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SOILING CROPS AND THE SILO. 



is constructed, the cracks of which are battened. 



This roof is intended simply to ward off storms and 



would seem to be too costly for the benefits accruing. 

 When a roof is wanted, it would seem wiser to 



build a better one, as for instance, on the plan shown 



in Fig 35 ; or a conical roof 

 may be constructed as shown 

 in Fig 29. The style of roof 

 last mentioned, however, re- 

 quires some considerable de- 

 gree of skill to construct it 

 properly. 



THE RECTANGULAR SILO. 



The rectangular and the 

 square silo fits better into 

 the space obtainable in an 

 oblong building than any 

 other form of silo that can be 

 built. This fact will be at 

 once evident if it is remem- 

 bered that when thus located 

 there is absolutely no other 

 waste of space than that oc- 

 cupied by the walls of the silo. And since one and 

 sometimes two w r alls of the building may be utilized 

 when constructing such silos, they will continue to be 

 erected, notwithstanding the objections arising from 

 the presence of corners and from the liability to 

 spread because of the pressure of the silage. 



The Foundation. Much of what has been said 

 with reference to the foundation of the stave silo 



