. Concrete silos; their advantages. Silos; Concrete construction. CHAPTER XIV The Metal Lath The construction of the metal lath silo has been treated in considerable detail by Mr. Geo. C. Wheeler, specialist in animal husbandry of the Kansas State Agricultural College, Manhattan, Kans., in an article published in a bulletin of that institution. This article has also been reprinted, with slight modifications, by the Northwestern Exj^anded Metal Company, of Chi- cago, and we can do no better than to follow quite closely the information there given. The first round of the metal lath which fo
. Concrete silos; their advantages. Silos; Concrete construction. CHAPTER XIV The Metal Lath The construction of the metal lath silo has been treated in considerable detail by Mr. Geo. C. Wheeler, specialist in animal husbandry of the Kansas State Agricultural College, Manhattan, Kans., in an article published in a bulletin of that institution. This article has also been reprinted, with slight modifications, by the Northwestern Exj^anded Metal Company, of Chi- cago, and we can do no better than to follow quite closely the information there given. The first round of the metal lath which forms the chief reinforcement of this silo must have its edge em- bedded 5 or 6 inches in the top of the foundation, in order to insure a perfect union between the foundation and the wall proper. When the footing trench has. Cross Section of Foundation of Hy-Rib Silo. been filled to within about 6 inches of the top and the concrete brought to an approximate level, the lath, which comes in strips 8 feet long and 18 inches wide, (102). 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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