The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-11-23
By D. u DAvIpsoN and NJ l.. KtNo.

CBy ,. u DAVIDSON and NJ l. KtN0, 1
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The Importance aud value Of the
silo IN furnishing succulont TODD tor
dairy cows aud other larm animals
u now being more generally apple
cia,cd Only a trial t. necessary to
convince stock ralsers that siIugo Is an
economical iced tor the production OF
beet as well as Tor the production OF
milk Siluge whom included IN the
ration Tor steers makes II more pal.
atable, and In this manner Is an active
agent In bringing about mote rapid
gains Also In many cases wei pre-.
served Stage has been found a cheap
and successful iced Tor sheep. SWINE
and horses
The siio may be- made nm ornament
10 any group OF farm buildings It's
TORN Is such that % may be mad 20
add 90 the appearance OF any style OF
construction one or moro couic1l filo
roofs when Viewed from O distance.
c! In The tull height OF the curved
walls AT n closer range. gives a very
pleasing effect when placed BE- a set.
ting oi rectangular buildings.
II rs the purpose OF any Filo. re-.
Enrdlcss OF ifs construction. a. exclude
air o. FAR as possible from the sd re.
and In this way prevent decay 10 pre-.
vent the afr from reaching the silarc.
all silos must have alright wllIs.
These must be- rigid enough not 10 10
sprung ont OF EhHpc by the pre- sure
nN tho aI|UU. VLrr.INFt..- de e. 900.
next 10 the wall N,ut only the walls
but the doors. also must lc perfectly
air tight To accomplish this tEcy
should be- well hl,oi and the Joints
made more perfect hy loIt pads or
gaskcts II is n good practice whore
the EilO door sets against a shOuiGer
20 place clay worked into the con
slstency OF putty In the joint The
clay Is placed on the bearing surface
and the door placed over u ana when
the pressure OF the si'agc come,
against the door on mir tight joint Is
obtained Tar paper Is success fuzzy
used by some silo owners. oltHor ~
strips TO cover the cracks around the
doors or IN widths sufficient 10 cover
the entire door and lap q lew iucuos
on the filo walls
Not only should the walls tie tight
and rigid. but they should also be
perfectly smooth on the inside TO per
init the Stage TO settle without torn
Ing air pockets. which cause q certain
amount ot the adjoining silagc 10 rot.
Several failure have been caused by
q shoulder being made where the walls
Join the foundation The foundation
wall, and In fact the walls OF the entire
clio. should be as smooth as possible
II due care Is used In tampiuR ne
Eilage during the sling doors when
extend into the silo are not n serious
objection. though perfectly tiusn
door are certainly an advantage a
vertical wall Is the only satisfactory
wall 70 use. as q wall Inclined out
ward will support the sllage 10 a
certain extent and prevent Il SETH nR
satisfactorily. thus creating an
pockets When the wall h inclined
inward the silGge viii settle away
from Il In the case OF concrete silu,
with tapcred walls. these should uC
vertical on the inside
Best results are obtained where the
Gilage Is uniformly distributed
throughout the silo and is ~careiuly
packed near the walls and around tn
doors by trampiug Care should bC
taken that the heavy and tight pur
tons shall be uniformly mixed Some
silo owners are OF the opinion that 0
great Rmoun OF tramplng IS uuucces