CHAPTER III. 



FACTS RELATING TO SILO CONSTRUCTION. 



Before building a silo the most careful con- 

 sideration should be given to the location, and form 

 of the same, and to many things that have an 

 important bearing on the work. These are such as 

 relate to the size of the silo ; the materials to be used 

 in building it ; the nature of the foundation and of 

 the floor required; the character of the lining; the 

 necessity for partitions and the method of con- 

 structing them; the placing of the doors and also 

 their form; and the character of the roof, when a 

 roof is necessary. A brief discussion of these 

 questions, therefore, will precede what will be given 

 in detail in Chapter IV, and, in regular sequence, 

 regarding the construction of those forms of the 

 silo which experience has shown to be best suited to 

 the needs of the farmer. 



Locating the Silo. — The locating of the silo will 

 depend on conditions such as relate to the amount 

 of barn or stable room available, the relation of the 

 stables to the mows, and to other places where food 

 is stored, the presence or absence of a basement in a 

 barn, and the nature of the climate. 



Other things being equal, the silo should be 

 placed as near as possible to the center of feeding, 

 when it can be located in close proximity to the 



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