Show Prepare Early for or Filling the Silo Arrange for Help Power and Cutting Equipment Plan IIan early for the Important work of fillIng tilling the time silo Arrange for your help po er power and cutting equipment Make measurements for placing cutler cutter cutter cut cut- ter ler and power Plan to have a clear road to the cutter and also one leavIn leaving leaving leav leav- In ing so that the loads of fodder can cnn easily be brought to the machine and leave without requiring backing or difficulties In getting away awny Select a good foundation for the cutter and set setup setup setup up blower pipe as aB nearly vertical as ns possible so 80 as ns to avoid friction and unnecessary length of pipe The machine machine machine ma ma- chine should hould be 10 set level and securely fastened by stakes stukes and by sinking grooves for wheels In putting up blower pipe or carrier e ca should be betaken taken to securely fasten top at nt entrance entrance en en- trance to roof root In building your silo It Is well to construct a ladder reachIng reachIng reaching reach reach- ing from top door to outside opening at roof so that It will be ens easy for tor aman a n man to go to the top of an empty silo and open the roof door to lower rope or pulley lOlley for elevating pipe or carri car car- ri rier er Corn should be fairly vell matured for at this time the plant contains Its greatest amount of food material This sta stage e may mar be he determined by hy observing observing ob ob- ob serving the denting of the corn the thedr dr drying of the bottom leaves or some of the outside husks s The Tue earl early dent ent stage is time perIod when the corn Is best matured d for I putting In shocks If the corn be I sowed thick In drills or broadcast Its I maturity can cnn be determined by tassel and silk With cane kaffir corn or mIlo maize the same rule will hold hoid true as to maturity If It the corn cot Is o It will be necessary to add water which can best be done by using a hose and putting the water vater In at the blower using from one half to toone toone toone one barrel per load according to the dryness of the fodder Where the silage Is to be used for fattening rather than milk production It Is Important Im urn- that the time corn be mature and for this purpose It Is best to plant an early varl y y In those sections where a n later one will not mature matur |