s# The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31 92401 60581 1 1 r /dor's li£!i£u^t§*^^^. jeT^>^*s CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES ITHACA, N. Y. 14853 Fine Arts Library Sibley HaU ARMSTRONG CIRCLE A CORK BRICK For Flooring Cow Stalls, Calf and Bull Pens, Horse Stalls, Sheep Pens, Piggeries, Kennels, Etc. ® Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. -' Armstrong Cork & Insulation Company ■^ Pittsburgh, Pa., U. S. A. Branches in the Principal Cities of the United States and Canada Copyright, 1917 ARMSTRONG CORK & INSULATION COMPANY PnrsBURGH, Pa., U. S, A. Farm buildings on the Mahopac Farms, Baldwin Place, N. Y. are floored with Circle A Cork Brick The cow stalls Cow Insurance , THE man who has spent time, money and effort in getting together a good herd of dairy cows cannot afford to take any chances with their health, safety or produc- tiveness for the sake of a few dollars saved in the first cost of stall floors. Cold, hard, damp floors are one of the most common causes of garget, rheumatism, bad knees, sore hoofs, etc., while slippery floors frequently cause falls which result in abortion, or per- manent injury, or both. Is it worth while from a purely business standpoint to run such risks? Would it not be much safer and cheaper to spend a little more at the start and get a stall floor that will practically insure the welfare and safety of your herd? An Ideal Flooring Material Beyond doubt an ideal material for flooring The stalls in the dairy barn of Mr. Ralph Strausberger, Gwynedd Valley, Pa., are floored with Circle A* Cork Brick. Cjopyrifiht 1917 by Armstrong Cork & Insulation Co Circle A Cork Brirk floors in the dairy barn of Mr. Glenn L. Brlijs. Auburn, N. Y. COW Stalls, calf, bull and sheep pens, piggeries, etc., would have to be 1. Warm to the touch — summer and winter; 2. Easy under foot; 3. Never slippery — wet or dry; 4. Non-absorbent and thoroughly sani- tary; 5. Durable in service; 6. Easy to install in old or new barns. Circle A Cork Brick Circle A Cork Brick are composed of clean, granulated cork and refined asphalt. The mixture is heated, molded into brick form, 9x4x2 inches, and then subjected to heavy pressure. The cork, which comprises 70% of their volume, is an excellent nonconductor of heat and cold ; is quite resilient ; does not wear smooth; and will stand hard service. The asphalt also is resilient, quite durable and, furthermore, is not affected by urine or manure. In making the brick, tlie pressure effectually closes all pores and air holes, while their convenient form makes them easy to install. Thus, it will be seen that in Circle A Cork Brick a material is provided that fulfills all the requirements for an ideal stall flooring. The brick are warm and sanitary, easy under foot, never slippery, and last in- definitely. A Business Necessity One practical dairyman has said; "Cork Brick are not a luxury for the country gentleman's cows, but a business necessity for the progressive dairyman of today." For the man who depends upon his herd for his profits, Circle A Cork Brick are one of the cheapest forms of insurance he can buy. It is for this reason that over 7,000,000 Circle A Cork Brick have been installed in approxi- mately ,5,000 dairy barns during the past six years. Additional Information An illustrated book, " Better Stall Floors;'' a list of users; a booklet "Expert Testimony;" and a sample of Circle A Cork Brick, will be cheerfully supplied on reriuest. Armstrong Cork & Insulation Co. Pittsburgh, Pa. Better Stall Floors A GOOD floor for cow stalls, calf and bull pens, horse stalls, sheep pens and piggeries is some- thing that the dairymen and stock raisers of the The Essential country have been trying to find for years. Wood ^''*"'* planking is fairly warm and easy on the feet, but is not sanitary. It soon gets foul and rots out. Smooth concrete is easy to keep clean, but decidedly injurious to animals that have to stand or lie on its cold, hard, slippery surface. Chemically treated wood blocks are liable to get slippery and frequently expand when exposed to moisture. To get something that will combine the good and eliminate the bad qualities of these materials, is the problem. A satisfactory floor for the purpose mentioned must be: 1. Thoroughly sanitary; 2. Warm to the touch; 3. Easy under foot; 4. Non-slippery — wet or dry; 5. Durable in service; 6. Easy to install; 7. Moderate in cost. Armstrong ® Cork Brick Armstrong Circle A Cork Brick apparently have solved the stall floor problem. They were placed on the market six years ago after numerous tests in actual service had fully demonstrated their merit. That they inTuse have satisfactorily fulfilled the claims made for them is proved by the fact that there are now over seven million brick installed in approximately five thousand dairy barns, in all parts of the country. Over Seven Million What They Are Circle A Cork Brick consist of finely granulated cork and refined asphalt, heated and thoroughly Descripiion niixcd, then molded under pressure into brick form. The brick measure 9x4x2 inches for cow stalls and 9x4x1^4 inches for horse stalls, and for the pur- chaser's protection the (A) trade-mark is stamped on each one. They are laid flat, and four will cover exactly one square foot of surface. Cork Brick meet every one