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The cost cannot very well be reduced to the unit adopted in the 
other cases, as it is impossible to apportion the items between 
the silo proper and the covered stack- and fold-yard. The corn- 
stacks are built on the filled silo.* The Judges doubted very much 
the practicability of this system, both as regards the corn and 
silage. The arrangements for filling and emptying are excel- 
lent. The utilisation of the silage was well-managed, though 
there was much waste in the oat-silage. 
4. Mr. C, F. Treppliny Kenilworth. — This silo is large, 
without divisions, and of great depth. The cost of making it 
is reasonable enough. The roof was observed to be not very 
substantially built. Neither the arrangement for filling nor for 
emptying is of the best description. f The management, however, 
is praiseworthy. Whether it is more economical to have the silo 
without or with divisions, must depend in a great measure upon 
the size of the farm, and the special circumstances attending 
each case. 
5. Mr. W. H. Collingtoood, Ushaw College, Durham. — This silo 
is most substantially built, and secures excellent arrangement 
both for filling and emptying. The cost, however, is rather high, 
being 14^. per 50 cubic feet of capacity, arising, no doubt, from 
a desire to have the new structure in harmony, as to outward 
appearance, with the expensive farm-buildings adjacent to it.f 
The mechanical pressure used for compressing the fodder was 
cumbrous in its application. It is proposed in future to use no 
pressure but that of the fodder itself, and that of the men treading 
and ramming the sides while the silo is being filled. It is 
probable that in this climate, and especially so when the fodder 
is carried during showery weather, that this mode will be found 
effective. But it is very doubtful whether it pays any one to 
drive off moisture from the silo at the expense of the oxidation of 
part of the dry substance of the crop. Whether the advantage 
of keeping the men at work, even in showery weather, will balance 
this loss must be left to each person to decide for himself. The 
silage was found to be decidedly acetic. The amount of waste 
at one of the rounded angles might be less, had more care 
been taken to press and ram the fodder at these points. 
6. Mr. James Howard, Clapham Park, Bedford. — Mr. 
Howard's silo is very substantially built, but is decidedly ex- 
pensive — 28s. per 50 cubic feet of capacity. The arrangements 
for filling and emptying the silo are excellent.§ Mr. Howard 
claims that his system perfectly controls the fermentation by an 
* For details see pp. 278-282. 
t For details see pp. 288-290 
X For details see p. 293. 
§ For details see p. 2G2. 
