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Missouri Agricultural Beport. 



CONCRETE ox DAIRY FARM. 



We have used concrete to a limited extent only on our farm, 

 namely : 



A manure ditch 6 inches deep, 18 inches wide and 250 feet 

 long at the cow barn, and a concrete floor to the dairy house. 



We have built three large concrete watering tanks, two square 

 and one round. The forms for these were made of any old boards 

 that could be worked in. The walls and bottom are 6 inches thick. 

 The concrete was a proportion of 1 cement to 6 clean creek gravel, 



Figure 37. Running watering tank. Note tie bands of iron across interior of 

 tank ; outlet for cleaning emtier at the bottom. Tank is 8x3x2 feet, with S-inch walls. 

 J. F. Short, Caifornia, Mo. 



natural, with a finishing coat of 1 part cement to 2 parts sharp river 

 sand. The reinforcement was old barbed wire, four or five strands 

 twisted together. 



The ingredients were first mixed dry with the cement, water 

 added, and then turned about three times. Water was added until 

 the mixture had the moisture of good plaster mortar and would 

 slip nicely from the shovels. It was w^ell tamped into place. All 

 our concrete work has been in use from 2 to 6 years and is as good 

 as ever. 



Yours respectfully, 



REDIMAN & HURST, 

 Redhurst Farm. Tipton, Mo. 



