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Temporary Silos Can
Be Used To Store Corn Cut
Farmers who are finding it necessary to eut corn for silage because of the severe drouth in many parts of the state will find temporary silos the answer to proper storage where there are no permanent silos.
G. D. Kite,s associate agricultural engineer, at YPI, says the drouth is reducing hay and corn crops to the danger point, and that some corn will have" to he cut for silage. Some soyl.»eans also may have to l>e cut for silage to assure an adequate supply of feed for late fail and winter.
A trench silo can be used to advantage on many farms. A bulldozer or power scoop can dig a trench having a capacity of 100 tons, in 10 to 12 hours. The natural earth banks can be used for several years. Concrete or masonry walls will' eventually be needed. A trench 8 feet deep, 8 feet wide at the bottom and 12 feet wide at the top, and 70 feet long will hold 95 tons.
An aboverground silo made of snow fencing or welded wire and lined with a reinforced asphalt paper is easily erected and will provide good storage for silage. The fencing or wire can be used for many years, if properly cared for. However, new paper will be needed each year. Material will cost from $75 to $150, depending on the size. Reinforced asphalt paper and snow fence or welded wire are usually available at building material of farm supply store*.
The height 'of the silo should be no greater than the diameter. A silo 16 feet in diameter with 4 rings (total height about 16 feet) will hold 45 to 50 tons.
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