Cache American | 1934-09-11 | Page 2 | Slat or Trench Silo

Slat or Trench Silo The farmer who wants a cheap silo for storing his fodder, corn or other roughage this year may take his choice of two kinds, both very inexpensive and easy to make, and quite satisfactory when correctly used. One Is the trench silo ; the other is the corncrib or snow fence type. Directions for locating, building build-ing and filling both kinds of temporary tem-porary silos are available from county agents. Trench silos are better bet-ter adapted to clay soils than to other types of soils. They must be located so that surface water will drain away. They are cheap to fill because no blower Is needed. Crib silos are easier to build, but require re-quire more purchased material. Lining crib silos with building paper reduces spoilage of the ensilage near the outside.