Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-02-09
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liable feed fer dairy cosrS. Twpuiy-nv.
TO thirty pounds of Sila-e per day win
keep the milk yields up To- point
practically ~ high AZ cauii lr Reached
on pasture. y silo is Indispensable on
the dairy farm. IL means summer
conditions all the year round.
The value of silage for beef steers
has not been fully demonstrated rs
yet, although great many feeders are
using ii with satisfaction Used i'm
moderate quantities. il chcapcns the
cost OF gain and keeps The animals
healthy. For calves and stock cattle
silage is an excellent feed. keeping
them thrifty and making cheaper gains
than could he produced in any other
way.
All kinds OF sheep do well on siiage.
II is a good feed for hogs il fed in
moderation. and chickens are very
fond OF IL.
The main consideration in locating
the silo is 10 have il convenient. Since
most of the silage will probably bc fed
TO dairy COWS. the best place for the
silo will be at the end of the COW barn.
Feeding hunks can be arranged close
10 the silo for feeding silage TO young
stock
Wooden Silos.
There are several types OF silos.
Many Of the first silos put up were
built of lumber double walled and
sided on the outside. This made a
very good silo, but one that was alto
gether too expensive y later and
more popular type is the Stave silo.
This is made much the same as a
wooden tank. 1t consists OF long
slaves held in place by hoops. with
row Of doors ON one side. Stave silos
are used more extensively at present
than any other type. They are cheap.
easy 10 erect and fairly durable. This
latter point depends largely upon the
kind of wood used. White pine and
redwood are the best materials for
slaves. They will last twenty years or
more. Cypress. Oregon fir. larch and
hard pine are ali durable woods for
silo construction. Whatever kind of
lumber is used IL should be Of the best
quality. straight grained. sound and
free from loose knots. y Stave silo
outside 1t must be anchored solidly
with guy wires. as Il will blow over
easily when empty. The hoops will
need to be frightened in the summer
time when the lumber shrinks and
loosened again when the silo is filed.
| Cement and Tile silos.
Concrete is used TO a considerable
extent in silo construction. If proper
lly put up concrete silo is practically
indestructible. Silos must be well re-
| enforced with steel wire and must be
| put up by some one who understands
the business If they are to be satisfac-
| tory. Silage freezes worse in cement
than in n stave silo. y double walled
cement silo does away with this OBJ
lection, although il increases the cost
! considerably. With the recent high
prices Of lumber however, good dou-
bic walled concrete silo does not great
| ly exceed n good stave silo of the
same size in cost.
| Stone. brick and cement blocks are
oil used for silos with good results.
| The main thing is TO get them laid ac-
.curately and properly REINFORCED.
A silo made of hollow building tile
| IS giving good satisfaction at the Iowa
experiment station These tiles are
laid in cement. being put together edge
| wise. The resulting dead air space Is
very effective in preventing freezing.
When lined with a coating IL cement
! such a sIIo = cir and moisture prOc'
1t is as durable and satisfactory As -