The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-08-09
is THERE SILO
on YOUR FARM
SIlags This Year WIN Be More
Important in Sensible
Feeding Than Before
SILO PAYS IT'S own COST
There Are Many Kinds Of Good sIlos,
But Wood-Hoop SlIo Is Favored In
Many Places Because Of lts Inexpen.
sIvsness and Ease Of Construction,


In general Tennessee farm practice
the length Of the period Of usefulness
of the wood-stave siio is not determin.
ed by the number OF years the slaves
will last. but by the care the silO re-
cstves. It 10 net uncommon 70 ind Q
stave silo in good condition that has
been in use for ten years. Negl@st al
tightening the hoops during the sanA.
mer when the SlIO is empty results In
Its becoming twisted out Of shape aid
not infreQusntiy Slowing down.
ModiAcasisns Of the BtGVo sic are -
quite common ass in some Secti6as OF
the state, the two types deserving par
ticulsr meution being the WO0d-hOoB
and the sArtsF.
The construction Of the WOoG-hoop
silo Is described In Publication IS. OF
the Division OF Extension, University
of Tennessee, Knoxville, copy OF which
can be had for the asking The partic
ular accommodation for the wOod.hoop
silo is the cheapness Of construction,
considering satisfaction, and the length
Of time it will last. Wood hoops are
used, made Of 1 thicknesBes OF green
white oak or elm, h"x3" generally saw
cd from log cut on the farm. These
hoops are spaced about feet apart
and the slaves (1"x4" tongued and
grooved pine hooring) are nailed to
the inside of these hoops, leaving q
space Of 2 feet wide for a door This
makes a silo that is inexpensive, as
rigid as the regular stave silo, and the
hoops do not loosen when it is empty.
1t can be constructed at very mod.
crate cost, and will last on an average
Of ten years.
The garter type of gilo is on much
the same principle, except that rough
lumber is used for slaves. These are
nailed to the wooden hoops and on the
inside are lathed and plastered with
cement plaster. In sections where II
is not easily possible to obtain tongued
and grooved flooring, and rough lum.
Der is available, and enough cement
to make the plaster can be obtained
at a small cost, this type Of silo, If we'll
braced so as not to be shaken by winds
which crack the plaster, will give en-
tire satisfaction at very reasonable
cost
Tho cost Of silos and materials for
their construction vary so greatly for
different sizes and in different sections
that it is not possible to make com
parison that is reliable. The average
cost of the concrete silos that have
been built in Tennessee within the
past few years has been between $3.50
and $500 per ton capacity. The cost
of the wood-hoop silo averages around
$100 per ton capacity Other stave
silos vary In cost on account Of
the different kinds OF lumber used in
their construction.
So far as protecting the silage Is
concerned, roof on the silo is un.
necessary. It serves as protection
for the silo and for the feeder during
cold, rainy or snowy weather, but its
value for the purpose hardly justifies
its use where the fact of its being
very much Ia the way Of filing the silo
is taken into consideration.
The inside OF all silos, concrete as
we'll as wood, should be kept painted,
and for this purpose coal tar, thinned
with gasoline or heated so that 1t can
be put on readily with brush, is most
commonly used. Wood silos should be
kept painted on the outsider. N.
Murphy, Division Of Agricultural Ex.
tension. University Of Tennessee,
Knoxville.