66 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMENIS ASSOCIATION. 



Hay and fodder require five times the room for storing the same num- 

 ber of days' feed as ensilage does. June pasture grass cannot be cut 

 and cured into hay and retain its June grass buttermaking qualities. 

 Hay is made from July grass that has entered the woody structure stage, 

 and loses all its June qualities in curing. But there are plants that can 

 be cut in their "June grass" condition and make perfect silage. 



To sum up this paper. It describes an easily built silo without cor- 

 ners for one-third the cost of the modern stave silo. 



Ensilage is ensilage, because it is stored and cured in a silo. But its 

 feeding value is the feeding value of the plant put in the silo. 



DISCUSSION. 



Mr. Long: I would like to ask if you have used that form of silo, 

 and how long has it been in use? 



A. Seven years in use. 



Q. It would appear to me that a silo constructed on those plans of 

 boards, would drop apart and allow the air to spoil the silage? 



A. They have dried apart on the south side. We do not put boards 

 around like you would in the north. 



Q. Wouldn't that cause the silage to spoil? 



A. When we put it in we cover it up tight. It has done us for seven 

 years. 



Q. You didn't say anything about the cover? 



A. We put a roof on it. 



Q. Tell about the roof. 



A. The matter would cost about $15.00 to cover 120 tons of silage. 

 We don't use any foundation. 



Mr. Kennedy. Do you think your foundation is substantial enough? 



A. That depends. 



Mr. Kennedy. We put in a cojnent floor and since we did that we 

 have had no trouble, and others have had similar experience in that soil. 



Q. Those stones pressed there? 



A. Those stones were broken very fine, run through a stone crusher 