of the requirements for an ideal stall floor, viz., 1. Armstrong @ Cork Brick Are Thoroughly Sanitary. To be sanitary, any flooring material must Noii-uhsorhcni j-)g uon-absorbcnt and easy to keep clean. The ma- terials of which Circle A Cork Brick are composed — cork and asphalt — are both practically non-absorbent. The pressure to which the brick are subjected in the process of manufacture is sufficient to eliminate all voids, air-holes, etc. Even when submerged in water for three days, a Circle A Cork Brick absorbed less than 2% by weight — a percentage so small as to be practically negligible. Remember that in making this test, all six surfaces of the brick were in contact with the water, whereas in a Convincing actual service only the top is exposed. Concrete ^"^^ blocks (mixed one part of Portland cement and two parts of sand) absorb anjrwhere from 8% to 12% while a chemically treated wood block, measuring 2}4 X lyi X Sy^ inches, when tested in this same man- ner increased 17% in weight and expanded ^\ of an inch in length and -^-^ of an inch in breadth. The dimensions of the Cork Brick that was tested remained the same as at the outset, viz., 9x4x2 inches. The joints in a Circle A Cork Brick floor are tight, being sealed with neat Portland cement. They re- main so, because the brick do not contract or expand Kee^p clean appreciably within ordinary ranges of temperature. The surface of a Cork Brick floor is smooth, but not slippery, and it can, therefore, be quickly and thor- oughly cleaned. Since it will not absorb water, dirt or odors, the use of lime or disinfectants is unneces- sary. Urine and manure do not affect it. The testimony of users of Circle A Cork Brick as to the sanitary qualities of the material is convincing, judge Judge J. N. Dunbar, of Columbus, Kan., expresses -^ ^- Dunbar his opinion as follows, under date of December 22, 1916: "I have been using your Cork Brick floors in stalls under cows for about three years, and find them about as near an ideal stall flooring as anything I have ever seen. They show practically no wear at all, and / find them easily keft clean and very sanitary and in every way highly satisfactory." Mr. Willard Emery, Topsfield, Mass., wrote under ^i^ wuiard date of December 9, 1916: Emery "Relative to the Cork Brick which you supplied me with, I am pleased to say they have proved very satisfactory. "I have had Cork Brick in constant use upward of three years, and they show little or no signs of wear. They have proved a most satisfactory flooring for cow stalls; free from odor, easily cleaned and I have had no trouble from their becoming shppery, as I feared might be the case. "I am convinced they are superior to any material I know of for cow stall flooring, and make a clean, warm and good-looking stall, besides a very attractive appearing one." Dr. C. P. Bancroft, Superintendent, New Hamp- ^XvfS shire State Hospital, Concord, N. H., has this to say Hospital in his letter of December 9, 1916: "In regard to the Cork Brick which have been in use in our stall floors for the past two years, I am very glad to say that I believe it is the best type of stall flooring that can be used. It seems to be impervious to liquids and at the same time is sufficiently elastic under the feet of the animals to make it easy for standing, and has the additional virtue of being more or less retentive of heat, and therefore entirely free from the objectionable coldness of the cement floor, while at the same time it seems to possess all the imper- viousness to liquids of the cement floor. I am very much pleased with it, and thus far it has shown practically no wear at all." The Jefferson County Infirmary, Steubenville, Ohio, '''count ^"^^ very much impressed with the sanitary quahties Infirmary of Citclc A Cork Briclc, as evidenced by the following letter dated December 16, 1916, written by Mr. L. W. Adrian, the Superintendent: "We have had Cork Brick in our cow barn for three years, and not the least wear is noticeable. They are much warmer for the cows to lie on; are clean and sanitary, as they absorb no moisture, and therefore no bad odor. We think them an ideal floor for cows." Mr. Joseph Badger, a dealer in live stock, of Little- ^' s'adger ton, N. H., wrotc ou December 9, 1916, as follows: "I am perfectly satisfied with the Cork Brick installed in my stable approximately three years ago. Have found them to be warmer, more sanitary, and more durable than either wood or cement." Mr. John D. Rynd, of the Rynd Farm, Oil City, D Rynd Pa., has this comment to offer, under date of Decem- ber 11, 1916: "My cow barn stalls are all laid with your Cork Brick. They will have been in use three years this winter, and I can recom- mend them very highly, as they keep the cows from lying on the cold cement, do not absorb the liquid, and I think, for cow stalls, will last a great many years." 