Just because it's tall & round...

[russ]

Well okay this is a bit of a rant derived from reading captions of photos (not just here)...

Anyway, just because it's tall & shaped like a cylinder and on or close to a farm does not make it a silo. Also, while we're at it, if it's round & short (& often says Butler on the side) that doesn't make it a silo either. Those are called grainery's. Silo's are for fermenting grain which is in turn fed to cattle. Most farms in Alberta & Saskatchewan do not have silo's as most silage in this part of the world is stored in pits dug into the side of a hill. A very fine example of a silo can be found just east of Wainwright, Alberta just south of highway 14.

Please forgive me it's not my intent to offend any of you. Just to point out that sometimes there a bit of misplaced terminology.

[Bambi]

okay, so what is it called?
It needs a name.

Or perhaps we can call it 'silo-like thingy'

just kidding-really!

[Greg_Nuspel]

Sorry but I use thingy instead of the proper nomenclature all the time

[Bambi]

Sorry but I use thingy instead of the proper nomenclature all the time

me too! along with 'whatchamacallit'

[AcadieLibre]

If it looks like a silo, if appears to us urban folk took look a silo, we will call it a silo. Of course I am always willing to learn, post the different ones and tell what they are called and they we can properly name our photos. I think proper terminology is fine when someone with more information can teach us something. Be cool to know.

[russ]

if it's round & short (& often says Butler on the side) that doesn't make it a silo either. Those are called grainery's.

Sorry, I should be more clear & succinct when ranting. Anything that holds grain that isn't meant to ferment we call a grainary or a grain bin.

[casil403]

if it's round & short (& often says Butler on the side) that doesn't make it a silo either. Those are called grainery's.

Sorry, I should be more clear & succinct when ranting. Anything that holds grain that isn't meant to ferment we call a grainary or a grain bin.

So is it spelled Grainery or Grainary?

I've used the correct terminology having a Father who grew up in rural Saskatchewan.
When I don't know I tend to to use thingamajigger or thingy or whatchamacallit/slang version witchcalm (which Dad also taught me) Or the ever popular "you know...the thing"

[russ]

So is it spelled Grainery or Grainary?

Well there's the counter rant the proper spelling is granary Anyway, it looks as though I have a weekend photo project. Sorry no silo's though the closest one is in Wainwright and that's 150 km away.

[casil403]

So this is a Silo Right?
Just a silo on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
And these are granary's

[JAS_Photo]

What are they called if they have woodchips or something else in them? According to a commpany that sells them they are chip silos. I think the usage of the word silo to contain only silage has been lost to popular usage, after all missiles are kept in underground silos that they are launched from.