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ing of the blocks was done by ordinary farm labor at odd times, but 

 I shall estimate the cost at $425.00. 



The silo extends 8 feet under ground, which brings the bottom 

 on a level with the cow stable floor of the bank barn. 



JOHN E. HOSMER, 



Hosmer Dairy Farm, 



Marshfield, Uo. 



Figure 34. Cement block silo, Hosmer Dairy Farm. 

 MILK HOUSE. 



I have a milk house made entirely of concrete Avhieh is 10x12 

 feet X 6I/2 feet high of 6-inch walls and 4-inch roof. The house is 

 above the ground. The concrete proportion is 1 cement, 2 sand, 

 and 4 gravel, mixed on a mixing platform made of planks. 



The walls extend 18 inches below the surface of the ground ; the 

 floor is 6 inches above. The inside frame for the forms, roof and all, 

 was built as a Avhole, leaving a 6-inch opening in the roof for a 

 ventilating shaft and framing for the door and a window. Upright 

 posts were spaced 2 feet and well braced on both inside and outside 

 forms. The outside forms were built up, two boards at a time, as 

 the concrete work progressed. 



This was found to be too warm in the summer time unless the 

 door, which was screened, was left open at nights. By closing the 

 door during the day the temperature remained stationary and cool. 



HARRY NEWBRO, 

 West Plains. Mo. 



