Concrete Construction for the Home and the Farm
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Should you find this book helpful in building with concrete, we would consider it a favor to have you so inform us. Likewise, we would appreciate a description (and a photograph if possible) of whatever you have built in concrete.
In this way you will assist us in aiding others in the same way we hope we have helped you.
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“CONCRETE FOR PERMANENCE”
1916
THE ATLAS PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY 30 Broad Street, New York 134 So. LaSalle Street, Chicago Philadelphia Boston St. Louis Minneapolis Des Moines
Special Index to Directions
General Index
How the American Farmer is Solving His Conservation Problem
Atlas Portland Cement Company
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INDEX
Concrete in the Country
What is “Concrete”?
Materials
Portland Cement
Sand
Stone or Gravel
Pure Water Necessary in Mixing
Proportioning the Mixture
Natural Mixture of Bank Sand and Gravel
Tools
Wheelbarrow “Runs”
The Hand Mixing Method
Mixing Natural Mixture of Bank Sand and Gravel
Number of Men
How to Determine Quantities of Materials Needed
Forms for Concrete
How to Place Concrete
Directions for Placing
The Necessary Tools
Protection of Concrete after Placing
Points to Remember
Reinforcement
Kinds of Reinforcement
Lasting Qualities
Settlement Cracks
Upheaval by Frost
Upheaval by Tree Roots
Contraction Cracks
Scaling or Crumbling of the Surface
Specifications
Drainage Foundation
Selection of Materials
Proportions
Consistency of Concrete
Placing
A Foundation Gutter and Walk
Repairs to Farm Buildings
Why Concrete Should be Used to Repair Farm Buildings
Replacing an Entire Foundation with Concrete
Foundations of concrete are indestructible.
A Concrete Entrance Floor
Farm Buildings Should be Connected by a Concrete Driveway
Alleyways Between Buildings
Carriage Washing Floors
Disadvantages of Wooden Floors
Advantages of Concrete
How to Build Feeding Floors
Drainage Foundation
Grading the Floor
Placing the Concrete
How to Build
The Value of Manure Pits
Concrete Barnyards
Concrete Floors Increase Profits
Construction
Troughs for Horses, Cattle, and Sheep
Feeding Troughs for Hogs
A Fire-protected Feed Cooker
Hog Wallows—Automatic Dipping Tanks
Concrete Barn Floors
The Advantages of Concrete Floors
Concrete in the Cow Barn
How to Build Dairy Barn Floors
The Alleyway
The Stall Floor
The Manger
The Feedway
Horse Barn Floors
Concrete Mangers
Farmers Build Barn Approaches of Concrete
A Concrete Barn Foundation
Wind Walls and Their Importance
Concrete and the Silo
Sanitary Water Supply
How to Protect Wells
Making Spring Water Sanitary
New Style Cistern Built on Top of Ground
Watering Tank for Horses and Cattle
Watering Troughs for Hogs
Milk Houses
Advantages of Concrete
Concrete Cellar Steps and Hatchway
Root Cellars of Concrete
Poultry Houses
Poultry Watering Troughs
Duck Ponds
Retaining Wall and Steps
Concrete Chimney Caps
Concrete Makes an Excellent Porch Floor
Hot-Beds and Cold-Frames
Tree Repair
Rollers of Concrete
Hay Caps and Tarpaulin Weights
Trash Burner or Garbage Receiver
Concrete Posts
Corner Stones and Survey Monuments
Drain Tile Outlet Walls
Spraying Tanks
Culverts are Permanent When Made of Concrete
Septic Tanks
Window Hatches
An Outdoor Swimming Pool
