46 Colcord's System of 



when the first part of the frame A of the ap- 

 paratus is reached, the pipe a nearest to the 

 front end r of the silo B is pulled away from 

 its connections with the adjacent longitudinal 

 pipes a, and the latter are then also removed, 

 the pegs e, which held the pipes a in position, 

 having been first taken out, or broken off. 



As the work of discharging the silo pro- 

 ceeds, on arriving at the central portion, the 

 pipes a, with their couplings 9, 9, z, after pegs 

 e have been removed, can be pulled out and 

 lifted from their place, and their adjacent lon- 

 gitudinal pipes a drawn out, leaving only the 

 pipe a at the rear part of the silo to be re- 

 moved when reached. 



In building a new silo, I place the drip pipe 

 <5, Figure 2, so that its upturned end will be 

 flush with the surface of the bottom of the 

 silo. Just below the surface of its upturned 

 end, I place a strainer s, Figures 2 and 4, 

 which will allow water and juice to pass freely, 

 but will arrest coarse pieces of matter. 



When liquid rises in the pipe g, it can be 

 drawn off by removing the stopper k. 



The silo governor has air passages within 

 three to four feet of every part of the forage 

 to the outside of the silo, from which to dis- 

 charge the air, not only after it is packed, but 

 while it is being filled. 



