THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



penters file a notch in the shingling hatchet, 

 and use this to bring the shingle to place. 



Though the first large silo has proved per- 

 fectly satisfactory in the sheltered position it 

 occupies on our farm, I would not advise 

 building one of the same size and structure in 

 an exposed position. The one we put up two 

 years later, especially for young and market 

 stock, near the outlying barn, was a much 

 heavier edifice, on what is called the Wis- 

 consin model foundation almost the same 

 in every detail as that used for the first build- 

 ing, but the cylinder was double, interlined 

 with building paper, and cost almost double. 

 However, circumstances will, of course, guide 

 individual selection, but some general points 

 must be observed, such as appropriate loca- 

 tion, convenience to the barn, well-drained 

 foundation. It is safer, under all conditions, 

 to have brick or concrete, as clay soils will 

 rarely be able to absorb the moisture, and 

 sandy soil permits the gases of the earth to 

 ascend into the silo. 



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