Show t FENCE POSTS OF CEMENT ON FARMS i 4 Latest Application of Building i Material Proves Useful to I i ii Agriculturists I I ORNAMENTAL AND DURABLE BULLETIN TELLS HOW THEY Y CAN 1 BE MADE AT HOME HOMEI I iI I i I The application of cement to farming operations constitutes one of the im important important important features of this very properly i called Cement age Time was when the use of cement was restricted re to basement and ground floors and ald later to homes home as designed by Thomas A Aj j Edison Now however cement is tak taking takIng taking ing the place of wood and Iron in farm farming farmIng farming ing operations cement fence posts be being being being ing the latest As a result of the Increasing scarcity and the cost of wood and the prohibitive tive cost of iron fence tence posts cement posts are being used as substitutes Though they are somewhat expensive considering the first cost yet they are eo BO present such a good appearance ap appearance appearance and can be made on the farm tarm that they are becoming more popular every day They are especially valuable valuable valuable ble in sections where grass fires are frequent and the wood posts are easily burned Make Them at Home In a recent bulletin of the Colorado station the following method of mak making makIng making ing a homemade concrete mixer is isi i given Two pieces of form the sills Upon these two uprights about three feet high are fastened A pipe passes through holes bored in the I top of the uprights Upon this pipe the mixing nixing BOX is turned and through the pipe the water Is added to the mixture at the desired time The water is poured in at the top of the upright pipe and flows down and out through holes which are drilled into the lower side of it The other end of the pipe is closed dosed by a wooden plug The rhe ends of the tho box are made Of pieces of bolted together A hole bored in the center of each end forms the th bearings The sides of the box are made mafle of ot one Inch lumber and are simply nailed to toi i the ends with nails of the box Is made so that it cats can ca l be detached de detached detached and lifted off orr when the mixer is isto isto isto to be filled or emptied The detach detachable d tach able half is secured to the other half hal halb I by b means of strong hooks so placed c that by slipping this half about an inch 1 to one side all of the hooks are loos loosened loosened loosened ened at once After it is In position the removable portion Is held in place by means of a barn door latch latchi driving gear is simple but very i effective It consists of the rim taken from tho the wheel of an old buggy With the tire removed the grooved rim makes a very satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory tory wheel upon which torun to run a aa three rope belt The Th belt is driven by a small sheave pulley which is fastened to tIle the counter shaft A Abelt Abelt 1 belt is used upon the rope and by using a very loose looe bolt belt the is made to act as a friction clutch System of Driving This particular mixer Is la driven by bya a two horsepower gasoline engine which is belted to the counter shaft The engine runs continuously and the mixer is started and stopped by means of the bolt holt The operator first fills the mixer about half halt full tull of sand gravel and ce cement cem ment mant m nt in the correct proportions He next lowers the lid which until this time has remained supported upon the hook hank The lid is now pushed into place and the latch fastened The supporting hook Is next removed from the staple in the lid and hooked into a staple in inthe inthe inthe the Hd ltd support The machine is now ready to start the clutch is s thrown in inand inand inand and the box revolves upon the pipe When three or four tour turns have hae been made the water iter Is poured into the up upright upright upright right i ilP ii IP the desired mount Amount has been added By this time the concrete c Is thoroughly mixed The clutch is loosened the box stops revolving the hoisting hook is hooked In n the staple of the lid the latch is loosened and the lid raised to the top of the lid support by means of the counterweight and anI rope Now by ty slightly setting petting the clutch the contents of the mixer are dumped into the box beneath The op operator operator operator of the machine may now refill the mixer while the other workmen take care of the mixed material In way a large amount of material may be run through the machine and perfect mixing Is guaranteed Many ny other systems or driving might have hae been used in place of the rope bolt belt The Tle main gear of an old self binder makes an excellent gear for or a mixer An old mower gear may also be put to good use In this connection connection connection tion It Is not necessary to have the mixer driven by an engine or horsepower A crank may be attached and the ma machine machine m chine turned by hand Many prefer pr fer turning such a machine m chine rather than mix the 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