432 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Bolts 40 



Black wire 50 



Pipe 15 



No. 3 wire 12.00 



Blacksmith 7.75 



Common tile 1.68 



Vitrified blocks and freight 89.42 



Steel for roof 15.80 



Freight for same 2.32 



Telephone wire 3.87 



80 sacks cement @ 45c per sack 36.00 



6 loads of sand 1.50 



5 loads of gravel 1.25 



2 2-3 bbls. lime 3.90 



Labor 30.00 



Mason work 92.00 



Carpenter work 4.50 



Boy labor 2.50 



Total $308.10 



The latter statement represents accurately the actual cash outlay of 



.the owner for the silo. 



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COST OF IOWA SILO .XO. 3, AT ROCK VALLEY, I0W.\. 



Size. 16x35 feet, inside. 



Excavation, ZV2 ft. deep — 



Labor of excavating and placing footing by con- 

 tract $ 10.00 



Cement, 2V2 bbls. @ $1.60 4.00 



Gravel. 2 cu. vds. @ $2.00 delivered 4.00 



$ 18.00 



Wall and Door Frame — 



Labor of superintendent, 84 hrs. @ 50c $ 42.00 



Mason, 71 hrs. @ 40c 28.40 



Labor, 179 hrs. @ 20c 35.80 



Blocks, 4x5x12, 4,000 @ $17.50 per M 70.00 



Freight 20.88 



Hauling blocks 9.60 



Cement, 7 bbls. @ $1.60 11.20 



Lime, 3 bbls. @ $1.50 4.50 



Steel wire, 450 lbs. @ $2.371/2 10.69 



Steel, %-inch, 75 lbs., $1.31, cartage and freight 60c. 1.91 



Sand, 4 vds. @ $2.25 9.00 



243.98 



Scaffold- 

 Labor, superintendent, 19 hrs. @ 50c $ 9.50 



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13.50 



