The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-09-15
PREPARING SIL0
REQUIRES CARE
Even the Best Constructed Silo
Needs Occasional
Attention.
INTERIOR NEEDS PAINT
Strong, Fine-euttino siIos Are Best
Fineness Varies From One.
quarter to One Inch.
INTERIOR NEEDS PAINT


With the approach of the time TO
filling the silo the United States de
partment of agriculture calls atteu
ton to the desirability of putting silo
in shape and making plans for fillin,
which will save valuable time in tn,
rush of work. Silos are a compare
lively new feature of farm manage
ment, and In many cases have beer
built less substantially than some O
the older forms Of farm structures.
siIos Need Occasional Attention.
Even the best constructed silo will
need some attention occasionally. Con
crete silOs, which are among the most
expensive of construction, require the
least attention as a general rule, but
they will give better service il the in
side is given a coat of special paint
about once in three years. Paint for
treating the interiors of silOs is easily
made Of raw coal tar mixed with gas.
oline and applied with a tar brush.
The roof should be inspected to see
II 1t is watertight, and the doors may
well be looked over. They need to fit
tight.
Wooden silos, either stave or board
construction, require additional atten-
tiOn. The hoops of stave silos should
be frightened and any defective pieces
Of wood replaced. In wood silos, par
ticularly the cheaper ones and those
Of home make, there is always the
likelihood of i1lets for air, which will
spoil the silage. II the silo is SO built
as to require guy wires, these should
be frightened to keep the building
plumb and we'll braced to withstand
winds.
Small Bundles Easier to Handle.
Careful attention should be paid to
seeing that the machinery to be used
In harvesting and storing the silage is
In working condition. Corn harvest.
ers and silo-filling machinery are fire.
quently owned in partnership by sew.
eral farmers and, Of course, arrange
ments need to be made in advance to
see that all the owners get their corn
In at the season when 1t is in best
shape. In using the corn harvester
the bundles should be made rather
small. While this takes more time,
the extra expense is more than Offset
by the ease in handling the bundles
and feeding them into the silage cut.
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The corn ordinarily is hauled to the
cutter on common, fiat hayracks. The
low-wheeled wagon is much preferable
to the high one. An undressing rack
can be constructed with comparative
ease and will save much labor. The
rack consists Of two 4 by inch bed
pieces. IS or 20 feet in length, bolted
together at the end to form V. On
top of these timbers is built a rack 6
feet in width. The bottom of this rack
is about 8 feet long. The end boards |
are 4 feet high. built faring SO they !
do not quite touch the wheels.
The apex of the v is suspended be-
low the front axle of an ordinary farm
wagon by means Of long kingbolt.
The other ends are attached below the
hind axle by U-shaped clevises. The
needed in its construction
are so board feet of 4 by 6 inch plank,
96 feet Of boards by IL inches, %
'eet of lumber 2 by 4 inches, one long
two stirrup rods and bolts
Ind nails.
SiIaoe Cutter Needs to Be Strong.
II the silage cutter and lifting ma
,hinery have not been selected, every
,ffOrt should be made to get machin-
ny which has sufficient or excess ca
,acity. The mistake is often made of
.etting an outfit that Is too small, thus
making the operation of filing the silo
'ery slow and interfering with the
continuous employment of the entire
orce of men. A number of satisfac-
ory silage cutters are on the market.
The chief features to be considered In
cutter are that 1t Is strongly made
nd will cut fine.
Opinions differ as to the fineness to
which silage should be cut The length
aries from u to inch. The latter is
little too long, as the pieces do not
ack SO closely in the silO. and they
re not SO completely consumed in
eeding as the shorter lengths. On the
Their hand, the longer the pieces the
1ore rapidly the corn can be run
trough the cutter. Fine cutting and
borough tramping are needed II 1t Is
esired to make the best quality OF
ilage and fll the silo to its greatest :
apacity. 6
Two types Of elevators are in use ;
he old-style chain carrier and the
lower. The chain carrier requires !.
,ss power but is harder to set up and =
,akes more litter, especially in windy :
leather. though some chain carriers
re so inclosed as to keep the corn
.om blowing out. In using the blower
ype the blower should be placed as
early perpendicular as possible.
EVERETT-The Everett Fruit Products
mpany cannery will employ 200 extra women n
,cause Of large orders for canned apples and h
her products. A large shipment will be made
A. An En-