

 tight, strong, perfectly 

 smooth on the inside and 

 placed on a strong, solid 

 foundation. 



The Silo. The silo must 

 be air-tight, because the air 

 contains germs that will set 

 to work upon the silage and cause it to spoil and 

 decay. Silage is something like canned fruit, in 

 this respect. The silo must be strong, because the 

 green feed with which it is filled is very heavy and 

 solidly packed down. This exerts a tremendous 



SILO, VERTICAL SECTION. 



General plan for wood, 

 brick, stone or cement silo. 

 V Ventilator, D Doors, S 

 Air spaces, F Stone founda- 

 tion, C Cement floor. 



When the silo is attached 

 to the barn, the feeding and 

 filling doors are usually placed 

 on opposite sides, the feed- 

 ing doors opening into the 

 barn. 



