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other feed, will be relished by the daintiest beast. The 

 engraving, figure 15, shows the whole arrangement. The 

 first and second section of the ditch is filled, the first one 

 is also covered with earth." 



CHAPTER X. 

 THE ENSILAGE OF BREWERS' GRAINS. 



In the "American Agriculturist" for September, 1877, 

 there was given a description of a silo for the preserva- 

 tion of Brewers' Grains. This was attached to a dairy 

 barn at Katonah, Westchester Co., N. Y., and had at 

 that time been in successful use for many years. The 

 silo in this case is square and deep, and attached to the 

 bam. The engraving, figure 16, shows the shape and 

 method of construction of the silo, and at figure 17, the 

 manner in which it is used. It will be seen that the only 

 difference between the operation of this and the French 

 silo, is, that the former has not so dense and compact a 

 covering as the latter. A very close covering is not so 

 essential with brewers' grains, as with com fodder, be- 

 cause they j)ack much closer and exclude the air better 

 than the looser com stalks ; but when the latter are cut 

 up into chafi, and thoroughly weU pressed down, a mere 

 covering of planks, nicely jointed upon the edges, would 

 be sufficient for the exclusion of the air from the mass 

 below. It is always preferable to cut the fodder into 

 pieces, not longer than one inch, for the reason "that it 

 then packs more closely and the preservation is more com- 

 plete. The silo, shown in figure 16, consists of a sort of 

 basement cellar, with the door opening into the cow- 



