CONTENTS xv 



VXil 



CHAPTER XXV 

 Drainage 267 



CHAPTER XXVI 



Short Noto3 on Estimating Quantities — Working Drawings for a Small Cottage 273 



CHAPTER XXVII 

 Specifications > , . 269 



CHAPTER XXVIII 



Miscellaneous Notes: Coolness in Buildings — A Cool-Storage Boom— Protection 



of Buildings from Lightning — White Ants and Buildings .... 301 



APPENDIX I 



Calculation of Horizontal Reinforcing Bars (Hoops) in Wall of Silo . . . 307 



Design of Reinforced Concrete Tank or Reservoir 308 



Calculation of Graduations showing Volume of Liquid in a Cattle Dipping 



Tank at various depths 312 



APPENDIX II 



Thatching on the Farm 315 



Plan of a Small Farm Dairy 330 



Further Lay-Out Plans of Steadings 384 



INDEX 339-840 



