Show GET SILO READY R ADY BEFORE FILLING paint interior at least once in three years and see that roof Is watertight water tight DOORS SHOULD FIT TIGHTLY I 1 HOOPS of stave structures structure should be tightened and any defective pieces piece of wood replaced air will spoil silage prepared prepare by ike united L states department of agriculture with the approach of the time lime for filling ailing the silo experts in the united states department of agriculture call attention to the desirability of putting silos in shape and making plans tor for filling which bich will save valuable time in the rush of work silos are a comparatively new feature of farm management and in many cases have hare been built less substantially than some vf of the older fornis forms of farm fanu structures silos silo need occasional At Unton kven even the bost constructed silo wl will need some soine attention occasionally concrete silos allot which are among the most expensive of construction require the tb least east attention as a general rule but they roey will give better adrice sty vice if the in ade aide lc Is given a coat of special paini about once in three years raint paint for treating the interiors of silos I 1 Is easily made of raw coal tar mixed with gasoline and applied with a tar brush tile the roof should be inspected to see if it to Is watertight water tight and the doors may well be looked over they need to tit fit I 1 ht wooden silos either stay stave or board construction require additional attention the hoops of stave silos should be tightened and any defective pieces of wood replaced in wood silos particularly ticul arly the cheaper ones and those of home make there la Is always the likelihood of inlets tor for air which will spoil the silage careful attention should be paid to seeing that the machinery to be used lo in harvesting and storing the silage milage Is in working condition corn harvesters and silo filling machinery are frequently owned in partnership by several farmers fan ners and of course arrangements need to be made in advance to see get I 1 antl nil all the owners get their corn in at ilic alf seaton season when it Is in best shape in huslig tile the corn harvester the bundles should be made rather neull while this takes more time the extra expense is IK more than offset by the file ease in handling the bundles and feeding them into the he silage cutter the corn ordinarily Is hauled to tile the cutter on common hat flat hay rocks the low wheeled wagon Is much preferable to the high one an rack can be constructed with compora tire page ease and will save much labor if the silage eatter cotter and lifting ma ina chinery have not been selected every effort tort should be made to get machinery n R aich has sufficient or excess rapacity capacity 4 arx z 77 av V i A lowdown low down flat wagon saves save lator labor in handling handing corn when filling silo the mistake Is often made of getting betting too small thus ihus making an is outfit fat Is the operation of filling the like silo very klow glow and interfering with the conlin continuous u employment of the entire force of mm men A number of satisfactory slang alli cutters culters ore are on 00 tile the market the chief features feature to tx be considered in a cutter are that it Is ili strongly itrOn gly made and will cut fine harvest harvert corn before fully ripe Ordin ordinarily arity corn should he harvested fr the flip silo sil about a week or ten lays I 1 ore H 11 would he be put cut for shocking shock lne that Is when hn about go 9 per cent vf of tit dented and nit at lent 75 cpr r fier rn nels ls ore are cent of th kernels are hardened tto that no DO milk car can he be squeezed quee zed out at al lor loer denves on an the stalk this time toe the tind ath 1 the th green eu cr corn are turna tur nf odder fodder crilda inq fj or 70 per P cent or of aich Is 19 sufficient for far hw moisture silage se made froin frn corn containing mals pr P 80 1 for proper tore en enough w fatame pa taMe than that ainee front fron to t require tile the nw corn no 80 mature m lure as tion bon of wot wat |