316 The Farmstead 



may be used for housing some corn in the ear 

 and straw for bedding. In cold weather the 

 upper floor should have some straw left on it to 

 promote warmth in the pens below. 



The object in discussing these three styles of 

 piggeries has been to emphasize cleanliness, 

 economy of labor in caring for the animals, the 

 comfort of the animals, prevention of wanton 

 waste of manure, and economy in the produc- 

 tion of healthy swine in piggeries so arranged 

 that the animals may be conveniently grazed 

 during the summer, and kept reasonably clean 

 and comfortable in winter, 



THE SILO 



The Egyptians, the Romans, and the Ameri- 

 can Indians all stored grain in pits or silos 

 which were air-tight, or as nearly so as large 

 rude structures could be made. The custom of 

 using silos for storing grain in Spain and France 

 never became common, though several attempts 

 were made to preserve large quantities of grain 

 for several years, that the overproduction of one 

 year might be kept until there w^ere deficient 

 harvests. 



The subject of ensilaging green "roughage" 

 material attracted attention in the United States 

 soon after 1870. As early as 1875, Doctor 



