SILOS AND SILAGE. 



LOCATION OF SILO. 



The silo .should be placed so that the minimum amount of labour is necessary 

 in feeding. The silo may be placed in the barn, but it is seldom economical to do 

 so. It is usually best to place it adjacent to the barn and in close proximity to 



Circular Block 

 Prepared Roofing 



Dormer Window 



'Plate- of Zp\y\" boards sowed 



to the arcie ^ 



I Sheeting 



SECTION AND ELEVATION 



5ILO ROOF 



Fig. 18. Silo roof of prepared roofing. 



the fi'edway. It is preferable to place it at the north end of tin- barn, where it 

 will not interfere with the direct sunlight entering the barn. Another advantage 

 in placing a stave silo in the shade of the barn is that it will prevent the staves 

 warping. The following diagram shows a convenient arrangement: 



ALFALFA AND CLOVER SILAGE. 



Alfalfa and clover can lie successfully made into silage. The wisdom of using 

 these crops for silage purposes depend upon local conditions. As a rule, these crops 

 can more advantageously be made into hay to be fed with corn silage. Silage 

 cannot be fed as the sole ration with good results, but dry alfalfa or clover hay 



Fig. 19. Plan of the silos of Fig. 1. showing a 

 convenient arrangement for feeding. 



with corn silage make almost an ideal combination. In districts where corn is not 

 a successful crop clover or alfalfa can be used to advantage. Even in districts 

 where corn is a successful crop certain cuttings are almost impossible to save as 

 hay on account of unfavourable weather conditions. These cuttings could he profit- 

 ably put into a silo. To make good silage from these crops they should be cut 

 the same time as they would be cut for hay alfalfa, when a few flowers are 

 beginning to appear, and clover, when it is in full bloom. As soon as the crop is 

 cut it should be put into the silo. The silage-cutter should be set to cut ^4 inch 

 length, for the finer the material the better it will pack into the silo. Great care 



