Concrete in the country / [American Cement Company]. (1910)
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ard sand; 6 bags of Port-land cement, for a 50-foot sec-tion. Repairs to Farm Buildings Since wood always fails firstat the ground, the use of concreteon the farm has developed fromthe ground up. After a farmerhas had to replace several sillsor blocks of wood, he beginsto look about him for a… … Support the building by temporary^ struts, alongside of the post to be removed,3.W off post entirely above rotten part. Dig a hole directly under the post 2et deep, and slightly larger than the post itself. Build a box with sides only,ith the same inside measurement as the hole already dug. The box…