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Square  Silos 
Regarding  the  square  silos  mentioned 
by  J.  G.  on  page  395.  how  are  they  con¬ 
structed.  and  what  advantage  have  they, 
if  any,  over  a  round  stave  silo?  I  have 
purchased  the  staves  (second-hand)  of 
an  lSx24-foot  silo,  but  do  not  wish  such 
a  large  diameter  on  account  of  feeding 
only  about  10  head  of  stock.  Would  it 
be  practical  to  build  a  rectangular  silo 
with  a  partition  in  it.  so  I  could  feed  10 
or  15  head  during  the  Winter  from  one 
compartment,  and  about  six  head  during 
the  Summer  from  a  smaller  compart¬ 
ment?  I  should  think  that  by  building 
together  that  way  would  help  to  keep  sil¬ 
age  better  than  two  separate  silos  of 
small  diameter.  u.  b. 
Coopersville,  Mich. 
If  H.  B.  will  refer  to  some  compara¬ 
tively  late  issues  of  The  R.  N.-Y.  he  will 
find  constructive  plans  for  building 
square  silos,  possibly  adequate  to  bis 
needs.  The  advantage  of  the  square  silo 
is  perhaps  more  a  matter  of  opinion  than 
a  superior  difference.  Any  form  of  silo, 
if  well  made,  will  keep  silage.  It  is  the 
general  opinion  in  this  section  of  the 
State,  that  the  square  silo  is  the  better 
structure,  and  last  season  the  greater 
number  built  in  this  dairy  section,  includ¬ 
ing  three  or  four  great  double  structures 
of  300  or  more  tons  capacity,  were 
square  ones.  The  square  silo  is  built 
much  cheaper  than  the  tank  ones  and 
often  most  of  the  structure  built  of  farm 
supplied  lumber.  They  are  firm  and 
rigid,  do  not  shrink  and  warp  in  the  Sum¬ 
mer  and  quite  often  collapse,  and  have 
no  superiors  in  keeping  their  contents 
and  if  well  roofed,  and  outsided,  last  with 
any. 
Rectangular  silos  with  partitions  are 
common  here;  the  ties  across  the  center, 
are  2x4’s  and  ceiled  up  on  both  sides  with 
“cut”  corners,  the  same  as  the  corners  in 
the  main  frame.  Two  small  silos,  but 
deep,  would  answer  you  the  better,  es¬ 
pecially  in  the  Summer.  Ten  by  ten-foot 
pits  will  be  ample  for  the  amount  of 
stock  you  propose  to  summer  and  winter. 
Have  the  outside  girths  of  your  silo  2xS 
inches,  and  coil  up  with  hard  pine  inch- 
flooring,  free  from  sap.  and  outside  your 
silo  any  way  you  prefer.  Heavy  roofiug 
paper  put  on  up  and  down,  may  take  the 
place  of  more  expensive  lumber.  J.  G. 
Construction  of  Milk-house 
Will  you  show  a  plan  to  make  a  milk- 
house?  I  have  u  milk  cooler  and  aerator 
and  need  a  place  to  keep  pails  and  bench 
to  load  milk  from.  G.  A. 
G.  A.  does  not  say  anything  about  a 
pool  to  keep  his  milk  cool,  and  if  it  is 
delivered  twice  a  day,  it  might  not  be 
needed.  In  a  good  many  cases  the  milk 
is  delivered  but  once  a  clay,  and  the  use 
of  a  pool  is  imperative.  I  submit  a  plan 
for  a  milk-house  to  be  10  feet  square,  and 
of  course  the  size  can  be  changed  to 
meet  the  requirements  of  different  dairy¬ 
men.  People  who  have  ice  or  cold  spring 
water  would  not  need  the  aerator,  and 
if  the  dairy  is  large,  the  pool  can  be  made 
to  occupy  tile  entire  side  of  the  milk- 
house.  The  pool  should  be  just  a  little 
deeper  than  the  height  of  the  cans.  This 
will  allow  one  to  place  a  hinged  cover 
on  the  pool  which  can  be  closed  after  the 
animal  heat  has  left  the  milk,  and  will 
be  a  great  saving  of  ic-e. 
The  floor  should  be  of  cement,  and 
slope  slightly  in  all  directions  toward  the 
drain.  The  drain  should  he  near  the  pool 
and  the  waste-pipe  of  the  pool  may  lead 
into  the  drain. 
The  opposite  side  of  the  house  should 
be  fitted  with  a  rack  for  the  pails  and 
cans,  and  the  vacant  space  of  the  end 
may  be  used  for  same  purpose.  The  door 
should  be  in  the  end  next  the  road,  and  I 
would  have  a  window  well  up  to  the 
eaves  on  either  side.  The  windows 
should  be  shaded,  and  in  warm  weather 
they  should  be  open,  and  protected  with 
fly  screens. 
The  building  may  have  a  frame  of 
2x4’s,  and  I  would  ceil  it  on  the  inside 
with  tliin  matched  hard  pine,  and  then 
paint  the  inside  white.  I  prefer  paint  to 
whitewash,  for  after  a  few  coats  of  the 
latter  have  been  applied,  it  is  apt  to  flake 
off.  and  may  drop  into  the  milk.  I  would 
also  cover  the  outside  with  good  matched 
lumber  and  keep  it  painted  either  white 
or  to  match  the  other  buildings.  Of 
course  a  cheaper  building  may  be  made. 
