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HOW TO BUILD A SILO. 



tance, and give below a brief description of the method of 

 building silos of this type. (See Figs. 9% and 10.)* 



The foundation may be made of stone, brick or ce- 

 ment, and is carried to the proper distance above ground. 

 Sills composed of pieces of 2x4, two feet long, beveled 

 at the ends so as to be toe-nailed together to form a 

 circle of the same diameter as the interior diameter of 

 the silo, are placed on the foundation bedded in asphalt 

 or cemented mortar, and on this the studding is erected, 

 using two by fours, placed 15 or 16 inches apart. Inside 

 sheeting was secured by having 6-inch fencing re-sawed, 

 making the material a little less than ^-inch thick. On 

 this was nailed laths made from the same material, the 



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Fig. 9/2. Elevation and section of plastered round ivooden 

 silo. 



