Posted by glen sw wi on March 28, 2013 at 05:54:25 from (207.190.82.135):
In Reply to: Re: Picture for Today posted by Texasmark1 on March 28, 2013 at 05:27:56:
Silos are almost a thing of the past here in Wisconsin. Most silege is put into large plastic bags that look like huge grubs. This is not to say that a lot of the silos are not still in use. There is a big investment in those old silos expecially the AO Smith harvestor.
I well remember silo filling time. The silo was usually 12,14,or possibly 16 feet in diameter. The old ones were usually made of wood staves and then they started using cement staves or poured concrete. The metal glass lined ones were the last type made.
There were plenty of hazards with the silo. Falling down the shoot,having the frozen silege cave in on you, passing out from the gases produced from the fermenting corn, etc.. You never wanted to let the frozen silege on the interior wall get too high or it would come crashing down on you when there was a warm and sunny day as the frost was loosened from the walls.
As far as the warmth of a barn during the winter, imagine an enclosed building with 30 to 50 space heaters and the same number of himidifiers. One cow can put out a lot of heat. Loved to go into the barn for milking when it was below 0 outside. Most cows were kept in the barn except for the time it took to clean the gutters and adjust the bedding.
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