SPECIFICATIONS 295 



proper falls and shaped, as shown on plan, for manger, stall, manure 

 channel, and mid-passage. 



Form and ram bed to within 1 inch of finished surface, and to a 

 minimum thickness of 3^- inches, with concrete as described for floors. 



Float-up to within % inch of finished surface with granolithic con- 

 sisting of one part Portland cement, to three parts granite chips to pass 

 through a f-inch mesh and be retained on a £-inch mesh. 



Form finished surface with one part Portland cement to one part very 

 fine granite chips. 



The floating bed and finishing thickness are each to be laid before the 

 previous layer has been allowed to set. 



The granolithic work is to be carried out by experienced workmen, 

 and is to be laid in panels, slightly V-jointed, and not exceeding 

 64 square feet in area. Thin strips of wood, or other suitable material, 

 are to be laid between panels to break the contact. 



Where granolithic is specified to be finished " red," the requisite 

 quantity of red oxide of iron is to be used with the finishing thickness. 



Line and groove floor of central passage, as shown on plan, with 

 V-joint f inch deep. 



The floor is to be continued through door openings to form thresholds, 

 and formed with a fair edge where necessary. 



That edge of each manure channel which is next the cows' heels 

 is to be only slightly rounded off, just enough to remove the sharp 

 edge. 



Bed in Stall Divisions. — Bed in vertical tubes of stall divisions, to a 

 depth of 9 inches, where shown on plan, allowing a thickness of concrete 

 of at least 3 inches below each vertical tube, and a thickness all round 

 base of tube of at least 4 inches of concrete. 



Granolithic Skirting. — The granolithic of the floor is to be turned 

 3 inches up those walls against which there is no manger, and rounded 

 off on top. 



Concrete Lintels. — Over openings for windows cast cement concrete 

 lintels. 



The lintels are to be not less than four courses of brickwork in depth, 

 12 inches longer than width of openings, and the full thickness of the 

 walls, rebated as required for window frames. 



Each lintel is to be reinforced by four fencing standards, weighing 

 3 lbs. per foot of length, as shown on drawing. 



