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Silo  of  Field  Stone 
What  about  a  silo  constructed  entirely 
of  Held  stone?  The  silo  to  be  28  feet  high, 
10  feet  diameter,  and  walls  2  feet  thick. 
"Will  you  give  approximate  cost,  figuring 
all  stone  on  the  place,  and  give  informa¬ 
tion  as  to  the  cost  of  necessary  materials 
for  the  completion  of  a  silo  of  this  con¬ 
struction?  Will  you  advise  as  to  wL  ther 
a  silo  of  this  construction  is  as  practical 
and  satisfactory  as  wooden  silo? 
New  York.  j.  c.  L. 
Silos  made  of  field  stone,  laid  up,  wall 
fashion,  have  not  proved  very  satisfac¬ 
tory,  as  it  is  about  impossible  to  make 
them  airproof,  and  free  from  weakness  in 
the  walls,  unless  made  very  thick  and 
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f  "  Reasonable  first  cost,  re- 
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M-  H.  Tractor*  with 
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Ground  Plan  of  Stalls  in  Cow  Barn 
with  a  great  amount  of  inside  plastering 
to  present  a  smooth  surface.  This  is  as¬ 
suming  that  you  are  to  use  forms,  and 
pour  the  cement.  If  you  do  this,  there  is 
no  objection  to  using  field  stone  to  bulk 
the  cement,  bu  in  any  event,  you  will 
need  to  use  reinforcing  hoops  quite  fre¬ 
quently  in  the  walls  to  prevent  the  pres¬ 
sure  from  cracking  the  walls.  In  this  sec¬ 
tion,  the  hollow  bricks  have  about  super¬ 
seded  stone  and  cement  walls,  though  re- 
Horse_  ' 
Stalls  * 
with  concrete  mortar  or  are  laid  solidly 
in  concrete.  The  dry  walls  are  satisfac¬ 
tory  where  conditions  are  right,  but  the 
solid  walls  are  more  substantial  and  prob¬ 
ably  to  he  preferred.  A  stone  wall  laid 
in  concrete  mortar  should  not  be  “always 
wet."  if  any  necessary  drainage  is  looked 
after  before  it  is  built  ;  it  is  certainly 
v  ind  and  rat-proof,  and  should  be  as  good 
at  the  expiration  of  thirty  or  forty  years 
as  when  new.  No  one  can  tell  in  advance 
what  amount  of  concrete  mortar  will  be 
used  in  laying  up  a  stone  wall,  though  a 
mason  might  give  you  a  fair  estimate.  A 
concrete  floor  20x36  feet,  and  4  inches 
thick,  made  in  the  proportions  of  1  :2-i4  :5 
would  require  11^  barrels  cement.  20 
barrels  an  nil  and  ,r>8  barrels  of  coarse 
gravel  or  broken  stone.  sr.  b.  d. 
Barn  for  40  Cows 
I  notice  you  ask  for  information  as  to 
plans  for  a  dairy  barn  for  40  cows.  The 
outline  shown  is  for  44  standing  stalls 
and  two  box  stalls.  The  four  extra  stalls 
can  easily  be  left.  off.  This  plan  is  for 
all  concrete  floors  and  troughs  both  back 
and  in  front  of  cows,  and  one  of  the 
’standard  commercial  stanchions. 
Have  plenty  of  room  back  aud  in  front 
of  cows.  It  makes  first  cost  a  little  more 
but  it  pays  in  the  long  run.  No.  1  in¬ 
dicates  four-font,  space  between  edges  of 
troughs  which  are  It!  inches  wide  and 
taper  down  in  basin  shape  to  nearly 
floor  level. .  The  foundation  for  the 
stanchions  is  the  side  of  (rough  next  to 
cows’  front  feet,  which  should  be  about 
seven  inches  high.  No.  2  is  334-foot 
space  back  of  cows.  The  gutter  should 
be  12  inches  wide,  five  inches  deep,  with 
a  little  slope  if  there  is  to  be  a  drain 
from  the  gutter  to  cesspool.  If  the  ma¬ 
nure  is  to  go  to  the  field  every  day  that 
is  not  necessary,  but  if  just  taken  out  on 
a  pile  I  would  suggest  the  cesspool.  No. 
3  is  space  between  the  two  middle  sta- 
Thr ashing  to 
Floor  r* 
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JHl  sanitary  marvel.  Whether  dairy 
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Stalls  s 
Stalls 
Ground  Plan  and  Side  Elevation  of  Barn  and  Silo 
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APPLETON 
£3fhwapD  saws 
K Steel , or  hardwood, 
get  out  of  line 
from  any  strain, 
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WgR  f, non-heating,  self- 
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inforcing  hoops  are  freely  used.  In  this 
part  of  Northeastern  Ohio,  there  has 
been  a  general  return  to  the  square  silo, 
built  of  wood  with  horizontal  girths,  aud 
clipped  corners,  but  the  cost  of  material 
of  any  aud  all  descriptions  has  caused 
new  factors  to  enter  into  the  problem. 
