FARM DAIRYING 



varying with the quality of material used and the 

 cheapness of labor. 



For a herd of twenty-five cows a round silo 15 

 feet inside diameter and 30 feet high would be 

 about right, or it may be 12 by 40. This size will 

 hold a little more than a hundred tons, which 

 allows four tons of silage per cow, which is about 

 right. Forty pounds is an average for one cubic 

 foot of silage. Some prefer two small silos to 

 one large one. If the herd is not large enough 

 to keep the surface of the silage fed off con- 



PLAN OF SILO AND FEED ROOM 



stantly and uniformly, more or less of the sil- 

 age will become injured by mould. 



A small silo to open up in the summer when the 

 pasture becomes short is the cheapest and best 



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