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the best results be obtained. My experience is, that it 

 is best to grow the large variety and enrich it with oil 

 meal and middlings or ground feed. 



In building a silo, if a large one, it is advisable to 

 divide it into three compartments of equal size so that 

 they may be filled alternately, giving it time to heat; 

 you will get a better quality of ensilage if you do not 

 fill too fast, you will also get more into it, as it settles 

 quite a good deal after heating. There is another ad- 

 vantage in having the silo divided into separate com- 

 partments ; in feeding it out, }^ou can feed from the top 

 of each compartment, and there is less waste than by 

 cutting it in sections from top to bottom. 



When you build your silo, try and plant your corn as 

 convenient to it as possible, as it is a great saving of 

 time, when filling it. The corn for filling the silo 

 should not be planted on a sandy or gravelly subsoil, it 

 will dry up too much before you will get it into the 

 silo. 



In filling the silo, great care should be taken in pack- 

 ing the corners and sides. It will pay to keep a man 

 in the silo all the time for that purpose while filling. 



There is one thing I would impress upon your minds 

 if you are intending to build a silo, get your lumber in 

 time to let it season; if the lumber is green, when it 

 shrinks it will tear the paper and then your walls will 

 not be air-tight, select lumber that is free from sap, as 

 sappy lumber decays rapidly in the silo. -The walls of 

 the silo must be built strong, as the lateral pressure is 

 great. The round form of silo is good, as there are no 

 corners to contend with, I have had no experience with it. 



In building silo, do not use matched lumber outside 

 of the tarred paper, for in driving it together you 

 will be liable to break or tear the paper. If matched 



