40 SILOS: CONSTRUCTION AND SERVICE 



pushed along the aisle, making a convenient method of dis- 

 tribution. If yard feeding is practiced, the carrier can be 

 arranged to run over a line of bunks. In this case the silo 

 would probably not be placed facing the barn. If silage is 

 fed both inside and outside, the carrier can be arranged to run 

 both ways. Sometimes part of the silage will be fed in the 

 barn and the rest carried in a wagon to the feed boxes. This 

 is the case on many general stock farms. Then the silo 

 should be placed far enough from the barn to allow a wagon 

 to be driven under the chute, thus loading it conveniently. 

 Large doors can be provided on each side of the passage, so 

 that while feeding in the barn one does not need to go out 

 doors to get the silage. 



Often, after giving these matters thorough consideration, 

 there is still an opportunity for choice with reference to expos- 

 ure to weather or the location of the silo in relation to the 

 general group of buildings. Other things being equal, it is 

 well to place the silo where it will be protected as much as 

 possible from the north and northwest winds and from expos- 

 ure to the sun. In the case of light wood or stave silos, it is 

 often of the utmost importance to place the structure so that 

 it will be protected from the stronger summer winds. This 

 can often be done by locating it back of groves or in the L of 

 the barn. 



The question of general appearance of the farm buildings 

 is too often neglected. This should be only of second con- 

 sideration, as there is beauty in utility. Often the upper 

 portion of a well-built silo showing above the sloping roof of 

 some of the other buildings adds very materially to the 

 general appearance of the group of buildings. Also the 

 side near the top often affords the best place for the farm 

 name. 



