Show directions FOR ERECTING CONCRETE MILK CELLAR economically constructed affair that Is useful on any farm as a cooling oi storage room by houghton A concrete M ik cellar on every farm there Is a demand ira good outside cellar which can be easily and cheaply built of concrete this can be i sed for a variety of pur poses such as a milk cooling cellar for the storing of roots and vege tables as well as any other use th needs demand the cellar shown in the illustration la of a handy size eight by 12 foot floor space and six feet to the bottom of concrete root beams which are eight by eight inches the walls are eight thick ar cf the ficor and roof four inches the roof being reinforced with quarter inch iron rods laid two to the toot each wa atter excavating to a depth of about five and one halt feet build a form of inch boards ten inches wide that Is exactly eight by twelve feet square ald six feet beigh inches high set this in the excavation the edge of the earth to be the ainold for the outside wall on three sides to the top of the ground level above the ground level build the form of boards tor molding the outside edge of wall space for concrete to be eight inches for the front or doorway make a form three by six feet as a casing to mold the doorway and set in plage board up where needed outside this casing which is eight inches thick and boards may be nailed to same for outside wall for the side walls of the stairway build forms as for the regular side walls and of a length of eight feet if you want a small landing at the foot of the stairway the side walls may be eight inches thick but it de sled to make as cheaply as possible they may be built six inches thick the forms tor this should be the height of doorway at top as shown n illustration and then slope down ward 18 inches it the ground permits As soon as side wall forms are in place fill with the concrete mixture which is best made of one part port land cement to two parts of fine sand and tour parts of coarse gravel this Is tamped in thoroughly up to the top of the forms before the forms are entirely filled on the sides make three boxes eight inci es quare on the inside and eight feet long these are to hold the con arde place three feet apart as bbown in illustration so the top edge even with top edge of side walls brace up from below to hold in place and fill with concrete and rein force with 3 inch iron rods this enables the beams to bond with the tide nails and so make them stronger for the roof build tour forms 31 inches wide by eight feet long place with top edge even with top edge of beams in the four spaces between beams and brace up from below to hold in place over this lay about two inches of concrete and then place your rein ing rods in position and cover with concrete until the root is the required four inches thick it Is best to leave the side wall forms in place also the root beam form until the concrete on the walls and roof has begun to set or harden this will require several days before the permanent set Is sure to have taken place then they must be re moved so the cellar can be completed after forms are removed from the ide walls lay your floor in cellar and also in landing as illustration shows to a depth of four inches it desired the bottom of the floor may be of small stones of about two or three inches in size and over this a con crete mixture poured aad leveled oft if care is taken that the concrete s tamped down between the and that the top course of mortar is al out 1 inches thick at least the floor will be as strong as if of solid conchete conci ete ibis can also be appleb to the walls small atones of eien six inches in diameter can be in the mortar when forms ale and thus save the amount of benent used and for this class of work the strength Is ample for all needs and the expense of building is materially lessened tor the steps of abe stairs set an board upright 30 inches out from tl e doorway and brace in post alo i ii 1 the space with concrete to a v edth of I 1 inches and a depth of eight inches if you have not cut out the stair va in the earth as shown in the il lustra tion the step need be but four inches in thickness thic kress As fast as one step Is molded move the board or use another placing ia arches farther from the door this will give the steps a width of 12 inch e and a rise of eight inches until the tcp Is read ed the work of building the steps can be made easier if in excavating jou ise carp to cut out the size of each step in the erata in heavy soil this can easily be done then all you have to do Is cover the same to the proper depth with concrete to for the inside arrangements you n easily build the bins milk cooling troughs or whatever is desired by u ing the side walls as part of the sime and then constructing one side and end of a core of the size desired for the inside of bin also another side and end tor outside about four sed to mold the walls of the fresh concrete will a a the whole should be as strong as it molded to gether where water or ice Is to be used in the cooling tank it will be necessary to paint the inside with a mixture of clear cement mixed in water apply this with a paint brush just as you would paint and use several coats this will give a much smoother sur face to the inside 0 the trough or bin and if water Is placed in the same it will not permeate the cement so readily as it would otherwise |