. Inglenook, The (1911) . too much before the publicPublic speakers with a message shoukbe given a thoughtful hearing and thosewithout a message should cease appear-ing before the public. CONCRETE ON THE FARM M. F. Hale IN this age of high prices, it is neces-sary to study well any project thatwe may undertake. When grand-father moved to the wooded farm inIndiana he selected the choicest treesto build his barn. The lumber wasworth very little on the market, so wal-nut that would be considered too expen-sive to put into a common dwelling now,was used in the construction of that have
. Inglenook, The (1911) . too much before the publicPublic speakers with a message shoukbe given a thoughtful hearing and thosewithout a message should cease appear-ing before the public. CONCRETE ON THE FARM M. F. Hale IN this age of high prices, it is neces-sary to study well any project thatwe may undertake. When grand-father moved to the wooded farm inIndiana he selected the choicest treesto build his barn. The lumber wasworth very little on the market, so wal-nut that would be considered too expen-sive to put into a common dwelling now,was used in the construction of that have changed and lumber is now so expensive that it is necessary tolook for some other building the selection of this new substanceseveral things must be taken into con-sideration: Will it serve the purpose?How long will it last? Is it too ex-pensive? These are a few of the moreimportant questions concerning the selec-tion. The substances that are taking theplace of the expensive lumber are paper, The Inglenook 635. A Cement House. iron, concrete, and many others. Eachof these could he made the basis for anarticle so we shall confine this one tothe subject of concrete. The making of this compound datesback many years. The Romans usedit 2000 years ago, and some of theirstructures are in a perfect state of pres-ervation. The present method of pre-paring cement is undoubtedly better thanthat used by the Romans, and time willtell how long concrete made from ourbest cement will last. It would seemthat the lasting quality of concrete wouldfavor an extensive use of the material. The answer to the question whetherit will serve our special purpose dependsupon what that purpose is. Concretehas been used in many ways from thebuilding of a hens nest to the completeddwelling and barn. We possibly try touse it in ways that are not profitable butit has been successful in so many con-structions on the farm and in the citythat it is worthy of a careful considera-tion. Possibly its first
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