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up, the fodder becomes canned green-corn fodder, and 

 not the eu silage of the past — soggy, sour and rank-smell- 

 ing material, for the reason that it was made of matter 

 that underwent great change chemically, because devoid 

 of preserving qualities. 



^'The silo has also made a great advance towards 

 simplicity and cheapness, and any farmer can now 

 have a silo ; for tliey are no longer classed as the rich 

 man's mouopoly. The best silos are now built wholly 

 of wood above ground, building the frame of two 

 by ten inch studding. The inside lining is made of 

 two thicknesses of inch boards, with tarred paper be- 

 tween, or it may be lathed and plastered, using cement 

 instead of white lime. The outside is covered with ship- 

 lap siding. This leaves a dead -air space, which should 

 not be filled in with sawdust. The contents of a silo 

 will not freeze in any Northern State, and the sawdust 

 will — if filled in — ^gather moisture from being between 

 the warm ensilage on the one side and the colder outer 

 air on the other, and is a damage rather than a benefit. 

 In localities where small stones and sand are abundant, 

 it may be best to build concrete walls for the silo. They 

 maybe rough-faced on the inside, with strips of wood set 

 up, and a lining put on to make an air-space and afford 

 better protection from the influence of the walls. Or the 

 walls may be cement-faced. Of whatever material the 

 silo is built, the walls must ba perpendicular and smooth- 

 faced, so that the ensilage shall not be resisted in settling. 

 The silo, however, must be strong enough to withstand 

 the lateral pressure of the ensilage. If built of timber, 

 two by ten inch studding, set sixteen inches apart, will 

 be none too strong, especially if the silo is sixteen feet in 

 depth. Xow that more mature fodder is put up, there 

 seems to be no limit to the dej^th of ensilage that can 

 be safely stored, as there is no pressing-out of the juice 

 of the fodder, as was once the result of deep filling. 



