Show substantial GARAGE IS FARM NECESSITY structure should be simple in design and built of good fireproof materials the amount of money invested lu in the average farm automobile or truck justifies Just lues a substantial garagu garage that will furnish adequate protection against weather theft and fire A garage should be built of substantial fireproof materials of which concrete block Is probably the most convenient tor for use in rural regions such a garage Is shown in the accompanying compa nying photograph it Is 12 feet wide and 18 feet long large enough for almost nay any car or truck ali thi garage since it I 1 s a small structure should be simple in design the walls malls ore are built up of block on a comparatively ively shallow foundation RISO also of block A concrete floor Is a i decided advantage it should be made so ns to slope toward the center where NI N I a trapped drain Is instilled if the blocks are made with an UV attractive surface finish they can be left FRI U garage built of concrete block exposed otherwise they can be made with a special surface finish which affords a satisfactory base for the application of stucco |