In the early morning hours of Sept. 30, a farm owner noticed the smell of smoke coming from a 70-foot stave silo in the town of Byron, in rural Fond du Lac County, and called the fire department.

Since 1877, when Byron Snyder of Clinton built the first above ground silo in Wisconsin, the rural skyline has become peppered with thousands of these agricultural staples. These tower-like structures ...

SPRING GREEN, Wis. - Silos are among the most interesting buildings on the farm. These buildings-without-corners come in dozens of sizes and are constructed with just about as many building materials.