Cement for the Farm. 



439 



and 6 inches at the top, the bevel being on the inside. The mixture 

 is composed of 1 part cement to 6 parts sand and coated with 1 part 

 cement to 3 parts sand. I nsed 10 bushels of sand and 4,200 pounds 

 of cement. The total cost was $32.00. 



E. ARXAUD, Proprietor, 



The Ozark Stock Farm, 



Monett, Mo. 



Figure 29. Watering tank. 



REINFORCED WATERING TANK. 



The above watering tank (Fig. 29) is 8 feet square, the side 

 walls 5 inches thick and the bottom 6 inches. Each corner is rein- 

 forced with one old wagon tire at 6 inches from the top, bent at a 

 right angle and extending 3 feet each way. The mixture is 1 part 

 cement, 2 parts sand and 3 parts gravel. 



The excavation extended the extreme size of the tank to below 

 the probable freezing point, and was filled with broken, well tamped 

 rock to near the level of the ground. The outside forms were 30 

 inches high and an extension of the foundation forms. This outside 

 form was solid, while the inside one was built up in sections as the 

 wall progressed. In order to seal the side walls to the bottom, a 

 groove about 2 inches wide, 1 inch deep and 2 inches inside of the 

 outside form was made in the bottom while yet fresh and stiff. The 

 bottom of the inside forms were braced by timbers from side to side 

 (the first brace resting on the bottom of the tank) and securely 

 wired across at the top. The concrete was well tamped as it was 

 placed and the forms left on about one week. 



Old lumber, smooth and well shaped, was used in the forms. 

 A gas pipe with an elbow was placed through the wall and sunk into 



