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size. A piece of round wood 3 inches in diameter was placed upright 

 in the center of the bowl to provide an opening for the iron pin left 

 in the stem. Another piece of wood, 1 inch in diameter, was placed 

 to one side for the drain hole. Each piece of wood was greased with 

 lard and wrapped with paper to make doubly sure they could be re- 

 moved without injury to the concrete. The bottom of this bowl is 

 made 3 inches thick and tapers off on the sides to 2 inches at the 

 rim. It is 5 inches deep on the inside. 



The stem was set into the green concrete of the well platform, 

 or covering, and mortar worked around the foot of the stem till 

 secure and shapely. After this had set the wooden plugs were re- 

 moved from the bowl, set on the stem and mortar worked and tamped 

 in the opening left by the larger plug and around the iron connecting 

 pin until even and smooth with the interior of the bowl. 



WASH MONTGOMERY, 



Monett, Mo. 



Figure 26. Inside skeleton frame for cellar as built at McCormicks. 



CYCLONE CELLAR. 



This cyclone cellar (Fig. 26), built by Mr. Wormington for the 

 family of Andy McCormiek, has a floor 7x10 feet x 5 inches thick; 

 walls 4% feet high x 12 inches thick; roof is a half circle 12 inches 

 thick, reinforced with 10 wagon tires 15 feet long. The entrance 

 has steps of 12-inch tread and are 12 inches thick, with siclewalls 

 8 inches thick. The mixture is 1 part cement to 6 parts chats, coated 

 on inside and outside with 1 part cement to 2 parts sand. 



The reinforcement cost $13.25 delivered. 



Cement cost 43 cents per sack delivered. 



Sand cost 10 cents per bushel delivered. 



Chats cost 10 cents per 100 pounds delivered. 



Haul is 214 miles from Monett. The total cost was $153.00. 



The ground plan of the concrete cellar (Fig. 27), built by Mr. 

 Wormington for Robt. Teel of near Monett, Mo., is 10x14 feet out- 

 side dimensions. The side walls, 10 inches thick, are 6 feet high, 2 

 feet below and 4 feet above the surface. The oval roof has a rise 

 of 3 feet 2 inches and extends 1 foot beyond the side and end walls. 

 Tt is 7 inches thick except on the side extensions, which are 4 inches 



