TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



PREFACE 3 



INTRODUCTORY 7-10 



CHAPTER I. 



Advantages of the Silo Preservation of a larger quantity of 

 original food value enabled by the use of the Silo than any 

 method known Losses of nutritive value in dry curing Small 

 losses in the Siloing Process The Silo furnishes a feed of uni- 

 form quality Economy of making Economy of storage No 

 danger of rain No danger of late summer droughts Food 

 from thistles Value in intensive farming Other advant- 

 ages 11-20 



CHAPTER II. 



How to Build a Silo. 



Silos General requirements for silo structures On the size of 

 silo required On the form of silos Relations of horizontal 

 feeding Area and number of cows kept Daily ration of 

 silage for different kinds of stock Location of the silo 

 Different types of silo structures Round wooden silos The 

 silo roof Ventilation of Silo Painting the Lining Modifica- 

 tions of the Wisconsin Silo Plastered round wooden Silos 

 Brick-lined Silos Stave Silos Cheap Stave Silos Silo Doors 

 A modification of a stave Silo Connecting round silos with 

 the barn Other forms of round silos Octagonal Silos Cost 

 and estimates for different kinds 21-81 



CHAPTER III. 



Silos Other Than Wood. 



Monolithic concrete or cement silos Horizontal and vertical re- 

 inforcement necessary Continuous doorways Method of tying 

 roo f Hy-Rib concrete reinforced silos Metal-lath plastered 

 silos Modifications, double and single wall Cement Block 

 silos, one- and two-piece Patented sectional block silos 

 Cement Stave silos Vitrified Tile silos Brick silos, single and 

 double wall All-Metal silos Underground or Pit silos Foun- 

 dations and Roofs for silos 82-110 



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