HOW TO BUILD A SILO. 



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Fig. 15. Cross section of stave sih. The dolled lines 

 slicw how scaffolding may be put up. 



so expensive in the North, as to preclude its use in most 

 cases. Of the cheaper materials hemlock, white pine, and 

 yellow pine, are usually the most available. At the pres- 

 ent time hemlock is one of the cheapest satisfactory 

 materials which can be purchased, and it is probably as 

 good as any of the cheaper materials. It should be sound 

 and free from loose knots. 



If the silo is to have a diameter of 12 feet or less, the 

 staves should be made of either 2 by 4 material, unbeveled 

 on the edges and neither tongued nor grooved, or of 

 2 by 6 material beveled slightly on the edges to make the 

 staves conform to the circular shape of the silo. If the 



