A Good Poor Man's Silo 



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makes the round, stave silo par excellent. The 

 staves should be two inches thick and from four 

 to six inches wide, bevelled to suit the size of 

 the structure. The hoops are usually of round 



Fig. 130. The stave silo. 



galvanized iron one -half inch in diameter. 

 They are placed about three feet apart, the 

 spaces between the hoops being wider near the 

 top than they are near the bottom. The hoops 

 are made in sections of variable lengths; the 



