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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Bayfield Bulletin, 1964-10-22, Page 4Page 4—Bayfield Bulletin—Thursday, October 22, 1964 The Farm Page I Do-It-Yourself Project . . . How To Build A Low Cost Fence Silo DETAIL FOR CONSTRUCTION Open end for feeding End closed after filling by 4' wire fabric fence \ 6 center posts set 4' in \ ground; other posts in 3'. Polyethylene plastic cover ....N.,. Plesttc cover held in place by old tires 4 ,y ..1 .1 A V & 17 .4 t' 1"' -.:., 4 o , A ..1 a 4 o a Sisalkraft or plastic 4 , sk v b. t. '`ia is pulled over silage -----4" t, 5 `to seal out air V r• J. P ). " p .. 4 1. 1 r A 7 A -4 '4 a b , p dk r> A - . A A ... 4 ,.. a p p. ' ti• t. 4 p 6 6 p A A A A .4 .11 1:4 a •PA 6 °' 4 4 4 I. 4 11 b hb4 7 .4, # '7 6. 6 A, 4 p 6 6 t• t:4 D d. 0 la 16 d 4 ,1 7 4.416 • a• 6 6 0.4 c, 0 6 ''''t.. a V a r Slope floor of silo to center V t, 4 I" p. " 7 4 ct A - . , V2 for each foot of width P ____-......- :ill i47.7... is. - ..1' ii..I a , P 5 04' Plans furnished by New Holland based on Information from Utah State University 4' x 64 redwood or cedar posts placed 8' apart Width of silo 24' or 34' Length of silo 96' cr 120' Wire fence pulled together to close one end Clinton Community Auction Sales EVERY FRIDAY at 7:30 p.m. Government Inspected Scales Cattle Sold by Weight TERMS: CASH JOE COREY, Sales Manager ELM HAVEN MOTOR HOTEL Entertainment Nightly In The TIMBERLANE ROOM Dining Room and Banquet Facilities MODERN MOTEL UNITS Fully Air-Conditioned Prop., Bill & Doug Fleischauer—Phone 482-3489 Clerk's Notice of First Posting of Voters' List for 1964 TOWNSHIP OF STANLEY County of Huron NOTICE is hereby given that I have complied with Section 9 of The Voters' Lists Act, and that I have posted up at my office at Brucefield, on the 14th day of October, 1964, the list of all persons entitled to vote in the said Municipality at Municipal Elections and that such list remains there for inspection. And I hereby call upon all voters to take immediate proceedings to have any omissions or errors corrected according to law, the last day of appeal being the 27th day of October, 1964. Dated this 14th day of October, 1964. MEL GRAHAM, Clerk of the Township of Stanley. 42-3h FORD Tractors and PLOWS TO CLEAR at BARGAIN PRICES • 2 FORD DEXTA DIESELS • FORD MAJOR DIESELS These are the latest available models, to be cleared at discounts. Here's your chance for big savings. See them today at: GODERICH MOTORS South St. — GODERICH Open Evenings Here's How It's Done The above diagram shows how you can make your OWti low-cost Fence Bulk Silo. The materials required are so inexpensive the project is considered to save money even if the silo is used for one season only. 'The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo" 6:30 Thursday "The Former's Daughter" 6:30 Friday "The Flintstones" 6:30 Monday "Voyage to the Bottom of The Sea" 6:30 Saturday replace the sisalkraft paper lining and plastic cover film periodically. Holds 497 Tons You'll want a silo to suit the size of your herd, since spoilage occurs fairly rapidly when the silage is exposed to air. In most cases, a daily removal of six inches of silage from the ex- posed face is enough to stay INSIDE 6:30 GREAT SHOWS .. • NOW GREATER ON TV 13 6:30 6:30 6:30 6:30 6:30 6:30 6:30 6:30 6:30 6:30 ahead of spoilage if the silo is well-packed at filling. The fence bunk silo is 120 feet long, 24 feet wide. The fence on both sides is five feet high. When this silo is filled to a depth of six and one-half feet at the top of the centre crown, it holds 497 tons of silage. Silage piled to nine feet, three inches in the same silo amounts to 835 tons. In a 120-foot silo holding 500 tons, an average of two tons a day needs to be removed to keep abreast of spoilage. If filled to 835 tons, six inches of the exposed face would amount to 3% tons. A 500-ton silo should provide enough silage for 100 dairy cows for 125 days if per-cow silage consump- tion is about 80 pounds. If good hay is fed liberally, much less silage is consumed. Tuck In Sllage Te sisalkraft paper liner and plastic cover helps keep the silage from spoiling, so be sure to "tuck in" your silage when filling the silo. It's also a good idea to keep heavy equipment at least three feet away from the silo sides when filling to help avoid bowing out the sides; this area can be tamped down by walking on it. You'll need the following ma- terial for a 120-foot-long silo: 20 redwood posts, 4"x6"x8'; 12 redwood posts, 4"x6"x9'; 44 bolts, %"x6"; 90 wash- ers. %"; 15 pieces No. 1 fir, 2"x6"x16'; 275 feet electric weld 2"x4" x4" mesh 11 gauge galvanized wire; Three rolls sisalkraft, 666 sq. ft., or a like amount of 8 mil black polyethylene plastic; Black 8 mil polyethylene plastic for cover. Be sure to allow extra width to accom- modate high crown of silo. Here's How After your pasts are placed according to the depth and spacing shown on this plan, at- tach the fir planking along the top inside of the posts with the bolts. Brad the fencing to the inside of the post, then line the silo with the sisalkraft paper or polyethylene plastic. Be sure to let enough of the liner drape over the top of the fence so there will be enough to fold together with the top cover for a good, weatherproof seal. Moggoch Speaker At Palmerston Ontario Department of Agri- culture agricultural engineering specialist G. S. Moggoch of Clinton was a guest speaker last Wednesday at the first Corn Day held on the Palmier- ston farm of J. D. Ross. The event was jointly spon- sored by the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture and soil and crop improvement associa- tions from Grey, Bruce, Huron, Perth, Wellington and Dufferin counties. Topics of discussion at the event included corn production, corn equipment and corn use. A fence bunk silo with pro- tective lining can provide you with efficient and economical storage for silage. Flexible and well-suited for varying volumes of silage, it can be built at a low enough cost to justify it for one-time use. But tests show it can be used for a number of years if you