CAPACITY OF ROUND SILO. 



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APPROXIMATE CAPACITY OF CYLINDRICAL SIL.OS, FOR 

 WELL-MATURED CORN SILAGE, IN TONS. 



The following table which has been reproduced from 

 a trade publication shows at a glance how much silage 

 is required io keep eight to forty-five cows for six months, 

 feeding them 40 pounds a day, and the dimensions of cir- 

 cular silos as well as the area of land required to furnish 

 the different amount of feed given, computed at 15 tons per 

 acre. The amount of silage given in the table refers 

 to the number of tons in the silo after all shrinkage has 

 occurred; as the condition of the corn as placed in the 

 silo differs considerably, these figures may vary in differ- 

 ent years, or with different crops of corn, and should not 

 be interpreted too strictly; the manner of filling the silo 

 will also determine how much corn the silo will hold; 

 if the silo is filled with well-matured corn, and after this 

 has settled for a couple of days, filled up again, it will 

 hold at least ten per cent, more silage than when it is 

 filled rapidly and not refilled after settling. To the per- 

 son about to fill a silo for the first time, it is suggested 

 that it requires a "good crop" to yield 16 tons per acre, 

 and as a "little too much is about right," be sure to plant 

 enough to fill the silo full, being guided by the condition 

 of soil, etc., under his control. 



