Concrete alone possesses the necessary fireproof qualities for such
buildings as smoke houses, where there is always great danger from fire.
Oil lamps are becoming a thing of the past on modern farms. Acetylene
and gasoline plants furnish a better and safer light. These plants are
built either above or below ground. In either case concrete is the
ideal material, since it is both fire and waterproof.
The durability of concrete is particularly valuable for such buildings
as hydraulic ram houses, which must always be located near streams,
and ice houses, where there is always moisture. Wood quickly rots, but
moisture has no effect on concrete.
For tool houses, coal houses, and buildings subjected to rough usage,
nothing equals concrete.
Concrete, for small buildings, meets the three great demands of the
farmer—cleanliness, freedom from fire, and durability.
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