2. Armstronc; @ Cork Brick Are Warm to the Touch, Summer and Winter. Cork itself is an ex- cellent nonconductor of heat. That is the reason it is employed so extensively as a packing around ice hoxes and for the insulation of cold storage rooms. Circle A Cork Brick consist chiefly of finely gnjund cork — 70% by volume. This accounts for the fact that a Cork Brick floor is four times more eftective as a protection against cold than a concrete or damp wood floor of the same thickness. Nnrr C. Cold Armstrong Circle A Cork Brick floors in the cow stalls in the dairy barn of Mr. Peter Reiss, Pinehurst Farm, Sheboygan Falls, Wis. To make a concrete floor warm, various means must be employed — heavy bedding, hot water pipes, un- sanitary wooden stall platforms. Even with these devices, concrete floors are liable to cause trouble. In the case of dairy cows, garget and rheumatism fre- quently result, which of course means decreased milk production. Circle A Cork Brick floors, on the other hand, are always warm enough for animals to stand or lie upon without heavy bedding or artificial heat. They prac- Lexs Bedding Needed tically do away with garget and rheumatism resulting from cold and damp floors. Moreover, the saving in bedding is an important point that should not be overlooked by the prospective purchaser. The warmth of Circle A Cork Brick floors is a point MacDonaid that sttongly appeals to stock owners. Mr. H. Barton, College p^ofessor of Animal Husbandry, MacDonaid College, Quebec, Canada, wrote on December 12, 1916: "The Cork Brick were used for flooring purposes in our cow stable, which accommodates eighty head. We decided to use the Cork Brick particularly because of the insulation we thought they might give. Our floors were of concrete and the stable inclined to be a little uncomfortable at times, with the result that we had trouble which we attributed to the cold floors. We attempted to overcome this by extra litter, but were not always successful. The Cork Brick were installed in 1912, after two trial stalls had been used for two years. fFe think they had con- siderable effect in clearing up our difficulty, and we have found them highly satisfactory in every way. They are not as slippery as the cement; are a much better insulation, and to date we can see no appreciable wear." Mr. L. L. Lawson, of the View Farms, La Grange- View Farms ville, N. Y., has found that Circle A Cork Brick floors have eliminated udder trouble. Here's what he wrote on January 8, 1917: " We have not had a case of caked udder {caused by catching cold in the udder) in three years, or since we have used your Cork Brick in our stanchions. Previous to this, if we had less than four or five cases on hand at one time (caused by cement floors) we considered ourselves lucky. We have just completed another barn to hold some 40 head of stock, and the floors of the cow stanchions are laid with Armstrong Circle A Cork Brick." OakvMod Farm This has also been the experience of Mr. Frank H. Durfee, Oakwood Farm, Howell, Mich., who wrote on December 9, 1916: "I have used your Cork Brick in my cow stable floor a little over two years, and I cannot see that they show any wear whatever. The floor has given complete satisfaction, and my cows have not been bothered with udder and teat troubles in the least since they have been standing on Cork Brick." 10 Cow stalls paved with Armstrong Circle A Cork IJrick. Lees' Summit, Mo. Long Mr. C. C. Crandall, of the Bolard Dairy Farm, , , , „ . r^ T ■ J C • T> ^^ I ■ • Bolard Dairy Cambridge springs, ra., recently gave his experience /.■„„„, with Circle A Cork Brick, as follows: "Fifty-two cows have had comfortable stalls the past two years by reason of the installation of Cork Brick floors. It is a source of great satisfaction that we have no teat, udder or joint trouble since zee have been stabling upon Cork Brick." Mr. E. W. Rusch, of The Sauk County Holstein- ^^^ ^ ^y Friesian Breeders' Association, Reedsburg, Wis., wrote Rusch on December 14, 1916: "The Cork Brick floors which I had laid in my cow barn and box stalls in August, 1914, are proving entirely satisfactory and show no sign of wear. I consider them warmer and more sanitary than any other floor I know ot. I have never seen a cow slip on this floor. / use less bedding than ever before, which makes the floor economical. Briefly, no one can build a sanitary and comfortable dairy barn unless the Cork Brick are used tor floor covering." Mr. George H. Jewett, of the Elmwood Farm, Allegan, Mich., wrote on December 11, 1916, as Fa follows: "Regarding the Armstrong Circle A Cork Brick that I installed three years ago when remodelling my dairy barn, I will say that Elmwood rni II Cork Brick for a cow stall floor covering are essential for safe- guarding the health and comfort of dairy cows, particularly heavy milkers, of which we have a good number. We have thirty stalls floored with Cork Brick, and have not had a single case of udder trouble since they were put in." ^^^ J ^ Mr. J. C. Sonda, West Alexander, Pa., is very en- Sonda thusiastic ovcr the merits of Circle A Cork Brick. The following is what he wrote on December 11, 1916: "The Cork Brick we installed three years ago are entirely sat- isfactory. We have never had a cow to slip and bruise her knees as they do when standing on plain cement. Nor have we ever had a case of garget, "which is very frequent among cows standing on cement. They are very easily kept clean and are wearing fine. They look as though they had only been down a few weeks. We think that the brick have paid for themselves more than once by saving bedding." 