The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-27

II may be put on evenly The wash
coat should be put VI after plaster oi
eaeh coarse has set sufficiently to use
a brush on it. II light, spongy SPOTS
are detected in the wall when digging,
they should be followed out slightly
and then filled with cement This viii
prevent the plastering from cracking
when pressure is exerted by the Stage
in settling
a Roof for the silo.
"A ROOF OF covering Of some kind IS
an aboslute necessity for a pit silo II
il is left uncovered, dirt trasl a.1
snow will blow in, and there is also
danger Of small children and stock fall
ing in. convenient way to cover it
is to build shed over the siio and to
run the carrier track from it to lhs
barn or shed where the feeding is 70
be done. III the silo Is not too large in
diamster, platform, made Of heavy
! tirubers and having hinged door, may
be used for a. covering. On the Other
hand, the silo should not be kept
closed tightly. Some provision should
be made for circulation of air as
moisture may collect on the walls j
there is no ventilation The air in The
siio should be as fresh and dry az
possible.
Filling the silo.
The best distribution Of cut silage il
the silo is probably obtained by al
ranging a hopper or conveyor in sue
q way that the silage IS dropped i
the center of the silo. Two men wit
forks can spread the silage to the quite
edge In This way an even distribl
ton Of the siage IS obtained and
j. well tamped at the same time.
silage conveyor, connected to the GU
ter is preferred by some It may b
made Of galvanized iron, IN two-fo'
sections. SO as to be taken apart g
filling advances. A conveyor may ais
be made Of burlap or canvas. 1t
r better to have two men In the sill
whether conyeyor is USED or not.
The silage should De distribute
ana tamped evenly both around u
\ edges and in the center Of the sill
q SO that it may settle evenly. Shou
d It settle away from the wall, conside
+ able silage around the edge would spC
o as the air would get to #. It is we
+ therefore, to have the center well fl
q ed and tamped, as well as the edge
2 so that the silage will settle towar
\ the wall and not away from IT,
i f lhe crop which Is being used /
4 silage is rather dry, il IS best to a.
< some water when filling the silo. III
4 is usually added BY turning a smi
n stream into the conYeyor on the silag
r as It leaves the cutter, in such "
q that the silage is dampened thoroul
ly as it goes into the silo. The wat
/ makes it possible to pack the sila
( firmly, thus excluding considerable 9
! Which otherwise would cause cons
y cradle silage to spoil. 1T Is impossil
d TO lay down a hard and fast rule in
Il gard to the amount ef water to al
4 as 1t VIII vary according to the ST.
OF maturity OF the crop being used,
af necessarily one must rely upon on
N Judgment There is not much danl
n Of using too much water
NJ Getting the silage out.
A The greatest objection that m
\ men find with the pit siio is the inc
as venience in getting the ailage out WI
~ feeding however, this objection Is
"a as great as # may seem It should
ii remembered that tha silo Itself is V
h cheap that a blower is not required
"a the cutter and that il requires g
at siderably less power TO operate