Show A GOOD SILO To all lnt < 3its mid purposes a silo Is a great fruit can In which fodder Is preserved green anti tin such Its walls nnd bottom must be as nearly as possible possi-ble alrtlfht It must bo very strong and should be all durable and permanent perma-nent as any other farm building If a silo Is to be built ut nil It should bo built right A cheap silo which wastes 20 to 30 per cent of the feed put Into It Is much more costly than one built for twice the sum of money provided It Insures a loss of no more than S to 12 per cent of what is stored In It If you arc not able to build a good silo do not build any To put a little money In a poor ono may be worse than throwing It away Silos may be built of stone brick concrete metal or wood In climates cli-mates where there Is no danger from frost there are many IVUBOIIH for preferring pre-ferring stone brick or concrete for the walls of silos At the present prices of lumber however It can be used more cheaply In most parts of the United States than any other material Were It not for the expense of deep excavation excava-tion and the labor of removing the silage when feeding It might usually be best to place the silo wholly or largely large-ly below ground wherever the distance to standing water In the soil Is far enough below the surface so as not to Interfere In any case the silo should bo placed as deeply In the ground as practicable H King Wisconsin Experiment Ex-periment Station |