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Show Modem Practice Is to Fill the Silo Evenly Many fJJo owners are coming to the conclusion that It doesn't pay to tramp the silage when the silo Is being filled. It Is almost Impossible 'to compress the silage evenly, and the labor 19 largely wasted. The modern practice Is to fill the silo full with no trampingthen tramp-ingthen let It settle for a few days, after which It can be refilled. Even with the most vigorous tramping, settling set-tling will occur, and It Is observed that not much, If any greater settling will occur even If no tramping Is done. The main thing Is to distribute the silage si-lage evenly over the entire area, which can be done easily with proper handling han-dling of the distributor pipe. |