Show spoiling of silage in winter can be lessened spoiling of silage during the winter can be lessened by treating the inner walls of the silo with a solution which keeps out air the mixture e consists of one ond pound salt sal tv two v 0 tablespoonfuls of alum one teaspoonful of lye and four gallons of water plus enough cement to make it the consistency of paste in some cases the of the silo doors are lined with paper or the cracks filled with clui clay to keep out air another scheme Is to sow so oats or cane tit at the top of the silo these grains sprout quickly in the warm silage and the matted growth serves as an insulator excluding the air |