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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 24, 
CHEAP SILOS FOR POOR FARMERS . 
In The R. N.-Y., page 290, W. H. K. 
asks about silos for men without capital. 
We were in that fix and were wasting half 
our corn fodder. We dug seven feet in- 
ground and walled up with cobblestones 
off the farm, and cheap cement, to a little 
above top of ground, then stood up hem¬ 
lock 2 x G, 16 around on the wall; 2 x 4 
would have been better, and they should 
be set up about four inches back from 
the inside of wall or they are liable to be 
drawn too far in when the hoops are 
tightened. Our wall is finished with Port¬ 
land cement inside and on bottom and 
staves are exactly fair with the inside of 
the wall. If they were an inch or two 
back it would do no harm. The staves 
are just as they come from the lumber 
yard, without planing or beveling. Silo 
is eight feet in diameter; has been filled 
three times, and is in apparently as good 
condition as when put up. Last Summer 
we put a six-foot top on it to hold enough 
to allow for what it would settle, putting 
the six-foot staves down two inches on 
the outside of the old ones halving and 
nailing them, then hooping and further 
staying the whole top on by nailing two 
2x4 scantling 1G feet long on the out¬ 
side, with 60-penny wire nails. This silo 
keeps silage as well as it can be kept. It 
cost $57 for labor and material; then the 
six-foot top cost about $10 more. We 
had the stone on the place. It is now 
eight feet in diameter by 29 feet deep. 
We have fed six cows from November 1 
and have enough silage to last to March 
15. In building again, I would go the 
same depth in ground, but I would use 
the regular silo hoops if I could get them, 
instead of old tires as mine are, as they 
are very hard to put on. If I wanted sil¬ 
age for 15 to 20 cows I would build two 
silos, so as not to have so much top sur¬ 
face. Wall with brickbats or rough stone; 
dig the trench around leaving the center 
earth in, then stand up old boards around 
the inside of the trench and lay the stone 
against the boards; in that way, any man 
who can mix mortar can lay a wall per¬ 
fectly round and plumb. When the wall 
is up to the top throw out the center 
earth and plaster the wall and bottom 
with half and half cement and sand; put 
the staves on your wall, cut your doors 
as you use the silage, being careful to 
place your hoops right for the doors. 
Cut doors with sloping cut, so they will 
lit tight when you put them in as you fill 
next time, and when your cheap silo is 
full of wet hot silage it will be both water 
and airtight, although you may see 
through it in places when dry in Summer. 
Silos and other saving institutions are for 
the poor and those in debt; those who 
have plenty of money do not need them 
very badly. A. e. rittenhouse. 
Delaware. 
PUTTING HAY IN A BARN. 
I expect to put track in my barn to handle 
hay and Alfalfa; would like to know from 
the experience of others which is the best 
appliance. From ground to comb the height 
is 20 feet, length 35 feet. I am very much 
in favor of a sling, if they are not too ex¬ 
pensive. Could I use the same carrier and 
track as for a fork? I would like all the in¬ 
formation you can give me on the subject. 
I have never seen a sling at work; none is 
used here. a. s. 
I am inclined to think A. S. A. will 
have to confine himself to the use of the 
fork. Not knowing the width of his 
barn, nor the pitch of the roof, I cannot 
answer as definitely as I should like. To 
use slings with a track requires that 
the beam be at least 10 feet below the 
comb, depending upon the length of the 
slings, which vary to suit racks of dif¬ 
ferent lengths. The same rope and track 
may be used for both slings and fork, but 
the slings require two blocks instead of 
one, as with the fork. A sling outfit 
costs but a few dollars (including slings) 
more than the fork, and this sum is 
money well spent, where slings can be 
used. To answer A. S. A.’s questions 
specifically, as I understand them, it will 
be necessary for him to unload the hay 
from the outside. He can make a door 
in the gable of the barn not less than 10 
feet square, and hinged at the bottom. 
To make the door, nail cleats to the sid¬ 
ing parallel with rafters, and a few inches 
below them. Nail another cleat to sid¬ 
ing, horizontally and two or three feet 
below comb. The three cleats will form 
an A. An inch board of any convenient 
width nailed across the bottom of the 
proposed door an inch or two above the 
beam completes the framework. Now 
saw off the siding the width of the door, 
between the board last nailed on, and the 
beam, being careful to saw at an angle to 
prevent water from rotting upper end of 
siding. If the siding is lapped at beam, 
saw as directed and knock off the short 
pieces. By putting strong hinges at the 
bottom and cutting the siding loose from 
the rafters the door is complete. The 
track will project a few feet beyond the 
end of the barn. It would be superflu¬ 
ous for me to give the details of the 
method of putting up the track, as these 
can be furnished the prospective buyer by 
the manufacturer. With a good outfit one 
can put a load of hay in the barn in from 
five to 15 minutes, depending upon the 
spryness of the man on the load. I should 
have stated the door may be raised and 
lowered by attaching by a short rope to 
sling blocks and handling the main rope 
by hand. J. d. prickett. 
Kbbpixo Cow-T’ka Hay. —My cow-pea hay 
molded (his Winter to much greater extent 
than in past years, though I took greater pains 
to improve ilie housing. Heretofore tlie hay 
barrack was open, hut last Summer I lined 
it with two-ply roofing, with worse results 
as the hay fs white with mold, excepting near 
the paper. Apparently tramping is partly re¬ 
sponsible for the had condition noted. To my 
surprise my cows and yearlings prefer this 
pea hay to corn fodder. I feed it only once 
a day, and thus far without injury. I shall 
house my pea hay next Fall without tramp¬ 
ing. R. s. L. 
Bailston, Va. 
BEST CALVES 
are those not stunted with scours. 
You can avoid scours and have 
continued, vigorous growth and 
still sell the cream or whole milk. 
TRIANGLE 
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All the elements for rapid growth with 
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milk. Get all the value from your good 
milkers and still raise their calves. Try 
a sack of Triangle Food and watch your 
calves grow. Every ounce digestible. 
Booklet describing fully, mailed free. 
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IIOO Morgan Bldg. Buffalo, N. Y. 
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Separates Clean. 
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THE 
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WAGON 
V MADE IN / 
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Every farmer knows the labor-saving ad¬ 
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the Farmer’s .Handy Wagon that is 
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We can’t give detail descriptions of it 
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buying advice. Sold by all dealers. 
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Branches, Kansas City and Des Moines, 
Also makers of Farmers Hay and Stock 
Racks and All-steel Frame Silos. 
WOOD 
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Good Calves 
and Poop Ones 
You can’t grow a big bodied, productive 
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growth and Is kept free from disease. 
D B HESS 
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A tablespoonful per day for the average hog. 
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CHICAGO FLEXIBLE SHAFT COMPANY 143 LaSalle Ave., CHICAGO 
