Table of Contents 
Silos and Silage 
General Facts : Page 
Advantages of Silos 7 
Brief History of Silos 8 
What Leading Farm Papers Say 11 
Common Silo Supersititions Exploded 19 
Silage for Beef Cattle 23 
Silage for Dairy Cows 28 
Silage for Sheep, Horses and other Live Stock 30 
Silage Crops 35 
General Information on Silos and Silage 
Capacity for a Given Number of Cattle (Example) 37 
Table of Capacities of Round Silos in Tons 36 
Economical Diameter 37 
Height 37 
Location 38 
Filling the Silo — Using Off Silage: 
When to Harvest Corn for Silage 38 
The Cutter 39 
Elevating and Distributing 39 
Economy of Filling the Silo Rapidly 40 
Wetting the Silage 40 
Cost of Filling 40 
Table Showing the Cost of Filling Fifty-nine Concrete Silos .... 102 
Cost of Silage 42 
Using Off the Silage 42 
Advantages of Concrete as a Silo Material: 
Fireproof Construction 46 
George Pulling's Silo 46 
A. B. Main's Silo 47 
The Element of Waste 48 
The Effect of Freezing 49 
Concrete Silos Successful in Coldest Climates 50 
Concrete Roof Prevents Silage Freezing 50 
Time Required to Build a Concrete Silo 50 
A Comparison of the Monolithic and Concrete Block Types ... 50 
Building the Silo 
Methods of Building: 
Contract Work 52 
Work Under Hired Foremen 52 
Work Under Home Supervision 53 
Co-operation in Silo Work 53 
