222 Ensilage. 



hoops are made in sections, three or four pieces to 

 each hoop, and are afterward drawn together by 

 nuts on each end, not shown in the cut, as they come 

 through the two by four. The doors or openings 

 are nailed to a batten, shaped to fit the circle. They 

 are then sawed out, and an inch board is put on, as 

 shown, to form a jam. The doors are taken down 

 as the silage is fed out. 



There are lumber firms in all parts of the country 

 that make a specialty of furnishing the staves any 

 desired length, and the iron hoops for completing 

 the same. They are nothing more nor less than 

 stave cisterns built plumb. As to the cost, if the 

 stave silo is enclosed, there is little difference in the 

 cost of the three styles. It would be useless to give 

 figures, as the price of lumber differs, and what 

 would be a guide for one would not answer for an- 

 other. 



General Plan of Barn and Stable. 



The following plan for a barn and silo suitable for 

 summer soiling is shown on page 223. This barn 

 shows two concrete silos, and dotted lines for two 

 stave silos, one on each side of the barn, in case it is 

 desirable to stand the cattle facing in opposite direc- 

 tions. If it is thought more advantageous to stand 

 the cattle facing each other, the two silos may be 

 built at the end of the barn, as also shown by dotted 

 lines, in which case the manure-shed will have to 

 be moved further to the left. The question of 



