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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



(6.) A stave silo can be moved at a small cost if convenience demands a change 

 in position. 



(7.) It has long been understood that the acids in silage are wood-preservatives, 

 hence a properly constructed stave silo on a concrete base should be a permanent 

 feature on the farm. ., 



CONSTRUCTION OF STAVE SILOS. 



Fig. 5 shows a type of construction recommended by the Department of 

 Agriculture. 



6. The table shows the capacities and the exact amounts of materials 

 necessary in the construction apart from the foundation. 



L'"x6" 2"x4" t"x4" 2"x2 > * to be as long as silo is high. 

 Two nuts and two malleable washers for each rod. 



Where continuous doors are used, it will require flooring to the amount of the height of 

 the silo in feet, multiplied by 4. 



FOUNDATION. 



A -ilo should rest upon a foundation broad enough to prevent any appreciable 

 settling, and deep enough to rest on a soil which is never disturbed by frosts. 



A concrete foundation is always recommended. A pit or cellar is seldom 

 necessary in this Province to get below the frost-line. The door, where possible. 

 should go to the bottom of the silo, so as to avoid any unnecessary work in getting 



