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Missouri Agricultural JReport. 



"The old scale pit Avas already built of stone masonry, upon 

 which I began the concrete work. The concrete beams around the 

 wagon platform were made 8x8 inches, using 2x8-inch stuff for frame 

 work. The beam between the wagon platform and the scale box is 

 supported under the center by an 8x8 inch pillar. The floor along 

 each side of the wagon platform is 3 feet wide, including the beams, 

 and 4 inches thick." 



Figure 24. View of scale box, concrete, showing scales and lowered wooden dbor. 



"The outside of the moulds for the scale box was 3 feet 01/^ 

 inches x 3 feet Qi/l; inches x 12 inches thick in the clear. The in- 

 side of these moulds was 3 feet 3% inches x 18 inches on the outside, 

 thus leaving the sides 3 inches thick and the top 2 inches. The in- 

 side of the moulds was of light, soft material, so that it could be 

 torn out. Other than the opening for the scales and a 3-incli hole 

 for the balance rod, the scale box is solid concrete." 



"All of the framing was ready, even the scale box mould set 

 up, plumbed and braced exactly where it ought to be, before any 

 concrete was mixed. The bottom of the box was put on a level 

 with the platform and held in place by driving two posts in the pit 

 and two on the outside of the side platform. Then two pieces, 2x4 — 

 one piece near the top and one near the bottom, were nailed to each 

 end of the box and to the posts." 



ASA F. WORMINGTON, 



R. F. D. 4, Monett, Mo. 



