ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 2 Q\ 



Mr. Cobb: — No hoops neeesssary? 



A: — No, sir. 



Q: — Nailed on through those boards? 



A:— Yes, sir; break joints all the time, so in going round and round 

 the silo no two boards stay in the same place. 



Q: — Gurler any hoops on his > 



A: — Not necessary for every board is the same as a hoop, and get 

 the cement in there it would not burst. 



Q: — How long seen that used ? 



A: — Never saw any but my own. Mr. Gurler told us how to build 

 it and I built one. 



Q: — Cement on the outside or inside? 



A: — Inside. 



Q: — What diameter? 



A: — My silo I think was only 15.8 inches in diameter and 22 or 23 

 feet high. 



Q:— Does that hold 150 tons? 



a:— i Thinjj aoout that, of* tn e ensilage. I estimated from the num- 

 ber of loads I put in. 



Q:— Wasn't Mr. Gurler's 20x40 and held 180 tons each? 



A: — I don't know. I just went according to the loads that went in. 

 mine. That is a very cheap silo. 



Mr. Johnson: — You say 2x4 on the outside and 23 feet high; how did. 

 you make it lap in the middle? 



A: — Let one run by the other 6 inches or so and nail them together.. 



Q: — Possibly that was inside? 



A: — He sent me a plan this summer and it did not look that way in 

 the picture. 



A Member: — I was called out of the room when Mr. Cobb was telling 

 about taking his cows off ensilage and put them on that grain; what 

 was the depreciation in your per cent of fat? 



A: — The fat depreciated about one-half, but the cows were not con- 

 tent with the food. 



