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cost of care and repair permanently, and to have accumu- 

 lated enough by the time the original building ceases to be 

 useful, to replace it. In order that such an investment shall 

 be good, it must produce not only interest but profit upon 

 this original cost and so-called sinking fund. 



Planning the Size of the Silo. The best general advice 

 as to the dimensions of silos is to build them small in diameter 

 and great in height. The diameter must be such that at 

 least 2 inches can be fed from the silo each day. The follow- 

 ing tables will serve as the basis from which the amount of 



Table 7. Capacity of round silos. 



