Intro

These calculators were developed by the Crop Storage Institute, Luxemburg, WI

More information can be found at http://www.cropstorage.com/

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 UPRIGHT SILO CAPACITIES
Based on Settled Feeds (About 2 weeks after filling)

INPUT
Range
Diameter, ft. 30 12 - 30 NOTE- Formulas are not
Height, settled ft 80 20 - 80 accurate for silo
Dry matter % 40 30 - 60 dimensions outside
% losses 7 range

OUTPUT
CAPACITY (TONS) Alfalfa Corn Silage Gr. Shelled Corn Wh. Shelled Corn Gr. Ear Corn
DM as fed DM as fed DM as fed DM as fed DM as fed
Upright Concrete or Stave Silo 571 1428 480 1200 1819 4549 1474 3684 1697 4243
after losses 531 1328 446 1116 1692 4230 1371 3426 1579 3946
Upright Glass Lined Silo 623 1557 523 1308 1874 4685 1518 3795 1748 4371
after losses 579 1448 486 1216 1743 4357 1412 3529 1626 4065

TO CALCULATE SILAGE (CONCENTRATE) IN PARTIALLY UNLOADED SILOS:

Calculate Remaining Silage in Bottom Unloading Silos Directly.
Calculate Remaining Silage in Top Unloading Silos in Three Steps:

1) Determine original amount of silage in full silo.

2) Use silage depth fed to determine amount of silage fed.
3) Difference is the amount remaining in silo.

Dairy Managememt at Virginia Tech

McGilliard, Pecsok, James
Rev. 9/24/01
 Horizontal Bunker Silo Capacity
Enter numbers in input section; default numbers currently entered

INPUT
Dry Matter Percent 40 Enter as whole %
Percent Storage Loss 15 Enter as whole %
lb. DM/cu. ft. silage 13 Use 13 or 12
Enter Silo Dimensions
average width 40 Enter in feet
average height 8
average length 100
Number of animals to feed 100 Optional
As-fed lb./animal/day 50 Optional

OUTPUT
Silo Face Area (sq. ft.) 320
Pound per foot of face 6933 4160
Inches removed per day 6.6
Capacity, tons As Fed Dry Matter
Before Losses 520 208
After Losses 442 177

Dairy Management at Virginia Tech

McGilliard, Pecsok, James
Rev. 9/24/01
 Ag Bag Capacity
Enter numbers in input section; default numbers currently entered

INPUT
Dry Matter Percent 35 Enter as whole %
Percent Storage Loss 10 Enter as whole %
Crop to Store Corn Choose Corn or Alfalfa
Enter Bag Dimensions or Earlage
diameter 9 Enter feet (usually 8 or 9)
length 135
Density (lbs/cu ft) [formula] 12.4 Do not change (normally)
Number of bags 5 Optional
Number of animals to feed 100 Optional
As-fed lb./animal/day 50 Optional

OUTPUT
Silo Face Area (sq. ft.) 64
Pound per foot of face 789
Inches removed per day 29.3
Days 1 bag will last 55.3
Days all bags will last 276.6

Capacity, tons As Fed Dry Matter

1 Bag Before Losses 152 53
1 Bag After Losses 137 48

Based on 5 bags: As Fed Dry Matter

All Bags Before Losses (all full) 761 266
All Bags After Losses (all full) 685 240
All Bags Before Losses (part fill) 761 266
All Bags After Losses (part fill) 685 240

Based on 100 cows at 50 lb/d (as-fed):

Number of Bags Needed: 6.7

Bagger Rules of Thumb

As-Fed Winter Feeding Summer Feeding
Bag Diameter (ft) Tons/foot Feet/Day Tons/Day Feet/Day Tons/Day
8 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 2.00
9 1.25 1.00 1.00 2.25 2.75
10 1.50 2.00 3.00 2.50 4.00
11 1.75 2.25 4.00 2.75 5.00
12 2.25 2.50 5.50 3.00 6.50

Dairy Management at Virginia Tech

McGilliard, James, Mowrey
Rev. 10/4/01
 Formulas

Formulas For Upright Silo Capacity Calculation

ALFALFA HAYLAGE
9.143554 421.8662
24.38281 97.46131 571.2603

CORN SILAGE
9.143554 421.8662
24.38281 97.46131 571.2603

GROUND SHELLED CORN

9.143554 383.229
24.38281 1270.794 1819.425

WHOLE SHELLED CORN

9.143554 383.229
24.38281 1270.794 1819.425

GROUND EAR CORN

9.143554 383.229
24.38281 1129.595 1664.106

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