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enough to receive a hook on the end of a long 

 iron rod, i % inch in diameter. The ends of 

 said rod are bent so as to form a stirrup, or 

 loop, large enough to slip over the railroad iron. 



The said long iron rod, having a hook on its 

 lower end, has a long screw cut on its upper 

 end, to receive a double nut and 6-inch washer. 

 The long rods are made to reach from the 

 bottom up to from 4 to 5 feet above the top of 

 the silo, and the upper ends of said long rods 

 pass through 8x8 timbers, upon which the 

 double nuts and washers bear for the purpose 

 of producing the desired pressure on the forage. 

 These long rods are placed along the side walls, 

 directly opposite to each other, commencing 

 not more than 4 feet from the ends of the silo, 

 and not more than 8 feet apart. Of course, 

 these long rods are better built into the centre 

 of the walls, as they serve to help hold up the 

 walls when under pressure. The long rods 

 should be placed as close as possible to the 

 side walls of the silo. I have put these long 

 rods in, both ways, in the centre and outside 

 the walls. I have ordered them of the Boston 

 Bolt Company, describing them as bolts. They 

 came just what I wanted, at very satisfactory 

 prices. 



The irons across the bottom should have a 



