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Atlas Portland Cement Company. Concrete Construction for the Home and the Farm
Concrete Construction for the Home and the Farm
Table of Contents
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”
How to Mix Concrete
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
Kinds of Forms
Requirements of a Good Form
How to Plan Forms
Care Needed in Selecting Lumber for Forms
How to Clean
How to Place Concrete
Directions for Placing
The Necessary Tools
Protection of Concrete after Placing
Points to Remember
Reinforcement
Kinds of Reinforcement
Concrete Sidewalks and Floors
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
Feeding Floors and Barnyard Pavements
Disadvantages of Wooden Floors
Advantages of Concrete
How to Build Feeding Floors
Drainage Foundation
Grading the Floor
Placing the Concrete
Manure Pits and Cisterns
How to Build
The Value of Manure Pits
Concrete Barnyards
Concrete Floors Increase Profits
Construction
Feeding Troughs, Racks and Mangers
Troughs for Horses, Cattle, and Sheep
Feeding Troughs for Hogs
A Fire-protected Feed Cooker
Hog Wallows—Automatic Dipping Tanks
A Corn Crib Floor of Concrete
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
Underground Cisterns and Cistern Platforms
Making Spring Water Sanitary
New Style Cistern Built on Top of Ground
Watering Troughs and Tanks
Watering Tank for Horses and Cattle
Watering Troughs for Hogs
Dipping Vats and Tanks
The Construction of a Concrete Milk Vat
Small Farm Buildings
Milk Houses
Location
Foundation
Walls
Doors and Windows
Finishing Top of Wall
Building the Roof
Floor
Engine Base
Method Applies to All Buildings
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
