The Silo. 



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the bam with soiling crops, ; J for getting out with 



manure. 



How TO Build. 



There are so many different ways of building a 

 silo that it will be impossible to mention them all. 

 I shall only speak of the most general methods. 



Of Masonry. — We built two silos of brick, holding 

 160 tons each, at Murray Hill, and they gave excel- 

 lent satisfaction. This was in 1883, and they are as 

 good to-day as ever. Possibly a masonry silo will 

 be found the cheapest in the end. 



Of Concrete. — Six to eight parts gravel to one of 

 cement. This is built by pouring or dumping the 



mixture between planks placed on edge, and sup- 

 ported by braces and upright timbers to keep the 



