1762 Report of Farmkks' Institltks 



SILOS 



A great many farmers now having wooden silos nearing the 

 end of their usefulness, are using them as forms for concrete; 

 and a very satisfactory method is to tack one-half inch furring 

 strips vertically about twelve to sixteen inches apart on the inside 

 of the silo, then lining with metallic lath, thoroughly stapled to 

 the furring strips, and plastering with a mixture of about nine 

 of cement to one of hydrated lime and thirty of nicdiniii coarse 

 sharp sand, finishing with a whitewash brush and neat cement 

 as described in the finishing paragraph. In building a new silo, 

 by the use of the hollow-wall machine, a 15 x 32 silo recently con- 

 structed cost $173,85 to the roof; the owner figuring his team 

 work, hauling gravel and sand at four dollars per day. This silo 

 had two walls, each four inches in thickness, a 2i/> inch air- 

 space, and a continuous door. It is practically indestructiblo 

 and cost less than some of the more perishable ones. 



DAIRY STABLE FLOORS 



Much experimenting has been done on the various forms of sta- 

 ble floor, but the one indicated by the accompanying diagram is 







2'' * 16- 



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15' 



Scab i" to foot 



probably more often adopted by Xew York State dairymen than 

 any other, and gives the best results of any that I have seen. 



OTHER FARM CONSTRUCTION 



A very little ingenuity will enable any farmer to make his water- 

 ing troughs, smoke-house, dairy, spring-curbs, fence-posts, floors 

 and walks of concrete, and if properly put down, never wear out 

 and are always satisfactory. 



FINISHING 



There are many methods of finishing concrete surfaces. A fairly 

 smooth and satisfactory finish is easily applied by the use of a 