3. Armstrong @ Cork Brick Are Easy Under Foot. Cork is soft and resilient; asphalt is too, to some extent. Combined in Circle A Cork Brick, the result is an elastic, comfortable floor that is remark- ably easy under foot. For live stock, it is almost like standing on turf; as a result, no sore hoofs, "bunchy" joints, or stiffs muscles. Mr. W. H. Butler, Woodside Farms, Sandusky, Woodside Ohio, commeuts very strongly on this quality of Cir- ^''™* cle A Cork Brick. His letter of December 12, 1916, follows : "I have been using your Cork Brick in floors in my dairy barn and horse barn for over two years and find them most satisfactory, as they are easy to clean and disinfect and do not get as cold as concrete or other materials will. I think the cork floor is easier on the animals' feet than other material, as / was obliged to keep my milking herd standing on this floor without straw or other litter for twenty-one days during the hoof and mouth trouble of last year, and did not have a sore or lame animal when I turned them, loose again." Highland Mr. Thomas Nyland, of Highland Farm, Peterboro, Farm N. H., wrote on December 16, 1916: "In 1912 we had Armstrong Cork Brick installed in our cow barn, also in our coach stable, and will say that the Cork Brick have given the best of results in that time. fFe have never had a cow with big knees, so often found where cement or wood is used. It looks now after four years of use that the Cork Brick will last for a good many years to come." 12 Mr. J. H. Lane, of McLeansboro, 111., keeps his cows on Circle A Cork l^rick floors for weeks at a time \^'^J'^^' without bad results. The following is taken from his letter of December 11, 1916: "Two years ago 1 installed for floors in my dairy barn, your Cork Brick, and I am highly pleased with the results 1 am gettmg from them. 1 would not think of using anything else tor floors for a dairy barn than these brick. One of my friends here has a dany barn in which the floors are made of concrete, and he regrets that he did not use the same material for his floors that I did. "il/\' (ozvs stand on these brick for weeks at a time, day and night, zvithout being turned out of their stanchions, and they do not get sore and stijj like cattle do zchen thev stand on concrete. "I expect, in the near future, to be a patron for some more ot ^■our material, tor another dairy barn." Willow Brook Farm, North Pembroke, Mass. The cow stall floors are of Armstrong Circle A Cork Brick Mr. George C. Ware, Superintendent, Mahopac j^[„,,op^,c Farms, Baldwin Place, N. Y., wrote on December 11, Farms 1916: "I installed Cork Brick in our certified co-:v barn for 100 cows, about three years ago, and they show practically no signs of wear. From time to time since then I have laid them in other small 13 stables, and in calving pens, individual calf stalls, box stalls for bulls, and box stalls for horses, and can truthfully say that there is no other floor to be compared with them for this work. They are warm and not slippery and are comfortable for animals to stand on. / am having no more trouble by animals crippled in various ways since I put in these floors, but had more or less with concrete floors." 4. Armstrong (a) Cork Brick Are Non-Slippery — Wet or Dry. Friction clutches for automobiles, elevators, and other machinery are often made of cork. It is no wonder, therefore, that Circle A Cork FoothM Brick floors always give a good foothold — wet or dry. This feature is of particular importance. Many a valuable cow has fallen on the slippery surface of con- crete floors, causing abortion or serious injury. The value of a single fine animal would frequently more than cover the cost of paving every stall in the barn with Circle A Cork Brick. Eliminates J'^^^ ""^^^ ^^6 following paragraph from the Long Accidents Island Agronomist, Vol. V, No. 7, dated February 1, 1912. It appeared under the heading "Dairy Items." "Cement * * * * is not the safe or healthy thing for the stall floor. This we have always feared, but finding it practically universal, tried it. Planks or boards as a floor co.ver are abso- lutely unsanitary, are an item of constant expense, and are unsan- itary even when water-proofing is attempted. Cork Brick looked good to us and were tried in one stall with perfect satisfaction. Before the other stalls were fitted with them, our one near-Jersey slipped; in consequence we lost a calf and had a close call with the mother. This one calf would have paid for Cork Brick and the laying thereof for all our stalls." Here is what Mr. E. A. Thompson, Hill Crest Dairy Daily Fam Farm, Alexandria, Va., has to say about the non- slippery qualities of Circle A Cork Brick, under date of December 14, 1916: "The Cork Brick floors put in my stable four years ago last October are entirely satisfactory. They show no appreciable wear up to the present time, although they have been used twice daily ever since they were installed; and I have some very heavy cows on them. "I regret I did not use them in the alleys or walks behind the cows instead of cement, as there is no slipping on the Cork Brick, while I find the cement dangerous when wet." 14 Mrs. Florence E. Gale, Valley View Farm, Durham, vaUcij view Conn., wrote on December 12, 1916: ^'"''"^ "I installed Armstrong Cork Brick in twelve cow stalls three years ago, and they have been the most satisfactory flooring 1 have ever seen for cows. In this time they show no wear and have never been slippery, so the cows have no trouble in getting up, as