. The chemistry of farm practice. Agricultural chemistry. 244 CHEMISTRY OF FARM PRACTICE Table XXV gives the quantities of each material required in 1 cubic foot of concrete. With this data it is easy to calculate the amount of material for any given structure. A sack of cement contains 1 cubic foot of cement and four sacks constitute a Fig. 80.—Concrete watering trough. (From Howe's " Agricultural ;) Example.* Let us suppose that the work consists of a concrete silo requiring in all 935 cubic feet of concrete, of which 750 cubic feet are to be 1:2:4 concrete, and 1


. The chemistry of farm practice. Agricultural chemistry. 244 CHEMISTRY OF FARM PRACTICE Table XXV gives the quantities of each material required in 1 cubic foot of concrete. With this data it is easy to calculate the amount of material for any given structure. A sack of cement contains 1 cubic foot of cement and four sacks constitute a Fig. 80.—Concrete watering trough. (From Howe's " Agricultural ;) Example.* Let us suppose that the work consists of a concrete silo requiring in all 935 cubic feet of concrete, of which 750 cubic feet are to be 1:2:4 concrete, and 185 cubic feet are to be 1 : 2\ : 5 concrete. Enough sand and cement are also needed to " paint " the silo inside * From U. S. Dept. of Agr. Bulletin, 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 Keitt, Thomas Ellison. [from old catalog]. New York, J. Wiley & sons, inc. ; [etc. , etc. ]


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