Jan, 2, 1908.] Agricultural Gazette of N.S. W. 



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«oine to a riglit-luuuled iiuiii to work. Screw these gently at first, and go 

 •over them twice, or oftener, till all are tightened et[ually. 



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 Fig. 7 



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Fig. 6. 

 The anclior post-holes shonld now be dug, and the anclioi's put in and 

 bolted to studs, as shown in the elevation and idan. Figs. 1 and 3. The 

 holes should l)e thorougldy rainnie<l : the anchors are purely for safety, 



and may never be called 

 upon to take any strain, 

 but Ingh winds may do 

 some damage when the silo 

 is empty. 



The roof, which is of the 



simplest kind, is carried on 



a roof-plate, shown by dotted 



lines in tlie plan, Fig 3, 



v\ Inch is bolted or nailed to 



the tc|) platC'^. 



The framework is now complete, and the sheeting nuiy l)e put on. The 



•■sheets are very tender when first taken from the crates, luit soon liarden ; 



whde green they are slightly flexilde, and may be nailed, sawn, or planed. 



Use 1-inch clout-nails, about 1 inches apart, to attach sheets, but 



discretion must be used to get the sheets to lie flat against studs and 



battens. Start at the top (.f tlie silo. The sheets should be slid up the 



studs on edge and mulcil. If 



the sheets do not make a per- \ — — '■ 



fect joint at the corners, the V ' - - ' - /i' 



edges are to be planed to a fit. F'g- 9- 



following proportions: — 1 part cement, IV2 part lime, 3 parts sand. 



As soon as the sheets are all fixed, the joints may be grouted with 



a mortar, made of sand and cement, or sand, lime, and cement, of the 



Fig. 8. A scaffold is not recpured ; use planks across the battens of the sides. 



The whole of the Titanic sheeting should now l)e painted with P"'errol 



paint, whieli is provided with the silo. 



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