they have zcith plank or cement. They spell warmth and comfort for the Jersey cows. I am building a 60-foot addition to the barn and am order- ing Cork Brick for all the stalls." The Snipatuit Farm, North Rochester, Mass., ex- snipaiuU press themselves in a letter dated December 11, 1916, /'«"« as follows: "The Cork Brick floor that we installed in our cow stable has had very nearly three years' wear, and is in every way satisfactory. It shows no sign of wear as yet, and has not moved. It is always dry and warm and cows never slip on it. We consider it the ideal flooring for cows." Mr. J. E. Colenso, Superintendent, Curies Neck, James River, Va., not only uses Circle A Cork Brick furies Ncci: in his stalls, but in the runways as well, and judging from his letter of December 11, 1916, he gets excel- lent results. : "Your Cork Brick were installed m our cow stable m August, 1914, and we have found them very satisfactory. IJ'e not only use I'he alleyways and pens for test stock at the Balsam Stock Farms, Dixville, N. H.. are paved with Armstrong Circle A Cork Brick IS them under the cows, but have them in the middle or center aisles for the cows to come in and out on, and we find them a great thing to pre- vent the cows from slipping. I think the Cork Brick floors are a great comfort to stock, and we consider them superior to the all- concrete floor." Mr J A Mr. J. A. Cowan, Lebanon, Ohio, wrote on Decem- Cowan ber 16, 1916: "In my experience with Cork Brick, they have proven entirely satisfactory. After two years' use they do not show any wear whatever. The cattle seem to be very comfortable on them and do not slip and fall as I have seen them do on cement. I regard them as the very best stable floor material for cattle with which I am acquainted." 5. Armstrong (§) Cork Brick Are Remarkably Long Life DuRABLE IN Service. The process of manufacture in Service ^^^ ^^^ natural toughness and stability of the two ingredients, all tend to give Circle A Cork Brick un- usual wearing qualities. They have no grain like wood, and hence do not splinter; and as they are tough and elastic, they do not wear away as do hard, rigid materials like concrete. They stay "put." Under the standard abrasion test for paving brick, of ^Te'si the National Brick Makers' Association, Circle A Cork Brick show a loss of only 1.73% by weight as compared with 15% to 20% for the best vitrified pav- ing brick. In dairy barns, after being in use more than five years, the brick show little or no signs of wear. In „ , horse stalls, conditions are, of course, much more se- vere, but even here Cork Brick have given remark- ably good service. Under colts and smooth-shod, light draft or riding horses, they will wear almost as well as they do under cattle. Under sharp-shod, medium and heavy draft horses, they will last longer than wood or concrete floors. Generally speaking, Hofsll Circle A Cork Brick will prove more economical than either of these materials, due to the fact that they are much easier for the animals to stand upon, and such repairs as are necessary at points where the wear is greatest are easy to make. The brick can be readily removed and replaced with new ones, without dis- turbing the remainder of the floor. Abrasion 16 Armstrong Circle A Cork Brick floors in the dairy barn of Mr. R. H. Martin, Bristol, Tenn. Dr. David Roberts, the well-known veterinarian, Waukesha, Wis., expresses his opinion of the wearing qualities of Circle A Cork Brick as follows: "It ma}r interest you to know that in the fall of 1911 I built a Model Dairy Barn. I equipped this barn with all modern improve- ments, among them the Armstrong Cork Brick, and smce that time I have housed m the neighborhood of eighty head of pure- bred Holstein and Ayrshire cattle, and the brick are in perfect condition today, not even showing the effects oj five years'' wear." "I am very much pleased with them as a floor for a stock barn, and take great pleasure in recommending them to anyone who is intending to build a new barn or remodel an old one." On December 9, 1916, Mr. George T. Chaffee, Alfrecha Meadows, Rutland, Vt., wrote: "Before using your Cork Brick in the stable I built over five years ago, I made several inquiries from persons that had used them, as I was afraid of the wearing qualities. I am now so fav- orably impressed with them that I want you to know there is no perceptible wear, and no one ivould know they were not neiu this year. I do not hesitate to recommend them to my friends." On December 10, 1916, Mr. H. W. Treat, Summit Stock Farm, Tallmadge, Ohio, offered this testimony: Fa "The Armstrong Cork Brick were installed in my dairy barn five years ago last summer, and having been m continual use smce Dr. David Roberts Alfrecha Meadows Summit Slock nn 17 tli;it tinu- llicx slii)\r no prrcrp/ihlr :rc(ir al all, ;nul I cdiisidri' rlicm tlic ick\il Hdor toi sr:ills." Mr. I'r.iuris Mr. Francis Kinu; Cooke, ot the Ciirton School, K,mi coni.r \\'innetka. III., \\ritii\u; on Deceniher 8, 1916, said: "It IS now tliiri- \c;irs since I ni;idc tlic first statc-nu-nt icf^aicluif; C'ork Buck, makni^ fi\'c \ears m all that tlu' linck have Ihtii hnd. There is nothnig to adil to my tornier testimony except that aflrr fivt- vrtiiw of coiislcDi/ ■irrar bx dairy catllc the (jtrk Brii k are still in pi'rjrct coiidilioii, ■inlhoiil