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nd straw with his bare feet, butit is now more common and less expensiveto make the mix with a hoe, or even amotor-driven mixing machine. crumble as they dry and very heavy claysoils will crack and break. Black, heavygumbo soils, so frequently referred to asadobe soils, generally are not suitable… … .ADOBE RESmENCE OF MRS. F. H. DORHAM, SANTA MONICAJohn Byers, Architect The character of the soil, of course, hasmuch to do with the strength and generalserviceability of abode bricks. As a matterof fact, a wide variety of soils, except vervlight sandy soils and very heavy clay soils,may be used…
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