252 THE SUGAR BEET. 



in depth, and six feet in width. The ditches are placed 

 parallel to each other, the distance separating them 

 being forty feet. The beets are placed in a regular 

 manner until they fill the ditch, the inner ones remain- 

 ing on the vertical. The outer ones are arranged in 

 Older to obtain a slant which meets this vertical, four feet 

 from the surface. As can be imagined, we have here 

 forty feet of vacant space between the ditches ; the 

 beets are thrown into this centre until it is full, the 

 upper portion being arranged in a regular manner, and 

 covered with earth. The ends of this silo can be con- 

 structed in exactly the same manner. 



The silo shown in fig. 59 is, we consider, a very 

 economical one, and at the same time has many ad van- 

 Fig. 59. 



Vertical section- Transverse section. 



Eeonomical type. 



tages over those that we have just examined. Its con- 

 struction is most simple, and consists in digging two 

 gutters, the depth of each being at the will of the 

 farmer. As for the width, it should be somewhat less 

 than the average size of a beet. The shape given to 

 these silos does not differ from any other. The length 

 is 10 m. (32.8 feet), and the distance between the gut- 



