132 THE BOOK OF ENSILAGE. 



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plank covering as fast as necessary. Place the plank on 

 the undisturbed mass in the lower half of the Silo as 

 they are removed from the top, thereby making a floor 

 to stand upon, and to run a car or wheelbarrow upon. 

 When the end of the Silo farthest from the door is 

 reached, commence at that end, dig down to the bottom, 

 throwing the Ensilage with a large fork upon the plank 

 floor, and, by taking out vertical slices, gradually work 

 back towards the door. This floor, which is laid upon 

 the lower half, need not be weighted. There is no ne- 

 cessity for protecting the Ensilage from the air while it 

 is being fed out, as a fresh surface is exposed to the 

 atmosphere each day ; and it is so compact, that, if left 

 untouched for three or four days even in warm weather, 

 no injurious fermentation can, or does, take place. It 

 will be warm only on the outer two or three inches. 

 The finer it is cut or shredded, the closer it will pack ; 

 and consequently less space will be lost by settling. 



