27O SOILING CROPS AND THE SILO. 



mangers in which the food is consumed, the saving 

 in the labor of feeding is very great, as compared 

 with the same when the silo is more distant. The 

 location of the silo, therefore, should be given the 

 most careful thought. 



In cold latitudes the necessity for good barns 

 and warm stables is much greater than in those that 

 are mild. In the former, therefore, it will be much 

 easier to find room for the silo inside than under 

 conditions the opposite. When the silo can con- 

 veniently be built under cover, that is to say, when it 

 can be made a part of the barn, it ought to be so 

 built. Locating it thus should prove economical, 

 as it will not require to be roofed, unless the top of 

 the silo should project up above the roof of the build- 

 ing of which it forms a part. The wall of the build- 

 ing may usually be made to form one wall of the silo, 

 when the latter is square or rectangular in shape. 

 The exposed surface of the silage, when it is being 

 fed, will usually be sufficiently protected from frost, 

 and the work of feeding may be done without 

 discomfort in the coldest weather. 



A basement barn furnishes ideal conditions for 

 building a silo when the stables for the stock are in 

 the basement, and, in passing, it may be mentioned 

 that when basement barns are properly planned, they 

 are economical of space, in cost of roofing material, 

 and also in construction, at least when their greater 

 duration is taken into account. They are also labor 

 saving while the food is being fed, and they are a 

 source of much comfort to the animals kept in them 

 in summer, as well as in winter, when the manage- 

 ment is as it ought to be. These opinions may not 



