THE ENSILAGE OF BEEWEES' GEAIirS. 



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green fodder lies in a looser and more open mass than 

 grains, it would be necessary to have a cover as nearly im- 

 pervious to air as possible, for use when the silo is opened 

 and the preserved fodder is in course of consumption. 

 This may be easily done by means of wide planks, jointed 

 smoothly at the edges, which should be laid upon the 

 face of the mass of fodder as it is cut away. Pins may 

 be inserted in a few of these planks, upon which another 



Kg. 17.— MABKEB OF COVEKING. 



plank may rest, and the whole cover may then be pressed 

 tightly against the fodder by means of a piece of timber 

 placed with one end against the wall, and the other end 

 resting upon the cross-plank, and thus made to act as a 

 wedge. This is shown in figure 17; It will be necessary 

 to cut away the mass of fodder smoothly and regularly, 

 leaving an even surface for the planks to rest against. 



