Show fireproof barns to cut immense farm fire loss losa savings of thousands thousand ot of dollars dollan in buildings and val valuable cattle herds destroyed every year in n the united states by disastrous fires may be oc no in a few years by menis means of the fireproof burn barn described in the farm and fireside magazine ancestral barns that can be passed on from fattier father to son soil and on to lie next generation are likely as 0 result of successful construction of such a fireproof barn nt the lown iowa state college experiment station elation says the magazine if tills tipe of barn proves us its uc fis BB it now appears to be it be pos sibl a to do tills thing at an expense not exceeding tile the rosi coal of frame construction by moro morn than linn 25 23 to 60 per cent it continues TIP ite new type of barn 1 Is called a masonry masour arch barn which its 68 the lie name reveals Is ig made entirely of masonry and with the upper story in the form forin of 0 an arch it Is built of tile with reinforced in concrete floors and reinforced concrete ribs in the root roof since tl it 1 made ont entirely frely of masonry there will be no expense in keeping it with the exception of the windows oni on I door frames made hade of construction material that la Is till building would retard a fire to such an extent ns its to prevent destruction and it would also enable live stock 11 ID it to be removed safe safely |