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FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



a roof which will help to strengthen it and to pro- 

 tect the contents from storm and frost. 



Whether or not a man should get out his own ma- 

 terial for a silo and build it for himself, or buy it of 

 a silo manufacturer depends upon how good a me- 

 chanic he is. A man who is not handy with tools 

 will find it cheaper and better to buy a ready-made 



FILLING THE SILO 



Corn should be well matured before placed in the silo. With this should 

 go thorough tramping. The silage will then be sweet, substantial and 

 nutritious. 



silo, for he will then have one that is built in a scien- 

 tific manner of good material. The work of erecting 

 a wooden stave silo is not difficult if a good car- 

 penter with a little ingenuity be employed. 



Other Types of Silos. Concrete has been used to 

 some extent for silo building, either in the form of 

 blocks or to make solid monolithic walls. Concrete 



