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the silage, which cannot be accurately estimated, as 

 heretofore explained. In a silo 12' in diameter the 

 height for 6 months' feeding would be 23', with 

 the same allowance for settling. For 8 months' 

 feeding the height of a 12' silo would be 30', on the 

 above basis. As the 10 ' diameter would permit the 

 feeding of 500 pounds daily to remove a 2" layer 

 of silage, while the 12' diameter would remove ap- 

 proximately about |", it will be seen that the 10' 

 diameter would be the most practical from an eco- 

 nomical point of view. 



LOCATION OP SILO 



The location of the silo should be such that it 

 permits easy feeding, and when possible to place 

 upon the south of the barns there is always less 

 annoyance in removing the silage in bad weather, 

 when it is constructed separate from the barn ; also 

 the animals may then be often fed in racks in the 

 yard with less labor in placing the silage before them. 



Where the floor of silo is placed too far below 

 ground-level it is found to be more annoyance in re- 

 moving the last few feet of silage; hence the floor- 

 level should not be more than 4 ' below ground-level 

 to insure an easy removal of the contents. The mat- 

 ter of drainage is not needful to consider, as the 

 material placed in the silo has a large percentage of 

 water, which the silo must retain to prevent the 

 silage from "dry firing"; so the foundation should 

 be made as water-proof as possible, which will 