luix shii:c o! ■:cror llial I can sr<\" Mr. J. Carl Sherer, Superintendent, Moreton Fields /•7,/is'r,',™ I'^ii'in, Crystal Bay, Minn., is quite enthusiastic over the diirahilitv ot Armstronsj; Circle A Cork Brick. Flis letter of "December 15, 1916, follows: "\\'e lTa\e finen \'()nr Coik Biiek a x'eiy thorough test ni a iiase- ment harn ihf lasl livr vi'tirs. anil the\- are as good today as the day the\' were mstalled. We wdl use nothuig else in hitiire hudd- mg. We can recommend them m good taith and knowledge ot then- OLitstandnig qualities.'" I'll,' i.irkiiiii Fhe Licking Creamery Company, Newark, Ohio, '''""""•'' '"■ unqualihedly endorse Circle A Cork Brick for horse M.uUl i\ li;irn at tlu' Kulscy Rantli, Lexington, Mass. ArmsfiDng Circle A Cork Brick used in all stall floors 18 The Licking Crc-amery Company, Newark, Oliio. Box stall paved with Armstrong Circle A Cork Ijrick Stalls in a letter written July 12, 1916, to the Fort Stanwix Canning Company, Rome, N. Y. : "Replying to your comnninication of July 6th, relative to Armstrong Cork Company's sanitary stable floor, beg to advise that a number ot years ago, this company equipped about twenty stalls in its stable with the above mentioned Cork Brick. "Ihe original installation expense ran somewhat higher than plank would have cost us, nevertheless, the result has been most satisfactory and the up-keep remarkably low. "We operate a number of retail teams and our horses stand in every fifth day and the floor being dry and springy and smooth, results very materially to their advantage. The floor is much quieter than we had before and the neighbors do not complain any more of the noise of our horses at night. "We might state, too, that our original installation was of Cork Brick intended for cow barns only, and that since that time the Armstrong people have brought out a better brick intended for 19 horsL' bains, and these hnck we ha\e been hiisinp; latel\' and install- nijT ni our repair work on the original job. " It IS true the shoe caulks have some wearing effect on the brick, ne\'ertheless, a yil.SO worth of brick will repair any stall floor we ha\e once a year, and we use principally large horses. As a matter of tact, we find it necessary to make repairs that extensive only about every two years, and the repair work is a small job. The horses usually stand in the same position and they wear out six or eight brick together, with their front feet and about the same with their rear feet. We break these bricks out and replace with new and rim a thin cement around them. "We ha\e no hesitancy m recommending these brick to any- one who may desire a first-class, sanitary and humane stable floor." lUiiiii It. F. FlocI; Mr. H. F. William Flock, Williamsport, Pa., is an enthusiastic advocate of Circle A Cork Brick for use under both horses and cows, as is shown by his letter of August 7, 1916: "We have had your Cork Hrick in our horse stable at our farm for four years. 1 his spring wc were compelled to turn a few brick in the stable just where the horses stood. These brick were worn some by the constant stamping and especially in winter when the horses wore sharp shoes. Outside of this, you cannot see any wear on the entire barn floor. We have never seen a horse slip, and Arnisrronj; Cirv\v A Cork lin'rk floors in the barn of Mr. D. A. Mcnzirs, Jani'sviile, Wis. 20 Dair\' barn at tlie Soldiers' Home, Washington, D. C. Ea-^'y to Handle our barn is free from the disagreeable ammonia odor, as the brick do not absorb enough moisture to create a smell. The Cork Brick in our cow barn — and we have Cork Brick wherever a cow places a hoof — are as good as the day thex zvere placed, four years ago." 6. Armstrong @ Cork Brick Are Easy to Install IN Old or New Stables. Any intelligent workman can put them down. It is possible, when necessary, to lay Cork Brick over a wood base, but it is always better to install them over concrete. A suitable con- crete base can be prepared and the brick laid properly by carefully observing the directions on pages 24 and 25. In commenting on this point, Mr. Mathias Seberger, j/r. Hathia, Crown Point, Ind., wrote as follows, on December 19, Sebcrger 1916: "I had Armstrong Circle A Cork Brick installed in my barn about three years ago. // took ?io skilled labor to put them in, as my hired man and myself did the work in a very short time. Since then these brick have been used year in and year out, and there is no such thing as 'wear' to them. The cows have shown no harmful effect or bodily injuries from them, as is often the case with cement concrete." 