joined to the barn with Four doors, 2 feet square, silo, the silage dropping filling and with ventilating cap, and is pas age and floor 6 by 8 feet, also roofed. are cut in the siding for emptying the through a chute 2 feet square upon the floor of the passageway, which is connected by a door with the feeding floor of the barn. COST OF MATERIALS REQUIRED IN BUILDING. Foundation-2,500 brick........... Cement, 7 barrels ordinary.. Cement, 1 barrels Portland........ Sand, 4 loads............ Studding, 2 by 4 by 24 (704 feet)............... Plates and sills, 2 by 10 by 12 (260 feet)............ 20 00 Siding and lining 5,200 feet...... Shingles, 14,000 5 20 170 17 50 4 00 56 00 The cost of labor is not included, as this item is likely to be more variable than the materials, besides a large amount of the work can be performed by the farmer himself, or his regular laborers. The items are given solely as a guide as to probable maximum outlay for materials which it is necessary to buy for a structure of this form and capacity. Detailed information concerning silos and their construction may be obtained from the sources indicated in the foot-note. Experiments are now in progress to study the relative cost of the nutrients contained in, and the advantages of silage, as compared with corn fodder, the results of which may be expected in future reports and bulletins. |