I  know  of  one  made  almost  wholly  of 
drygoods  boxes  that  is  a  perfectly  good 
neat  little  milk-house.  The  man  who 
built  it  had  time  to  fit  the  pieces,  and  he 
has  a  much  neater  house  than  many  more 
pretentious  ones. 
Select  a  good  dry  place  for  the  house, 
not  too  close  to  the  barn.  I  don’t  mean 
hy  this  that  I  would  run  my  legs  off  car¬ 
rying  milk  from  the  barn  to  the  milk- 
house,  but  I  would  have  it  far  enough  re¬ 
moved  to  give  it  proper  isolation.  The 
platform  for  loading  milk  may  be  at  one 
corner  of  the  house,  beside  the  door,  and 
should  he  well-made,  and  neat  in  appear¬ 
ance.  The  planks  of  mine  are  of  hard 
wood,  about  eight  inches  wide,  and  are 
placed  an  inch  or  more  apart. 
In  conclusion,  I  will  say,  when  build¬ 
ing  your  milk  house,  don’t  build  it  just 
to  comply  with  the  requirements  of  the 
milk  dealer,  or  the  board  of  health.  Take 
a  personal  pride  in  it.  and  make  it  so 
that  when  the  health  inspector  comes 
along,  he  will  not  get  a  grouch  as  soon  as 
he  sees  it,  and  before  he  has  seen  your 
other  dairy  buildings  at  all.  And  just  a 
word  about  this  representative  of  the 
board  of  health.  Treat  him  as  one  gen- 
tlemau  should  treat  another.  Never 
mind  if  he  doesn’t  know  a  cow  from  a 
bull.  He  was  sent  to  see  if  your  prem¬ 
ises  are  in  proper  condition  to  produce 
clean  milk,  and  not  to  judge  your  stock. 
If  he  happens  to  come  some  time  when 
you  are  in  a  hurry,  and  have  neglected 
to  brush  up  the  cows  and  the  barn  as  you 
are  in  the  habit  of  doing,  admit  it  frank¬ 
ly,  and  let  it  go  at  that.  If  the  general 
appearances  of  your  premises  are  satis¬ 
factory,  the  chances  are  that  he  will  not 
cut  down  your  score,  but  if  he  does,  con¬ 
sider  that  it  is  really  your  own  fault  and 
not  his.  J.  GRANT  HORSE. 
Storing  Sweet  Butter 
Can  sweet  butter  lie  successfully  stored 
in  crocks  by  packing  tirmlv  and  covering 
with  a  brine  solution  ns  a  former  issue 
of  The  R.  N.-Y.  once  described  for  salt 
butter?  How  long  will  it  keep  by  this 
method,  and  can  any  difference  be  de¬ 
tected  in  eating  butter?  R.  W- 
New  York. 
Un salted  butter  will  not  keep  as  well 
as  salted  butter  under. any  conditions  ex¬ 
cept  perhaps  at  0  deg.  Fahr.  Salt  butter 
if  made  in  May  and  June  and  packed  in 
crocks  and  covered  with  a  saturated  salt 
brine,  the  crocks  being  set  in  a  cool  cel¬ 
lar.  will  keep  very  well  for  consumption 
in  late  Fall  or  Winter.  Of  course,  sweet 
butter  could  be  put  down  the  same  way, 
but  there  would  be  a  tendency  for  the  top 
layer  to  absorb  some  of  the  brine  and 
lienee  it  would  become  salty  to  n  certain 
extent.  While  I  have  never  stored  sweet 
butler  in  crocks  to  compare  keeping  qual¬ 
ities  with  salted  butter  under  same  condi¬ 
tions.  I  know  from  experience  in  storing 
butter  in  a  refrigerator  at  32  Falir..  that 
the  unsalted  butter  would  not  be  of  as 
good  a  quality  in  November  say,  as  the 
salted  butter.  H.  r.  J. 
Creosote  Silo  Paint 
Would  there  be  any  danger  in  feeding 
silage  from  a  silo  the  interior  of  which  is 
treated  with  cnrbolineiim  as  a  preserva¬ 
tive?  A  few  years  ago  it  was  stated  in 
The  R.  N.-Y.  that  the  treating  of  silos 
with  creosote  caused  abortion  in  Cows. 
Do  you  consider  that  the  use  of  carboli- 
neum  would  be  attended  with  any  dan¬ 
ger?  A.  B.  R. 
Connecticut. 
So  far  as  I  know  there  is  no  experi¬ 
mental  evidence  which  proves  that  a  stave 
silo  treated  with  creosote  causes  abortion 
in  cows.  Certainly  there  would  be  no  dan¬ 
ger  from  the  silo  treated  with  carboli- 
neum.  The  wood  would  have  thoroughly 
absorbed  the  carbolineum  and  the  silage 
would  uot  be  affected.  n.  F.  J. 