21 „ , „ . Mr. R. V. Martindale, Farm Manager, Sweet Briar luMiiutc Institute, bweet Briar, Va., wrote on iJecember V, 1916: "I wish to say that the advantages of Cork Brick as a floor for dairy cows cannot be recommended too strongly. "The floor has been entirely satisfactory in every respect. They can be easily laid by any intelligent man, and the results are not comparable with any other floor from a practical and sanitary standpoint. We will be glad to recommend them for a stable floor of any kind. The floor we have in use is apparently as good as the day it was laid." 7. Armstrong @ Cork Brick Are Moderate in Cost. While Circle A Cork Brick cost more than 1,000 Brick wood or Concrete, the actual outlay per stall is not staih excessive, considering that 1,000 brick will pave 15 cow stalls, 3>^ X 5 feet. Since only a small amount of Portland cement and sand are required to lay them, the cost of the brick installed will probably average 5% less than that of any manufactured stall floor on the market which requires special joint filler. But looking beyond first cost and considering the . many advantages of Circle A Cork Brick, they really "long'Rnl niakc by far the cheapest floor in the long run. For remember: They preserve the health of your stock — by eliminating sore hoofs, big knees, garget, rheuma- tism, etc.; they are insurance against slips and falls; they effect a material saving in bedding, and seem- ingly will last indefinitely. Note the recently expressed Mr. p. Avger Opinion of Mr. P. Auger, of Saxon, Wis. : "We have been using your Cork Brick in our barn for about three years, and must say that they are the best investment that we have put in it. As for wear, there is absolutely no sign that we can see and we must say that as far as we know they will last us as long as the building itself. The cattle are always dry and free from the cold cement. I do not know of anything as a good substitute for this, outside of wood, and we all know how long that lasts. We must say further that they are the cheapest thing to put in your stalls ij you want something substantial and sanitary." Meadow Mr. L. H. Tumcr, Meadow Brook Farm, Leavitts- BrookFarm burg, Ohio, says in his letter of December 8, 1916, 22 Dairy barn of Mr. E. W. Ross, Springfield, Oliio that Armstrong Circle A Cork Brick will pay for themselves in a few months: "We now have one hundred thirty head of cattle standing on Cork Brick, some of which have now been down for three years. So far as we can see, the brick are in exactly the same condition as when the barn was completed. They show no wear, neither have any become loose. JVe find that Cork Brick zvould pay for themselves in a comparatively few months, by the saving of cattle due to their catching cold when lying upon concrete floors. We never have lost a cow since they have been standing upon cork floors, and under no circumstances would we build a stable without making this installation." Read the following extracts from a recent letter written by Messrs. Charles O. Cross & Sons, Meadow- dale Farm, Johnstown, N. Y. : "We wish to say that we are more than pleased with our invest- ment, as we have not had to lay out a dollar for repairs, and from appearances it would seem that we would not have to for many years to come. The brick do not show the slightest wear, and look just as good as the first day they were put down. * * * * The Cork Brick to our notion is a model floor for cows, and not only insures comfort, but lasts longer, always looks well, and therefore is the most economical. "Farmers should bring themselves to realize that the initial cost is not the only consideration, but a little more spent at the start to do the thing right, pays in the end." Mecidowdalc Farm 23 Mr. A. c. On January S, 1917, Mr. A. C. Van Sant, Omaha, Van Sant Ncb., WrOtC : "After several years' use of Cork Brick, I would not think of doing without them in all cow stalls. Their nonconducting and non-shpping qualities add much to the comfort and safety of cattle. Cows require less bedding, and less feed, if they sleep comfortably. If they sleep on hard concrete floors, they require mofe feed to keep up the animal heat than if they sleep on Cork Brick floors. Directions for Installing Put down first a foundation setting consisting of at least 3 inches of broken stone, cinders or clay, well Cjncrde BaZ damped. Then put in place not less than 3>2 inches of concrete, mixed in the proportion of one part of Portland cement by volume, to two and one-half parts of clean, sharp sand and five parts of clean gravel or crushed stone. Tamp the concrete well in place until the water comes to the surface. Level off with a straight edge, but do not trowel it. The sur- face should be brought up to within 2)4 inches of the finished floor level. Care must be taken to install a cement curb 4 inches wide and 2}4 inches high at the back of the stall, so as to protect the edges of the brick. Lay the brick before the base is more than eighteen hours old. The Circle A Cork Brick should be laid (with the How to Lay side beating the @ trade-mark down) on the concrete Cork Brick base in a >^-inch bed of Portland cement mortar, mixed in the proportion of one part of Portland cement /^Ul_ JOINTS SEA1_CD WITH nof\TUAhi D CE.MENT Cow Stall floored with Armstrong Circle A Cork Brick 24 by volume to two parts of clean, sharp sand. To provide this >2-inch bed of mortar and to grout the joints as directed below, will require \}i barrels of Portland cement and }4 cubic yard of sand for each 1,000 Cork Brick. Lay the brick close together. Break short joints between the different rows, with the long side of the brick running from manger to gutter, as shown on page 24. Before the mortar sets, tamp the brick in place, using a wide board. By this means they will be brought to a more even surface than by tamping each one separately. The joints should be poured with neat Portland cement grout. The grouting which remains on the surface of the brick should be swept over the joints with a stiff broom again and again until they are com- pletely filled up. When pouring and sweeping in the 3' a' % = C0Rt\^8RICK IN STALL 3' 8" CORt\ BR1C^ IN STALL I . >..,L<..u,i , 1 I I I . I I "x"g >> W7- 1 I . I 1 I JM I p^ iiq a J J ... 