1 6 Colcord's System of 



attachment to the barn, for convenience, should 

 be provided for ; and also the means for press- 

 ing the forage, which is a very important item 

 in economy, time, and convenience. Pressing 

 by jack-screws, if properly arranged, is the 

 most simple, convenient, economical, and suc- 

 cessful. It is accomplished by putting iron 

 rods, 1 34 inches in diameter, in the centre of 

 the side walls, from fhe foundation up to from 

 4 to 6 feet above the top of the silo, said rods 

 being made with broad flanges on their lower 

 ends, and long screws on their upper ends 

 provided to receive double nuts and large 

 washers, these rods to be placed in rows 

 commencing and ending 4 feet from each end 

 of the silo, and not more than 8 feet apart, 

 arranged on both sides alike. The opposite 

 rods should be tied together across the top, 

 with 8x8 timbers provided with holes, so that 

 they may slip loosely upon the rods. The cap 

 of the wall should be 6 x 8 timber, set back 2 

 inches from the inside face of the walls, to 

 receive the 2-inch plank placed around the top 

 of the silo for the purpose of building a light 

 annex, or head-room, from 3 to 6 feet higher 

 'than the silo proper, said annex to be filled 

 with forage and answering the purpose of so 

 much solid wall. The forage placed in the 



