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THE SIZE OF THE SILO 



Of course will be determined by the number of animals. 

 The description of Whitman & BurrelPs, and other large 

 silos will give some idea of the larger structures. It is 

 estimated that one cow requires for a year five hundred 

 and fifty cubic feet of ensilaged fodder, and if the cows 

 are pastured for half the year, then two hundred and 

 seventy-five cubic feet will be sufficient. Mr. Bailey es- 

 timates that to keep two cows for a year, a silo ten feet 

 wide, long and deep will hold sufficient. A silo twelve 

 feet wide, thirty feet long, and twelve feet deep, he esti- 

 mates will hold about eighty-seven tons, enough to win- 

 ter twelve to fifteen cows. Where stone is plenty, he 

 thinks that a silo of this size can be built at a cost, be- 

 sides the labor, of about fifty dollars. Silos have been 

 made by digging a pit, putting in the fodder as in pitting 

 roots, piling it as high as practicable, and then covering 

 with earth. The difficulty in this case is, that in open- 

 ing, the earth mixes with the fodder ; besides there is a 

 trouble in keeping the covering tight as the contents set- 

 tle ; this method might answer where straw is plenty, and 

 a sufficient covering of that can be placed over the fodder 

 before putting on the earth. 



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