. Concrete silos; their advantages. Silos; Concrete construction. Concrete Silos 129 silage. The two men it is stated will cast these in 4% days. They are then left 4 or 5 days to cure before being erected. Playford Cement Stave Silo. This system is eon- trolled by the Cement Stave Silo Company, Des Moines, Iowa. These staves are made 30 inches long, 10 inches wide and 2^2 inches thick. One edge is concave and the other convex, so that the staves fit closely to- gether, no matter what the radius of the silo and the consequent curvature of the walls. In building a Play-. Playford Silo With Door


. Concrete silos; their advantages. Silos; Concrete construction. Concrete Silos 129 silage. The two men it is stated will cast these in 4% days. They are then left 4 or 5 days to cure before being erected. Playford Cement Stave Silo. This system is eon- trolled by the Cement Stave Silo Company, Des Moines, Iowa. These staves are made 30 inches long, 10 inches wide and 2^2 inches thick. One edge is concave and the other convex, so that the staves fit closely to- gether, no matter what the radius of the silo and the consequent curvature of the walls. In building a Play-. Playford Silo With Door Spreaders and Chute. ford Silo the first row consists of alternate full and half length staves; thus the joints are broken the entire way up, and the last row finished with alter- nate full and half lengths. These silos when erected are held together with hoops of round steel joined with patent lugs. These hoops are put on as the silo. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hanson, Edward Smith, 1871- [from old catalog]. Chicago, The Cement era publishing company


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