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  • grain elevator; silo
    farm building
    / Crop storage

    …or in special installations called hay towers. Silage is made to conserve moist fodders, such as corn, sorghum, and grass. There are two types of silos. The horizontal silo is parallel-piped, either cut into the ground (trench silo) or built aboveground (bunker silo). The floor is natural earth or concrete.…

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    …or in special installations called hay towers. Silage is made to conserve moist fodders, such as corn, sorghum, and grass. There are two types of silos. The horizontal silo is parallel-piped, either cut into the ground (trench silo) or built aboveground (bunker silo). The floor is natural earth or concrete.…

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