Work On the Farm.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 August 1911, Page 4

Work On the Farm.

Mr H. H. Smith, of Jersey Ville, Seven Hills (N.S.W.), lias, reports the Sydney Telegraph, constructed a !H)-ton silo, which cost him at the most for material £'(>. With the assistance of a brother he built it in tho course of a couple- of weeks. The. first operation was to dig a holo in which could be built a brick silo pit, 18 feet deep, and 14 feet in diameter, "''bo labour ou this was minimised by the erection of a "whip," and the mullock was speedily hoisted out of tho way in buckets as tho depth increased. Without any previous experience in bricklaying," Mr Smith and his brothel bricked the sides up and cemented the bottom, constructing a drain and leaving an outlet in the 'bottom <>l' the pit for any moisture to (low o(f. The earth around the pit was puddled also, to prevent undue soakage. Some 3000 bricks were used in" the building of the silo, and these were obtained from an old-building in the vicinity. A small centrifugal pump has been erected at tho top so any misture that may bo found at the bottom as the pit empties can

■bo pumped' out. The silo is estimated to contain 00 tons when lull. So pleased is Mr Smith with tlio result, that he intends to construct another one the same size. He grows all his own fodder, and finds ensilage a paving proposition. A chaflcutter and a conveniently-situated horse-works gives him all the power he requires for chaff-cutting, and preparing tho ensilage.