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Show I I r MANY ADVANTAGES OF USING ! CONCRETE FOR FEEDING FLOOR Matcrlnl Is Men I As It Not Only Kffects Siivlnx In Feed. Miiiru-nlii In l ime i( Fntdtiino; and Iecreiis In - Lnl'or, Hut Also Affunls l'mtectliin to ll.ultti of Anlmiil - KrqisOat Huts. ' ' ' i ' ' ' Moicl). Srvnal S'rlli Bute by Slrta X rv. . i .. . I..., n ai d r.iiuu i know ."I. mv I ...I ,t ol teid " s' !' I. 'V; , , . .. , Vi.,, III I'i . lain . r .....I,.,, Ihn.rs " " ! I . i'i.u time, but I" " Mi h- I "ll hb ll ll' ill lu.ilell.il Such limits ' '! OIL , I a i.illlill III f.cd. II t-l "in tiun: lu li e no... ol .ti t iimi: ati.1 ! l L a III I..I...I. I.ui al.o an. .1.1 perl. , I pi. t... i ,, i,e I, calm of the I miliual Con. i. ie Hun. ihi a,. i si.ak up water mul I li.a , l,n ,. cmiiot be come Inli -I. d w lib linens,. M ruis j Their sui Inc. ii ran be c ill) cleaned J and lli.iioiiclilv ,1 1 . 1 1 , i , cie.l with oils lllld dips Hals en n I ii it nest under tl. Ill raieful li sls have nluiwi, thai rullclcte tlenrs, Ibrniigb the sating of grain aiid manure nloue, pay for tbetu selves III Ihe sli.,,1 elli,.l ot one year I Keeilliig tliuus are ineiely several Idewalki. laid side by side, nml the same gi neral rules ol cnnsiructlon ni ply to them Choose a sue lu Hie lot Where the ground Ik slightly sloping. Well dialned mul wimliiroiccl.il and convenient to feed and witier I Kxi umic to a depth of I: Inches for the drainage foun billon, nml around the outside edges ol the entire llisir dig a trench i: Inches wide ami IN Inches deep. (This Item It, filled wllh cunciele, prevents hog wallowa from undermining ihe floor and keeps the rata from nesting under It I Kill all j of Uila spaco (except the trench) lo the natural groun I level with well tamped coarse gravel, crushed rock. I the Hie culls ot tirl. kl.ats This fill ftortma- ! SrsMra AsHMaaat mm ear atdewalks. The floor must be graded nr sloped o that water will not collect on It In tha winter and so that Ihe manure aushluga may be caught by the giilleri tnd run to the witter light manure pit. (To shape the gutter, make a mold ur temple by rounding the corners on tha flat side or a all tisit length of four by tlx Inch timber I A gentle slope, toward to-ward the lower curner, uf tine eighth to me fourth Inch for each fool nf length jr width Is aiiinrleiit. This la secured by the use uf a heavy grade ataka hit ni.'li i in per ,.f the floor, a alrnlrht j ' !dc o, a t:r.ue line, a ml a spirit I'etel I'll I'-ll Ii mi ii. I tn ill. i" In lotvii a feed j Int: Moor Us lull till, kuess above ; mound Make light ibmis four Inches J im I Honrs subject In bcitvv loads an ; inches Hit. k fur Ihe rnruis use two 1 on Ii liimli. i nl a width equal tn tha Hour Ihb kuess. Ileglit nn the low side of .he door M il k the gi nde height or i a. Ii cm tier stake and set the fiirma in a grade curd slielcbe.l from stake tn slake I'se only Rood materials ami mix the 1 1, Herein nne part Portland ii mei't tn two and one hull part a sand tn lite parts screened gravel nr crushed crush-ed rmk. or one part Cortland reinrnl lo live parts band run gravel. Measure Hie materials exactly; count nne aarfc uf ceinenl equal tn one ruble fnnt. Alwiivs 1 1 tin pliiclng the concrete on ihe low side of the fbair, so that tha ruin Ir sudden slmwera will nnt run 1 from the hard onto tho newly placed ciincrct... nil the Irenrh and the slab section nf the furnia with run. crete Hrlug the surface tn grade by diawlng ever It a straight edge wllh Ha etuis nn ihe opposite furma nr wllh nne end ntt the form and Ihe other on the finished concrete. Knur Inrhea In fioiii Ihe edge, on each of the low sides, u nil ornrlly Imbed tha rounded lour by six Inch gutter mold and lamp It down until Ita aquara Inp la even with thu sin rare nf Ih slab aectlun of Ihe Hour. Kemiive the mold and finish Ihe surface with a wtsuten float. Tha day after the concrete In each lection la placed, rnrefully throw on a cover Ing of hay or straw and keep It thnr utighly wet for week. Connect the armies na case aeinai 'p atr aiaaae'f?eesiieiaien .iiiqtaasaBlaaW of a trough, another gutter, or by large drain tile laid underground. If con rrela feeding troughs and racka art to be built at some future lime, make tha necessary murtlaca by temporarily hn-beddlng hn-beddlng blocks or wooden frames la the eoft ronrrete. |