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IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Plastering — 



Mason, 5 hrs. @ 40c 2.00 



Helper, 5 hrs. @ 30c 1,50 



Cement, 3 sacks @ 45c 1.35 



Lime, l^^ sacks @ 30c 45 



87.54 



Lum1)er and Bolts for Door Forms — 

 Material — 



110 ft. @ $30.00 $ 3.30 



12 bolts 1.00 



2 lbs. nails, 7d 06 



4.36 



Derrick — 



1 pc. 2x10x18, 



1 pc. 2x6x16, 



1 pc. 2x4x10, 



2 pes. 1x6x16—63 ft. @ 30c $ 1.80 



1.80 



Doors — 



Lumber, 272 ft. @ 35c $ 9.52 



Labor, 10 hrs. @ 30c 3.00 



12.52 



$403.45 



The owner of this silo states that, according to his accounts, this 

 silo cost, without the chute, about $325 to $350. 



REPORT OF TUE COST OF OTHER IOWA SILOS. 



The owner of Iowa silo No. 4 writes as follows: 



"I hereby send you the figures for the cost of my Iowa silo": 



Steel $ 28.00 



Brick 88.00 



Cement 48.50 



Lime 10.00 



Labor, masons 62.50 



Sand 10.00 



My own labor 35.00 



$282.00 



In regard to Iowa silo No. 6, the following statement was received: 

 "Your letter of the 19th at hand, and with pleasure will give an itemized 

 statement, not including your labor nor my own." 



98 sacks of cement $ 44.10 



25 sacks of lime 6.25 



7 yds. of sand 1.75 



900 lbs. ware 27.00 



2,640 5x8x12 blocks 93.68 



100 5x8x6 blocks 3.70 