About  the  cost  of  a  silo,  such  as  y-  ai  in¬ 
quire,  it  would  be  impossible  to  make  any 
estimate,  as  labor,  material,  and  every 
other  factor  entering  into  the  building  of 
silos  of  any  description,  must  bo  a  local 
estimate.  The  cost  of  building  a  silo  with 
stone  walls  two  feet  in  thickness,  would 
have  to  he  submitted  to  a  local  stone 
mason.  Built  with  forms  and  poured 
cement,  a  wall  a  foot  in  thickness,  would 
be  ample,  if  reinforced  with  at  least  12 
%  -inch  rod  hoops.  My  own  opinion  leans 
toward  a  well-built  and  guaranteed  pur¬ 
chased  silo.  J.  G. 
Cement  Wall 
Which  is  the  better  way  to  have  a 
cellar  or  basement  kitchen  wall  laid,  solid 
in  cement,  that,  is,  having  a  stone  wall 
laid  up  in  cement?  I  have  talked  with 
two  masons,  one  claims  it  better,  more 
apt  not  to  crack,  and  will  be  drier  if  laid 
cement  outside  the  wall  aud  inside  the 
wall  and  the  centre  left  without  cement, 
as  an  air  chamber.  The  other  mason 
claims  that  is  not  right.  I  want  a  solid 
wall  to  stand  for  ?0  or  40  years,  at  least. 
I  want  a  correct  wall,  rat-proof,  water 
and  wind-proof.  Yet  if  a  solid  cemented 
wall  is  always  wet  cracks  and  breaks,  I 
would  like  advice  How  much  cement, 
sand,  etc.,  will  it  require  to  lay  a  stone 
foundation  8%  feet  high  and  20x36,  with 
a  centre  partition  making  132  feet?  Con¬ 
crete  floor  in  the  cellar  20x30  feet? 
Angels,  I*a.  H.  g.  b. 
Stone  foundation  and  cellar  walls  are 
laid  dry  aud  “pointed"  inside  aud  out 
hi  's  "f  emvs,  standing  back  toward  each 
other,  gutter  behind  each  row.  No.  4 
is  four-fix  it  walk  between  3d  and  4th 
stable.  No.  5.  space  back  of  4t:h  row  of 
cows.  Nos.  6  and  7  are  box  stalls  which 
open  out  in  No.  3  walk.  No.  8  is  walk 
along  north  side  of  stable  where  the  silo 
and  f  oal  room  should  be. 
These  walks  are  to  he  at  least  15  inch¬ 
es  higher  than  the  rest  of  the  stable, 
such  as  2.  3.  5,  (5.  7,  with  sloping  walks 
down  to  the  floor  level  at  9,  10.  11,  12, 
13,  14.  Leave  2% -foot  spare  between 
stanchions  and  lower  side  of  barn.  The 
ope, pings  are  for  doors.  I  did  not  leave 
niiy  for  windows,  of  which  there  should 
be  plenty.  The  length  of  stall  depends 
on  the  size  of  cows,  length  is  mostly 
about  J14  feet  and  you  can  adjust  the 
jack  about  five  inches  either  way.  The 
feed  trough  should  slope  enough  so  as 
to  drain  out  the  water  left  by  cows. 
Some  will  object  to  the  cows  standiug 
on  concrete.  I  do  myself.  It  is  neces¬ 
sary  to  have  six  inches  of  concrete  to 
make  the  trough  complete,  one  foot  is 
better.  The  rest  of  tlxe  stall  may  be  of 
just,  dirt,  or  cork  brick  makes  it  more 
sanitary.  c.  it.  Johnson. 
Montgomery  Co.,  Pa. 
I  enclose  plan  for  a  barn  30  feet  wide, 
70  feet  long,  foundation  eight  feet  high, 
posts  2,2  feet,  steep  roof,  shown  above. 
In  front  of  this  is  an  annex  30x30 
feet,  _  20-foot  posts.  Thrashing  floor  is 
on  side  U’urost  barn  13x30  feet,  doors 
to  same  r  1*4  fet  wide. 
The  cow  stalls  are  10x7f,  making  am¬ 
ple  room  for  22  cows.  Calves  are  iu 
rear.  Pour  box  stalls  20x20  allows  for 
18  cows,  yoke  of  oxen  and  bull.  The 
barn  may  be  made  10  feet  longer  if  de- 
si’ed.  I  have  a  barn  like  this,  but  a 
little  smaller.  n.  s.  kenyon. 
“Here,  you  be  careful!"  a  patient 
growled  to  a  barber.  “That’s  the  second 
time  you've  cut  me!"  “Yes,  yes,"  said 
the  barber,  in  southing  tones,  “so  it  is, 
but  there !  I  always  deduct  a  nickel  for 
every  cut.  Why.  sir,  it’s  nothing  unusual 
for  a  man  to  leave  here  a  quarter  to  the 
good!" — Washington  Star. 
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