_Brown Coat_
8 bushels of lime, at 25 cents per bushel $ 2.00
16 pounds of hair, at 4 cents per pound .64
1¼ cubic yards of sand, at $1.50 per cubic yard 1.88
8 hours, plasterer’s time, at 50 cents per hour 4.00
8 hours, laborer’s time, at 25 cents per hour 2.00
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Total $10.52
_Finishing Coat_
Same as given for three-coat work $12.34
The total cost of 100 square yards of two-coat plaster is therefore
$22.86, or about 23 cents per square yard.