The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03
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a silo is convenience which every
dairy farmer should have, says the
Canadian Commissioner Of Agriculture
and Dairying. It need not be an ex-
pensive structure. It requires to be
strong enough to hold corn fodder
when cut into lengths of from one-half
to one inch. 1t should be fairly close,
so as to exclude the air after the en-
silage has settled. The main features
are strength to resist the outward
pressure of it's contents, exclusion OF
air by the construction of the sides,
and fair depth of holding capacity,
in order to permit the ensilage to set
tie into a compact mass. Sufficient
strength Of sides can be obtained in
most silos by the use of 2x10 inch or
2x12 inch studs, placed from 10 inches
to 2 feet apart. A clay or earthen
floor is most economical, and as good
as any that can be put in. The inside
of the walls Of the silo may be fin
ished by a single lining of lumber,
nailed to the studs horizontally. The
lumber should be tongued and grooved,
and dressed on the inside. If each al
ternate board be allowed to extend at
the corners, so as to make a lock-
joint, that will give additional strength
to the structure. The corners of the
silo on the inside should be filled by
the use Of a board or plank 10 inches
wide, set on end. The triangular space
behind it should be filled with sand or
sawdust. I consider that studs 2x1O
inch or 2x12 inch, with one ply OF
sound tongued and grooved lumber,
nailed horizontally on the inside, are
sufficient for an efficient preservation
Of the ensilage. Additions to that
method of construction may be ad-
vantageous in few cases for conven-
fence. To build one with the least
outlay of cash, the farmer who has
some standing timber may get out
timbers hewn on one side. These may
be put in NOW in the barn, and lined
on the inside with one thickness Of
lumber, tongued and grooved, and
nailed on horizontally. This big bin,
or silo, should be constructed with the
corners interlocked by every second
board passing through and being nail
ed on the corner post. That effectual-
ly prevents the spreading of the silo
at the corners. # portion of the en-
silage around the sides becomes frozen.
that is more an Inconvenience than q
loss. It should be mixed with the
warm ensilage, from the middle of the
silo, before it is offered or fed to the
cattle.
Chill Room:-In building any room
for maintaining a uniformly low tenn
| perature, there are certainly indis-
| pensable requirements. The room
must be made alright, and the floor,
walls and ceiling insulated so that out
side temperature will affect that within
as little as possible. In planning for
a chill-room, every one must consider
his requirements as to, size Of room,
kind of fruit to be held, his available
location, and adapt his plant to these
environments. 1t will be apparent that,
when the temperature has been re-
duced to minimum, the room should
be opened only when absolutely neces-
sary, and that fruit to be put in should
be partially cooled outside and not
taken directly from the field in clear,
hot day, and placed in the chill-room.
1t is better to leave it over night In
room that can be opened and cooled
by the night air, and take it from there
totthe chill-room early the next morn
ing.-Ex. .z Il. ss. #aa.;E
Glover in the Dairy Ration. One
chief reason for going into the dairy
| business is to make q market on the
farm for our clover hay. With clover
we can compound a dairy ration easily
with almost anything else. With Il
4 you can feed corn or oats and you need
. not buy mill feed. S. G. soYerhill.
Incubator chicks that are reared II
brooder never haYs gapes. Is