The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-10
No. Il


milk and butter as cheaply as any
portion of the country.
c.. w. GARRETT
Maj. Garrett puts up annually
over 300 tons of ensilage and below
we give his method of constructing
his silos. In our next issue we will
give his management Of stock, show
ing, after an experience Of five years,
that he stands prepared to make
his assertions good ED.
Ny silos were built in 1881, and
and have been filled four times, the
ensilage being always well preserved.
First, l dug a trench for foundation
sills, 43 feet long, IA feet wide and 8
inches deep. Into these put the
sills, of white OAK, all heart, 10 inches
square, framing sill of the same
size across the middle This makes
the foundation for two silos, inside
measure 20 feet long by II feet wide.
/ put studs of heart-oak into these
sills 10 feet long, by 6 inches, 2
feet apart, intending the silos TO be
10 feet deep; then with onainch
plank boarded up each side thesstuds
10 feet high fill the spaces betYeens
the studs and inner and outer xall
of plank with sand (saw-dnst will
answer as welD thus making an eifs
tight wall which is all that is n{oes-
sary, however it may be done The
feet of studding above the walls 01s
body of the silo is necessary for the
purpose of filing, tramping, weight
ing, etc. / have one door to each
silo at the outerSend. made by hav
ing the twa@naiik Idle studs 3 feet
apart To these hang two doors 1S
inches wide by feet long to the IN
ner edge of the studs, the doors open
outward. Then close the doors and
nail on boards to outer edge of studs,
and fill between doors and boards
with earth, and you have the same.
wall as the other parts Of the silo.
When you wish to open the doors
rip off the boards in front, when the
earth falls and the doors open out
ward, exposing the ensslage. OF
course, the studs are framed into
plates above, which should be done
in substantial manner, as the pres.
sure from weighting the silo Sis quite.
heavy. NV roofs extend 3 fee be-.
yond the sides and ends, to pre- vent
rain from being blown IN on thla en-
silage. After filling the silo 4 first
cover. the ensilage with inch paillts
laying them down lengthwise tben
cover these with wheat or pine 81
to prevent earth or sand from gr rF-
ting in then cover with earth IS
| inches deep and you may res ~
sured that your ensilage Is safe -
prefer common earth for weigh htinx
for two .reasons-frst, u is more
easily handled and second - ex-.
cludes the air better than anything
else. When feeding the ensilage first
take out in front Of the doors from
bottom to top, aboi,t2 feet; then iRxA
each side. until ythe entire end i
taken out; then put In good sub
stantial props TO hold the planks and
keep the weight from bending them
down, which repeat, propping every
3 feet as the ensilage is taken our
until the whole is exhausted. Care
should be taken that this propping
be we'll done. Otherwise the planks'
above may give way and endan eei
the safety of the feeders.
It has been well said that sour
people must learn to grow cvkr
thing for man and beast before they
can claim to be selfspst mining 4 nn6
more. they must eslrD u mike
eral prosperity can prevail mt M
| can make what Ye consulnt Info
we consume it. IiasY credits
destroy any people i demon
the thrifty and makes palarets "a q
unthrifty Very truly ysoslI