The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-01-18
THE KIND OF |
A SlLO FOR QE'
Various Sorts All Good II hey
Win Hold Stage and
Exclude Air
wOOD-HOOP SILO IS POPLAR
Tennessee Farmers Showing 7 Dir In
terest In the Better Feedtg OF
Beef and Dairy Cattle BY Ne In
creased Number Of Sllos 7eIrj Built

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One thing that people have harmed
about the silo is that 1t should be
round or at least not have any cfners
in it, because it is impossible "a pack
silage in corner tight enough4o ex-
clude the air and moldy silage re-
suits. The chief requirement silo
is that it shall hold silage : = ex-
clusion of air.
Various materials have'a beg and
are being used to a greateri less
extent in the construction of In
GLIDING wood, concrete, vitrf Pile,
brick and metal. Silos of any fthe
above materials give satisfaction 1 hen
properly constructed
Metal and brick are not com pnly
used on account of less expensive hess
Of other materials.
Vitrifed tile or blocks ha been
used for number of years the
building of silos in the Middldtf
ern states with perfect SATISFACTION,
and they are now attracting ,konsid-
cradle attention in the South.
Quite a variety of patented clay
blocks and different methods bpf re.
endorsements are on the mark The
hollow clay silo designed by Iowa
Agricultural College is very po ar as
1t does not require special blc4s. 1t
is built of regular clay hollow tpilding
blocks. laid in cement mortar. Mum
Der three wire is used for reinforce
ment, straws being laid in the mortar
between each layer of blocks The
chief drawback in the use O hese
blocks in the South has been the DIFF
fculty Of obtaining them.
The concrete silo is becoming more
popular every day. The manylob1ec
tons formerly urged against Us use
have gradually disappeared and with
the advent of modern methods OF con
struction 1t is rapidly taking its place
as the most economical permanent silo
The monolithic or solid type Of concrete
silo is attracting the greatest amount
of attention at present. The use o.
homemade forms has been largely
supplanted by patented steel forms
with which more satisfactory jol
can ordinarily be obtained. There arr
quite . number of contractors operat
ing these forms In Tennessee. ant
during the last year they ha9v bull
more than 100 silos in the State Plan
for making forms and a list CON
tractors buildiag tAaa~~ ~ GIN ne on
stshea by writing the Division lof E1
tension, University of Tennessee
Knoxville. Where there is supply 0
sand and gravel or crushed ston
available, as is true in so many SEE
lions of the South, the concrete sill
can be built very economically. Cor
tractors ordinarily furnish a set 0
forms and a man to operate them q
frcm $500 to $4,000 per silo depend
ing upon its capacity and IL there |
an available supply Of sand an
gravel or stone handy. The only othe
cash outlay in building is for cemer
reinforcement and labor.
The wood stave silo is in more con
mon use than all Of the other kind
of silos combined. This is largely du
to the fact of its simplicity and cas-
of construction, and also to the fat
that manufacturers have taken U
this type of silo and advertised i
merits far and wide and have thoro'
worked the field with agents. Mo
silo manufacturers furnish the 81
. complete with all fixtures and supe
intend its construction so that one
this type can be erected with vel
= Httls trouble. So long as the hoo
) are kept properly adjusted the stay
silo gives satisfaction, the life of
depending upon the kind and qualit
of the stave material and whether {
, not it has been treated with preser
alive
Many farmers have built at hon
r what is commonly called the Tenne
see Wood-hoop Silo because it
l cheap and because it utilities hon
} labor. The question is not, What XII
: of a silo shall l build?" but rattle
D Can l afford to be without a silo
g some kind?" Directions for Il
Wood-hoop Silo can be secured fro
I your county agent.-R. M. Murph
/. livestock specialist, Division of Exte
: sion, University of Tennessee, Knc
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