320 I1.LIN0IS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Plastering — 



Mason, 5 hrs. at 40c 2.00 



Helper, 5 hrs. at 30c 1.50 



Oement, 3 sacks at 45c 1.35 



Lime, IVs sacks at 30c 45 87.54 



Lumber and bolts for door forms — 



Material — 



110 ft. at $30.00 3.30 



12 bolts 1.00 



2 lbs. nails, 7d 06 4.36 



Derrick — 



1 PC. 2x10x18. 

 1 PC. 2x6x16. 



1 pc. 2x4x10. 



2 pes. 1x6x16—63 ft. at 30c 1.80 1.80 



Doors — 



Lumber, 272 ft. at 35c <»-S2 



Labor, 10 hrs .at 30c 3.00 12.52 



$403.45 

 The owner of this silo states that, according to his accounts, 

 this silo cost, without the chute, about $325 to $350. 



The Location of the Silo. 



A very large percentage of the silos used in Iowa are locat- 

 ed outside of the barn. There are good reasons for this. First, 

 the Iowa silo is of such a construction that it does not need the 

 protection of a building. Second, it is not economical to place 

 a silo in a building where it will occupy space which may be put 

 to other use. Third, a silo located inside of a building is often 

 unhandy to fill. The forage cannot be delivered to the cutter con- 

 veniently. Fourth, by locating a silo outside of the building 

 and only connecting it thereto with a passage provided with 

 doors, the objectionable odor of the silage may be kept out of 

 the building. By arranging the silo so as to be connected to the 



