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Ensilage. 



As to height, the modern ensilage cutters have 

 carriers to almost any length, twenty-five to thirty 

 feet if necessary. The silo should not be too large 

 on top. It is best to uncover the whole at a time, 

 taking off the entire top each day. This prevents 

 cutting down with a hay knife. 



WHERE TO BUILD. 



In locating the silo it should by all means be placed 

 so as to open into the cow stable, and on a level with 

 it, but not directly into the stable. The idea is to 

 keep the odor from the barn except when feeding; 

 that is, in a barn for dairy cows, as the milk, while 

 being taken from the cows, absorbs the odor, and 

 has been the cause of condemned milk from ensil- 

 age-fed cows. This contamination comes from the 

 odor in the barn and not because the animals feed 

 on ensilage. If the number of cows will warrant 

 it, the silage can be delivered from a wagon the 

 same as the summer soiling crops. The silo should 

 be so placed as not to interfere with drawing through 



