96 THE FARM DAIRY. 



down level, taking off a layer of such thickness 

 that we can go over the surface once in two 

 days. Do not allow any holes to be dug in the 

 surface unless it be to get down to a door to 

 throw out the feed. Eemember that you are 

 handling canned feed, and the same caire must 

 be taken as the women use in handling canned 

 fruit. In both cases too long an exposure to the 

 air is harmful. 



Repairing Ciracks in Cement. — ^I have had 

 very little trouble with the cement cracking, 

 and when it does we put on a wash of cement, 

 making it as thick as will spread well with a 

 brush the same as would be used on a cracked 

 cistern and it makes the walls perfect again. 

 This costs but little, and it is a good idea to do 

 it every season, though I have not done so in the 

 past, as I did not find it necessary. This wash 

 can be put on best as the silo is being filled, 

 using the silage as a platform to stand on. 



Drain for Silo. — ^Wherever you build, do not 

 go into the ground below where you can secure 

 drainage to carry off the water, as it must not 

 be allowed to collect in the silo. There should 

 be a tile oiltside and a little lower than the 

 foundation to catch and carry away all water 

 that would get into the silo. 



Details of Silo. — The foundation for the silo 

 may be of stone, brick or concrete, and should 

 extend above the ground to a sufficient height to 



