The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-11-12

cement building In high. The cost "
forms amounts to n great deal. ana
n man VINO h skilled In hnndllng 60.
ment IL needed to insure good job,
A more satisfactory building ma
terinl IN most eases Is hollow brick NJ
building tile. These brick can hc read
ily Obtained In most sections of the
country The cost Is little higher than
that of lumher. and they Will last as
long as cement. A tile building Is
warmer than single walled ceWent
one on account of the dead air space
I'm the walls II takes much less skill
To put M u tile building than one nf
cement and consequently the cost or
construction will hp less. For the
smaller buildings the tile may be put
up rdgpwisp. In building the barn 1t
will he necessary to lay them hntwise
up Ia the hay floor. From there up
they may he set on edge, They should
be laid I'm strong cement mortar. &C.
mpnt blocks may he used In the same
manner as the building tile.
Roots and Floors.
There are many roofing materials
that can be used In place Of shingles.
Some ct these can he purchased little
cheaper. but In lasting qualities they
are little better than good shingles.
The life of shingles can he increased
three or four times by treating Niem
with creosute as described In article
|. The only trouble with this rs the
discomfort of handling the treated
shingles.
For floors there IL nothing better
than cement. Cement floors are much
more durable than any other kind aud
cost only little more to start with.
For the smaller buildings the floor can
be- built first and the building set on
Ii with no other foundation. Heavy
buildings. like barns. should have solid
stone foundations. The hog house tloor
may he built to extend out about
twelve feet on each side. thus making
clean feeding floor for the fattening
hogs or summing place for the early
pigs.
The foundation for cement floor
should consist Of six inches or more
of FINDERS or gravel. Ii the location
is not high and well drained a line of
tile should be laid through this mate
rial to carry away any water that may
collect. On this foundation a layer Of
concrete should be laid three to five
inches thick. according to the purpose
for which the floor Is to be used.
Horse stable floors need to be much
stronger than those for hog house
or machine shed. For most farm pur.
poses the best proportions to mix this
concrete are one part cement. three
parts clean sand and six parts broken
stone or gravel. This should be spread
smoothly and tamped. As soon as It.
has sci for few hours II Is ready
for the finishing coat
finishing or wearing surface is nee
essary where the floor is subject TO
much use. 1t is also smoother and
easier to keep clean. Ii should be
made Of one part portland cement 10
one and one-half parts sand and be nut
Oh 10 depth of from one TO one and
One-half inches. AS soon as II has he
gun 10 set II can be grOoved into blocks
about six inches square TO prevent the
'''ul ut u'NV
should he covered with about an inch
OF sand and sprnkled daily for two W
three weeks. when IL will be ready for
use.
Cement Tanks.
Cement tanks are durable and com
paratively cheap. Several small onps
in the different yards. connected with
the well or with an elevated tank by
underground pipes. are great CON
venience. The water ir small tanks Ia
changed often and hence IL kept fresh.
Where the pumping IL done by o wind
mill there Is danger of Il small tank
going dry during a calm. but with a
storage tank or a gasoline engine TO
pump this trouble is eliminated.
A foundation of gravel or cindprs
should he made much the same as for
a floor. Rough boards can he used to
make forms. These should he CREASED
on the inside. the concrete mixed to
the consistency Of jelly and poured In
and tamped. Woven wire makes good
reinforcing for small tanks. For lar
ger ones steel rods will he needed. The
proper mixture for n concrete tank Ia
eight parts cement. two parts sand
and four parts gravel. The side walls
should slope outward toward the top,