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SILOS AND ENSILAGE. 



stable, and the rear sunk for the most part beneath the 

 ground ; a road passes to the end of it, where there is a 

 door, shown by dotted lines, for the purpose of receiving 

 the grains. The walls are of stone, and the floor is of 

 cement. The silo is covered with an ordinary shingle 

 roof. The grains are packed in solidly, until they reach 

 the level of the door at the top, when they are covered 

 with boards, and some straw is thrown over the boards. 



Fig. 16.— METHOD or OONSTKDCTION OP THE 3IL0. 



When the grains are required, the lower door is opened, 

 and the grains, as fresh as when put in, but somewhat 

 sour, are dug out for use. As the mass is cut away, 

 nothing is done to the surface which is left exposed to the 

 air ; but as the grains are very quickly used in this large 

 dairy, there is not time for them to be injured, and the 

 surface is made fresh every day by the removal of what 

 was left exposed the day before. The same method may 

 be applied to the preservation of corn fodder. As cut 



