THE SILO AND SILAGE 285 



INTEREST AND DEPRECIATION 



Interest on money invested in silo $25.00 



Interest on money invested in machinery 12.00 



Depreciation and repairs on silo and machinery per year 30.00 



Taxes and insurance 6.00 



Interest and depreciation per ton 0.48 



SUMMARY PER TON 



Cost of growing $0.72 



Cost of putting in silo 0.75 



Interest and depreciation 0.48 



Total cost of corn silage per ton $1.95 



BUILDING THE SILO 



Many Kinds of Material are available for con- 

 struction, but more silos are built of wooden staves 

 than of anything else. Wooden stave silos have the 

 advantage of lower first cost, of being easily and 

 quickly erected by the ordinary help available and 

 of being taken down and moved if necessary. 



The round silo is practically the only style now 

 erected, and is generally put up outside the barn, 

 although in round barns it may well be built in the 

 center. After much experimenting farmers and silo 

 manufacturers have almost unanimously settled on 

 the use of staves 2x6 inches in size, tongued, 

 grooved and planed on one or both sides. If prop- 

 erly taken care of the wooden stave silo, built of 

 good material, will last a great many years. Should 

 a weak stave develop, it is not a difficult or an ex- 

 pensive matter to replace it. 



Get a Solid Foundation. The success of any silo 

 depends on a firm, solid foundation. For this pur- 

 pose, concrete or concrete and stone are commonly 

 used. The foundation needs to be so well built that 

 it will neither crack nor settle. The silo also needs 



