| TOWER SILO CAPACITIES IN METRIC TONS (a) | ||||||||
| GRASS SILAGE | ALFALFA SILAGE | CORN SILAGE | ||||||
| 50 % (b) | 60% | 50% | 60% | 60% | 65% | |||
| 16' | x | 60' | 184 | 259 | 167 | 225 | 205 | 236 |
| 16' | x | 65' | 199 | 281 | 181 | 244 | 222 | 255 |
| 16' | x | 70' | 215 | 303 | 195 | 263 | 239 | 275 |
| 18' | x | 60' | 247 | 343 | 225 | 298 | 268 | 307 |
| 18' | x | 65' | 268 | 372 | 244 | 323 | 290 | 333 |
| 18' | x | 70' | 289 | 400 | 262 | 348 | 313 | 358 |
| 18' | x | 75' | 309 | 429 | 281 | 373 | 335 | 384 |
| 20' | x | 65' | 350 | 485 | 318 | 422 | 376 | 422 |
| 20' | x | 70' | 377 | 523 | 342 | 455 | 405 | 455 |
| 20' | x | 75' | 404 | 560 | 367 | 487 | 434 | 487 |
| 20' | x | 80' | 431 | 597 | 391 | 520 | 463 | 520 |
| 22' | x | 70' | 472 | 654 | 429 | 569 | 497 | 558 |
| 22' | x | 75' | 506 | 701 | 460 | 610 | 533 | 597 |
| 22' | x | 80' | 540 | 748 | 491 | 650 | 568 | 637 |
| 22' | x | 85' | 574 | 795 | 521 | 691 | 604 | 677 |
| 24' | x | 80' | 665 | 919 | 605 | 799 | 687 | 769 |
| 24' | x | 85' | 707 | 977 | 642 | 849 | 730 | 817 |
| 24' | x | 90' | 748 | 1034 | 680 | 899 | 772 | 865 |
| 24' | x | 95' | 790 | 1092 | 718 | 949 | 815 | 913 |
| (a) Due to the many variable in cropping, harvesting and filling practices; | ||||||||
| the values in this chart should be used only as an approximation of silo capacities. | ||||||||
| (b) Moisture content in percent | ||||||||