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HOW TO BUILD A SILO. 



Location of the Silo. 



The location of the silo is a matter of great importance, which 

 has to be decided upon at the start. The feeding" of the silage is 

 an every-day job during the whole winter and spring, and twice 

 a, day at that._ Other things being equal, the nearest available 

 place is therefore the best. The silo should be as handy to get 

 at from the bam as possible. The condition of the ground must 

 be considered. If the ground Is dry outside the barn, the best 

 plan to follow is to build the silo there, in connection with the 

 barn, going four feet to six feet below the surface, and providing 

 for door opening directly into the barn. The bottom of the silo 

 should be on or below the level where the cattle stand, and, if 

 practicable, the silage should be moved out and placed before the 

 cows at a single handling. While it is important to have the silo 

 near at hand, it should be so located, in case the silage is ussd 

 for milk production, that silage odors do not penetrate the whole 

 stable, at milking or other times. Milk is very sensitive to odors, 

 and unless care is taken to feed silage after milking, and to have 

 pure air, free from silage odor, in the stables at the time of 

 milking, there will be a silage flavor to the milk. This will not 

 be sufficiently pronounced to be noticed by most people, and 



