Show GE SU BEADY BEFORE FILLING paint inte interior bior at least once in three years and see that roof Is watertight water tight DOORS SHOULD FIT TIGHTLY hoops of stave structures should be tightened and any defective pieces piece of wood replaced air will spoil silage Pre prepared pareA by tle the united states state i department of ag agriculture r acu icu I 1 ture with the approach of the time for filling the silo experts in tile lie united states department of agriculture call attention to the desirability of putting silos in shape and making plans for filling which will save valuable time in the rush of work silos are a comparatively new feature of farm management and in many cases have boon been built less substantially than some of the older fornis forms of tarn farm structures silos need occasional attention liven even the best constructed silo will need some attention occasionally concrete silos which are among the most expensive of construction require tile least attention as a general rule but they will give better serice if the inside la Is given a coat of special pain t about once in three years paint tor for treating the interiors of silos Is easily made of raw coal tar mixed with gasoline and applied with a tar brush the roof should be inspected to see it if it Is ater tight and the doors may well be looked over they need to 11 fit t jit lit wooden silos either stave or board construction require additional attention the hoops of stave silos should be tightened and tiny any defect detective lve 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 for mr aich will spoil the silage careful attention should be paid to seeing that the machinery to be used in harvesting and storing the silage Is in working condition corn harvesters and silo filling machinery are frequently owned in partnership by several farmers and of course arrangements need to be made in advance to see that all the owners get their corn in ili at I 1 the he season when hen it is lit in best shape ampo i in using the corn harvester the bundles should lie made rather small while this takes more time the extra expense Is more than offset by the ease in handling the bundles and feeding them into the silage cutter the corn ordinarily Is hauled to the cutter on common flat blat hay bay racks the low wheeled wagon Is much preferable to tile high one an rack can be constructed with comparative ease and will save much labor abor I 1 if tile the silage cutter and lifting machinery have not been selected every effort should be made to get machinery which has sufficient or excess capacity I 1 gg st A lowdown low down flat wagon saves labor in handling corn when filling silo the mistake Is often made of getting nil an outfit that is too small thus making the operation of filling the silo very slow jow and interfering with the continuous employment elsil of the entire force of men inen A number of satisfactory aln utters putters are on in the market the chief rea features tares to be considered in fit ot a cutter are that it Is IE strongly made anil and will cut flue fine harvest corn before fully ripe ordinarily corn should be harvested for tile the silo about a week or ten days afore it would be cut for shocking kine that Is when about 90 00 per cent of t the kernels are dented and at least 75 45 per tent cent of tho kernels are hardened so that no milk can ali he be squeezed out at this time the lower leaves on the stalk are re turning yellow and the green corn odder fodder contains colt ains 65 or 70 per cent of moisture which Is sufficient for silage silage made from corn containing moisture enough tor for proper Is more attore palatable than that made from corn so mature as to require the a addition of wat |