The Legacy of the Disappearing Silo - Morning Ag Clips
2020年9月14日 · The eye-catching tower silos may disappear from our farm landscape when they are no longer built and the remaining ones decay. However, the silo gives us some insight into American technological progress. Like the granaries and the corncribs before them, the silo gives evidence of new ideas for solving old problems.
Your Silo Field Guide: What They Are & What They Do - Hobby Farms
2020年11月2日 · Sidebar: Restoring an Old Silo. It’s always nice to see vintage farm buildings restored. And if you own property with an older silo, you may be considering restoration. But with silos, you must remember to take extra care and caution—preferably with the help of a silo expert. This is especially true if the silo is intended to be put back ...
Old silo | Yesterday's Tractors Forums
2020年9月22日 · There used to be an old concrete silo there that was leaning severely. It was on the west side of the road on the north edge of town. Before I retired, I traveled that road a lot & always wondered when it was going to fall.
What are Silos Used For | Different Types of Silos - silo-pros.com
2024年10月25日 · Repurposing Old Silos. Old silos, especially farm silos, can be repurposed for various uses. For example, some people turn concrete silos into observation towers or convert grain bins into living spaces. Popular sites like Magnolia Market have embraced the trend of turning old silos into attractions, blending history with modern customer ...
Speaking Of Silos | Yesterday's Tractors Forums
2024年10月23日 · When I ride through the countryside - anywhere, it is not unusual to see an old silo, no building attached anymore and often no roof cap on it. It makes me wonder what was going on - on that farm back in the day.
Farm Horizions: The rise and fall of silos - Herald Journal
Minnesota’s agricultural landscape wouldn’t be the same without towering silos – old and new. Many of the oldest silos in our area often stand alone, outlasting the barn that once accompanied the round structure. There were only 91 silos in the …
(cylindrical) silo design most seen in Iowa’s countryside today came from America’s Dairyland. Professor F.H. King of the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station is credited with the developing the first upright round silo in 1891, which solved the spoilage problem by simply removing all the corners.
The silo, companion to barns - Farm Progress
2019年12月2日 · In the late 1880s, silos began to appear in America on the family farm as a way to store silage for livestock feed. Silos tell the story of experimentation, progress and vast changes in the world of agriculture.
The Evolving History of the Agricultural Silo: Hay Storage in …
2015年3月17日 · Silos for storing silage come in four principal forms: pits, towers, bunkers, and bags. In all forms, silos are a relatively recent introduction to the farm landscape. The earliest silos were storage pits located within the barn itself.
HISTORY OF A SILO - Farm Collector
These three pictures are of filling the same silo about every ten years apart on the George Althaus farm, located on the old Chicago-Galesburg Road, Sublette Twp., Illinois, one mile west of the Henkel Bridge on U.S. 52 over the Illinois Central Railroad, northwest of Mendota, Illinois.