STANDARD OIL CO.OFN.Y. 
October 7, 192"2 
shingles ns a day’ work, flood earpen- huildin 
ters can be obtained in this locality at 
the rote of $5 for a nine-hour day. Using 
the above figures, the cost of your roof 
would be about as follows: 
0,000 shingles at $9.00 per 1.000...$57.00 
21 lbs. threepenny shingle nails at 
0 cents ... 1.26 
4 days’ labor at $5 per day. 20.00 
Farm Mechanics 
Conducted by Robert H. Smith, of the Canton Agricultural School 
Canton, New York 
the material that is lost through the 
breaking off of leaves and the fact that 
t he corn becomes too dry to make good 
silage. 
The following report was made by the 
Michigan Station in regard to the water 
content of corn at different times in its 
growth. This would no doubt vary with 
the kind of corn grown, the season and We have a wood silo on a concrete 
through the influence of other factors, foundation with a pit about 3 ft. deep, 
but may be considered as a fair aver- Of course the foundation extends on the 
age: inside of the wood staves some to take 
Dry ^ care of the shrinkage and drawing of the 
Time of Cutting Matter Water hoops. We always have trouble with the 
Aug. 10 (tasseled). 17.6% 82.7% silage in the pit. as the extension of the 
Aug. 25 (in milk). 27.5)% 72.5% wall causes an irregular settling of the 
Sept. tl_ (glazing)...... 27.5% 72.5% silage, even though we cover the wall 
Sept. 15 (ripe). 34.8% 05.2% with cement before filling. The silage 
The corn was at full height when tas- from the wall down is heated, and most 
soled, August 10. but contained only of it unlit for use. If we can overcome 
about one-half the amount of dry mat- this trouble we would like to dig the pit 
ter present when ripe. «. n. a. deeper into the ground, so as to give us 
- more capacity. What do you know about 
Estimate on Shingling silage keeping m the ground? Do you 
flunk my plan would work jf I overcome 
Will you give me an estimate on the the wall trouble, and how mav we over- 
shingling of a roof, length 32 ft. 6 in.. Hie wall trouble? Will' green Al- 
rafter 12 ft. 6 in., and the amount of fulfa and corn go together for a good feed 
shingles required? Shingles are quoted j n the silo; say fill it the latter part of 
$9.50 per 1,000 in our locality. I have September and open it to feed the next 
several estimates oil the jol>, but all are April or May? Will Alfalfa keep in the 
rather high, in my opinion. w. it. silo of itself, in a silo almut 7xl(! ft., for 
The unit used in figuring roof surfaces Spring and Summer use? II. W. B. 
is 1 he “square.” This consists of 100 so. Maryland. 
ft., and the roof that you have described li } s probable that the spoiling is due 
contains 8.125 of these squares. When j,-, the cause that you have suggested, i. e„ 
shingles are laid 5 in. to the weather it the shoulder formed by the foundation 
will require approximately 720 of them holding up the silage and preventing it 
to cover it square. Figuring on this basis, from settling as densely as it otherwise 
6,000 shingles will be required for the would in the portion of your silo below 
roof. When threepenny pails are used the ground. The inside of a silo should 
for fastening, about “V& lbs. are used per ho circular, smooth, tight, and straight 
1,000 shingles, the roof requiring in this from lop to bottom. If the above con- 
ease about 21 lbs. The rate of laying ditions can be met in a pit silo 1 see no 
will, of Course, vary with the carpenter, reason why silage will not keep sueeess- 
but when carefully laid and nailed it_ is fully in one. In fad, they are used in 
usual to consider the laying of 1.500 some sections of the West. Possibly by 
Leaking Silo 
We have a round stave silo 30 ft. high, 
150-ton capacity, doors from top to bot¬ 
tom, that seems ro be perfectly tight so 
far as 1 can see. This silo has iron hoops 
in three parts, with clamps and draw- 
nuts. which wc can make perfectly tight. 
Still this silo leaks, and much of the 
juice is wasted. How can we stop it 
from leaking? Silo is cemented on bot¬ 
tom. inside and out, and well up on to the 
slaves, and is in perfect condition so far 
as we can discover, but 1 understand has 
always leaked more or less from ground 
to a height of 6 ft. up staves and doors, 
all the way round. Bottom rests on dry. 
hard earth cellar floor and is all inside 
of building. Silage freezes hut very little. 
Maine. J. b. 
There is frequently more or less leak¬ 
age about the bottom of a stave silo 
where the wood joins the concrete founda¬ 
tion. Concrete does not make a good 
bond with wood. If the leak is at this 
point it can lie checked by chipping out a 
groove in the concrete against the staves 
inside and filling it with hot nsphaltum 
or roofing cement. The cement in the 
form of a paste is good for this purpose. 
This makes a more or less elastic, water¬ 
tight connection between the wood and 
the concrete, and seals the joints at this 
point. If the leaks occur between the 
staves it might possibly be helped by the 
use of more hoops. The present hoops 
may be spaced too far apart. Another 
means of making it tight is to apply 
rooting paper to the inside walls and 
ceil up to the desired height around the 
inside. 
I cannot tell you to what extent corn 
is reduced in feeding value by freezing. 
It is probable, however, that the injury 
is slight if the corn is harvested at once, 
before it has time to dry and bleach. To 
my mind the chief loss due to freezing is 
Total.$78.20 
The above labor charges should of 
course be modified to meet the prices pre¬ 
vailing in your town and material nec¬ 
essary for stagings added. R. n. s. 
Damp Cellar Walls 
Ts there anything I can do to prevent 
the cellar wall (inside) front being so 
wet? 1 had thought perhaps a sort of 
whitewash could be made and use part 
plaster of Baris, and that would get very 
hard; would need to be. quite thin, I 
judge If you can suggest anything bet¬ 
ter. please tell me. The wall feels wet. 
yet has not always been so. E. b. w. 
It is doubtful if whitewash or any 
similar preparation would be of use in 
lessening dampness on your wall. This 
may be due to condensation, and, if so. 
ventilation of the cellar will be a help. 
Whitewashing the cellar, while of no use 
in cheeking dampness, is beneficial in 
that it makes the cellar lighter and 
sweeter. If the moisture comes in from 
the outside, due to a water pressure, the 
first thing to he done is to see that the 
eaves troughs carry the roof water well 
away front the walls, and that the best 
possible drainage is provided. If this 
fails, a watertight floor and side walls 
can be built of concrete within the cellar., 
but this, of course, is a rather difficult 
and expensive undertaking. It is prob¬ 
able that thorough ventilation will cheek 
the dampness on the wall, as from your 
description, it seems to he due to conden¬ 
sation. E. H. S. 
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