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Harvesting the Crop. 26 
Length of Cutting. 28 
Opening the Silo. 29 
Power for Cutters. 27 
Sealing the Silo. 29 
Silage Cutters . 27 
Silage From Cured Fodder. 30 
Time to Harvest. 26 
FEEDING SILAGE . 30 
Beef Cattle, To. 31 
Dairy Cattle, To. 30 
Frozen Silage . 32 
Hogs, To . 32 
Horses and Mules, To. 31 
Poultry, To . 32 
Sheep, To. 31 
BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONCRETE SILOS... 32 
Adding Water. 45 
Bank Sand and Gravel._. 44 
Base of Door. 41 
Bolt Holes for Chute Attachment. 41 
Building Materials . 48 
Caution .,. 45 
Cement Washing .*. 47 
Constructing the Door Frame. 40 
Depth of Excavation . 33 
Door Made in Sections. 41 
Elevating . 46 
Excavating in Loose, Sandy Soil. 34 
Footing of Wall. 33 
Gravel . 44 
Kind of Measure.!. 44 
Ladder Rounds . 40 
Laying Off Ground for Excavation. 33 
Manner of Mixing. 45 
Manner of Working. 45 
Material . 42 
Mixing Platform . 45 
Plate Bolts . 41 
Position of Reinforcing. 38 
Raising the Inside Forms. 36 
Raising the Outside Form. 39 
Reinforcing . 38 
Reinforcing Foundation . 34 
Reinforcing Wall Under Ground. 34 
Setting Up Forms . 34 
Sheet Iron Forms . 48 
Sand . 42 
Scaffolding . 34 
Silo Door. 40 
Sizes of Batches. 45 
Tamper . 46 
Tamping .:. 46 
Tarring the Silo. 46 
Wetting the Surface. 46 
Working Force . 41 
PIT SILO CONSTRUCTION. 49 
Advantages . 54 
Conclusion. 55 
Cost . 53 
Efficiency. 53 
Gas . 54 
Method of Construction. 49 
Removing Ensilage. 52 
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