| Show PLAN FOR constructing A STAVE SILO I 1 alij t Cori complete pleta silo with chute in determining the size of a silo the first thing to be considered la Is tile the diameter and this depends on the number of 0 cattle to be fed when the diameter of a silo to is too great the silage is not fed oft off rapidly enough to kep keep it from spoiling spelling this Is par true when silage is fed in summer care should shoula therefore be taken aliat S bat the diameter of the silo be not too great for the number ol at cows to be fed from it says the de pait part ment of agriculture from thirty to forty pounds of silage por per cow per day should be provided for average dairy cows during the time when no other green food la is available the amount varies accord ing ng to the quantity and quality of dry forage used after the diameter of the silo has been decided upon the next consideration Is the number of tons of silage that will be needed and this depends on the length of the allago feeding season A convenient height for a silo above the foundation li la twice its diameter but sometimes it to Is necessary tor for a silo allo of small diameter to be higher than als in such a case it should be ba wol well braced the wei should it if possible lie e located so ai t to copen open ohto tho feed eed room it lucban BUCU an arrangement arrau gement practicable it should be located ear the a barn at some come other point and connected with the barn or with the teed feed room by a covered passageway the foundation to lay out the foundation drive delvo a stake in the ground at the center ot of the proposed silo saw off this stake at the height desired for the foundation wall vall which should be at least prie one foa foat above tho the ground on the high side it the ground Is sloping eloping the thickness of the wall vall should vary from ten to eighteen inches depending upon the a size ize of tile the silo the material of tho the foundation and the ground on which it is located the inside of the foundation wall should be at least six inches nearer to the center center of the silo than the inside of 0 the staves materials material and Construct loff the material of the found foundation atio 11 may be bd of stone atone brick or concrete concrete is preferable under most conditions where atone or brick la Is to be used the earth in the bottom of the silo ello except where the center stake stands may be dug out oui before the wall Is built thus giving additional silage space and allowing greater convenience ven veni tence ence in building the wall the earth should not be dug out deeper than tour inches above the bottom of the wall with a concrete foundation this excavation must not be mado made until afia wall Is finished arid and the position of tile the staves marked on the top of the wall ft all stone stone may be co conveniently used when the f foundation 0 un dation will not extend more than afian one or two feet above the surface of the ground it should be laid in cement mortar in such a manner that the inner surface will b and the top level brick chere chero liard hard burned brick can bo be secured cheaply as Is often the case near brickyards brick yards they can frequently bp be used to advantage advant ago f for 0 r a foundation they should belala be laid in cement mortar with tho the inner surface of the wall smooth arid and the top toj level if the wall extends more than one foot above the surface it should be reinforced by laying a no 1 1 wire alro or its equivalent on every second course of brick above aie surface of cf the ground r concrete for a concrete ton crete foundation a ditch must be dug before befaro any of tho the earth in the center la Is removed 1 the earth between the two lines that thai mark tile tho inside and outside of the foundation should ho be taken out until firm ground belo below w frost line Is reached care beang take t to Q cut the a ides bides of the ditch do we straight nod and to leave leava the hot bet lom level i preparing the concrete for mixing tho the concrete a box about about four deot wide eight feet long ULM aid one wot toot deep may be used or a simple floor or platform six by ton ten feet will suffice to measure the materials te rials an empty barrel preferably a cement barrel with both ends knocked out will bo be most convenient first measure up sand enough for a batch of convenient size and spread it on the floor or platform measure up tho the cement spread it over tho the sand and with a hoe or shovel mix them until no streaks appear this mixture to la then built un into a low circular pile with a crater like basin in the center into this crater pour water and by drawing in the dry mixture from all sides with a hoe mix thoroughly adding more water it necessary until the hoe will leave the tha mortar without the mortar clinging to ti it after which tho the mortar la is spread out on one end of trio platform now measure up th broken stone atone ar coarse grayel drench it with water to wash off all particles of dust and dump it on the wet mixture of sand and cement the finale mixing Is usually done by the material back and forth faith until it to Is thoroughly mixed filling the ditch ditc h with concrete put in the first layer about six inches de deep and the concrete con creto until water appears on the surface eur face A good rammer may be i made of a piece of four by six lu lumber anber two feet long with a hole bored bared in the center of one end to receive a four toot foot round th andle when the second layer is put on the surface of the first layer should be perfectly clean and rough and it dry it should bo be sprinkled with water building forms after the ditch Is filled to the sur face of the ground drive two by tour four stakes half an inch from the foundation on the inside and two feet apart all the way around with a straight edge placed level one end on top of the center stake and the other against the side of the form stake mark on the form stake the height that the wall should be as previously dot determined mark thus on every second stake after the space from the top board to the ground has been boarded in drive stakes in a similar manner for the outside form halt half an inch from the concrete drive these stakes so that the scantling resting on the center sta stake keland and the inside form will just clear the tops doard board up these stakes on ilie he inside making tho the top of the outer form level with that of the inner fining filling the form four or ave eyebolts cyc eye bolts half an inch in diameter and I 1 from born 20 to 24 inches long with a hook or elbow on the tha lower end should be placed 9 inches from the inside of the foundation and held in a vertical position by boards fastened across the top the form these bolts should extend 8 or 10 inches above the top of the wall the concrete will be filled in around them after the silo la Is completed the staves adjoining the eyebolts eye bolts will be securely fastened to thorn them concrete floor it if the earth in the bottom of the silo la Is firm and comparatively dry no provision need be bd made for drainage and a concrete floor i is s unnecessary still such a floor makes the silo easier to clean and malie mako it impossible for rats rata to burrow underneath the foundation wall and gain access to the silage if however the earth in the bottom of the B silo ila la Is inclined to 0 be a tile dr drain ala should be laid in ID it and a concrete floor should bo be laid above thy tho tile |
