4:06 Rural Architecture. 



30 feet in diameter, should be three-eighths inch lumber 

 made by buying a good quality of fencing and taking it to 

 the mill to have it sawed in two. The usual price for 

 sawing fencing in two in this way is $1.00 per thousand. 

 The reason for getting fencing and having it sawed in this 

 manner is to save expense. It is the custom of dealers to 

 charge the same price for half inch 'as for inch lumber, and 

 hence buying good fencing and having it sawed reduces the 

 cost just one-half, less the cost of sawing. The studding 

 should be covered inside and out with this sheeting, nailing 

 thoroughly with 8-penny nails, two nails in each board at 

 every stud. The object of the boards is to act as hoops and 

 give the silo the needed strength. 



506. Siding. If the silo is out of doors it will need to be 

 covered with house siding with the thick edge rabbetted, or 

 else veneered with a single course of brick. Several silos 

 have been sided with half-inch lumber with both edges 

 beveled at an angle of 45 degrees to take the place of the 

 rabbet. This method gives greater strength, but is not 

 likely to keep out rain as thoroughly. 



507. Lining The brick lining of the silo should be laid 

 in rich Milwaukee, Akron or Louisville cement mortar, the 

 bricks being previously wet. The most rigid lining will 

 be secured by laying the brick flatwise, making the layer 4 

 inches thick, but with one-half the amount of brick they 

 may be set on edge, thus considerably lessening the cost. 

 If set on edge, as represented in Fig. 200, a row of spikes 

 should be driven into the studding through the joints of 

 every fourth course to hold the brick more securely in place 

 until the cement has had time to season. 



The mortar should not be made more than one-fourth of 

 an inch thick and great care should be taken to leave no 

 open space anywhere. The necessity of plastering the wall 

 may be avoided by filling behind each brick with one-half 

 an inch of mortar, which will keep out the air as well as if 

 on the front side and there will be the additional .wlvn 



