Feb. S, IdOS.] Agincultural Gazette of N.S. IF. 137 



Concrete Floors. 



A. BROOKS, 

 Foreman of Works, Hawkesbury Agricultural College. 



Old bricks, blue metal, or saiidstone broken to H-iucli or 2-iiicli gauge,, 

 clean sharp sand, Portland cement, and clean water are the necessarj 

 materials j a gauge-box, as shown in tlie illustration, made of Ijoards,. 

 12 inches deep, measuring 4 ft. G in. x 3 ft. inside, is also re(|uired. This- 

 is laid on a prepared platform of jjlanks bedded flat and close together. 

 Set the l)0x on the platform, fill it with the stone, and again nearly lialf- 

 full of sand ; mix tliese together, then add one and a Iialf bags or lialf it 

 cask of cement, and mix all together dry, by turning over with shovels. 

 twice : then turn a third time, and while this is being done one man should 

 sprinkle the water over from a watering-can ; this heaj) should again be 

 turned over, when any dry stuff should be wet as before. Care must be 

 taken not to use too mueli water, as the concrete must not be sloppy- ; and 

 after it is laid it should Ix' liglitlv raimned with a flat ranniier, say 

 12 in. X 10 in. on the face. 



A Cheaper Concrete for such as Cow-bail or Pig-sty Floors. 



Spread and ram (hjwn to tlie I'eijuircMl Ifvcls the dry stone or otlier 

 aggregate to be used, which need not in tliis case be broken to anv 