1 / '.':,-''--' ■>■ !•-'-! ■\ PORTLAND CEMENT MORTAR OR ASPHALT' CONCRETE BASE-_ Cross section of typical horse stable paved with Armstrong Circle A Cork Brick, showing open gutters — maximum depth, 4 inches. Large detailed blue print will be sent on request grout, do not walk directly on the surface of the Cork Brick, but use a board to stand on. What little cement sticks to the surface will soon wear off. The surface should be wet thoroughly every twenty-four hours for two or three days, to prevent the cement in the joints from cracking. The finished floor should not be used for forty-eight hours. If it is desired to lay Cork Brick over an old concrete floor, proceed as follows: Clean the floor and roughen the surface by chipping it. Secure a wooden curb 4 inches wide and lyi inches high at the back of the stall along the gutter, with expansion bolts placed in the concrete. This curb is necessary to protect the edges of the brick. Before laying the brick in Portland cement mortar, as described in the preceding section, wet the surface of the concrete thoroughly. Oi'vr Old Concrete Floors 25 Bent Brothers, Bailey Falls Farm, O^lesby, III. Cow stalls paved with Circle A Cork Brick (h-cr Wood Base Four per Stjiitirc Foot For ]'onr (Uiidanct' in Ordering When it is necessary to lay Cork Brick over a wood base, i)roceed as follows: First apply a coat of roofing pitch, not less than ^4 inch thick. Then put down a layer of saturated wool felt, lapped 22 inches, weighing at least 50 pounds per 100 square feet. Over this apply a ^g-inch coat of roohng pitch, and after it has dried, lay the brick on top in one inch of Portland cement mortar, following the directions on pages 24 and 25. Service Details Size: Armstrong Circle A Cork Brick for cow stalls measure 9x4x2 inches, and for horse stalls, 9 x 4 x l3/^ inches. They are laid flat. Four cover exactly one square foot of surface. One thousand brick cover fifteen cow stalls 3/^ x 5 teet. Iti ordering, the purpose for which Cork Bnck are to be used must be specified. Cow stcdl brick are not suitable for horse stalls. Number Required: To find the number of brick re- quired to cover a given area, multiply the number of square feet by four. Do not forget, in estimating the number of square feet, to allow for a concrete or hard 26 wood curb, four inches wide, at the back of the stalls along the edge ot the gutter. This curb is necessary to hold the brick in place and protect the exposed edges. Excniiplr: To cover a platform 100 feet long and , ,, 5 feet \\ide from manger front to gutter edge, first Kxamph- deduct 4 inches for the curb. This leaves the space to be covered with Cork Brick — 100 feet x 4- feet 8 inches, which is 466 square feet. Multiplying 466 x 4, you find that 1864 Cork Brick will be required. Your order should call for, say, 1880 brick in order to allow for cutting. Shipping: Carload quantities of Circle A Cork Brick are shipped in bulk. Small lots have to be sacked, which slightly increases the cost. Generally speaking, it is cheaper to sack lots of 5,000 brick, or less, and ship them at the less than carload rate. In every case, we will ship the cheapest way. JFeiglit: Shipped in bulk, Circle A Cork Brick aver- age 2.5 pounds; in sacks, the gross weight averages "■''' 2.6 pounds. Shipping Diiails University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. Note that an iron curb is used instead of a concrete one 27 Cow stalls paved with Armstrong Circle A Cork Hrick. MeacJowhrook Farm, Leavittsburg, Ohio l-'uH, FrcigJit Classifications: In all territories in the United rrijihi States, Circle A Cork Brick take the third-class rate Ruirs jpi jp^g than carloads, and fifth-class in carloads. The minimum carload weight under the Official, Western and Southern Classifications is 30,000 pounds. Under the Trans-continental Classification, it is 24,000 pounds. Point of Origin: Armstrong Circle A Cork Brick are manufactured at Beaver Falls, Pa. Samples and Prices Samples, prices and further information will he iinnir/i (^-l-ieertully furnished, l^ranch offices or direct repre- sentatives are located in the principal cities of the United States and Canada. OJIi, 28 The Armstrong Line Corks of every description Washers and Gaskets Bungs and Taps Insoles Handles Bath and Table Mats Life Preservers Buoys Yacht Fenders Armstrong's Linoleum — -plain, printed and inlaid Nonpareil Cork Floor Tiling-^for libraries, museums, billiard rooms, bath rooms, etc. Linotile — for flooring offices, banks, theatres, kitchens, pantries, elevators, etc. Armstrong Circle A Cork Paving Brick — for stables, shipping platforms, warehouses, etc. Nonpareil, Acme and Eureka Corkboard — for insulating cold storage rooms Nonpareil Cork Covering — for cold pipes Nonpareil High Pressure Covering — for steam lines, boilers, etc. Nonpareil Insulating Brick — for boiler settings, furnaces, retorts, ovens, etc. Nonpareil Cork Machinery Isolation — for deadening the noise of fans, pumps and motors Granulated Cork Cork Specialties of every description 29 Prepared by ARMSTRONG CORK & INSULATION COMPANY Publicity Department Pittsburgh, Pa. :Ssr irsSiJi,I»^'Ji!:w-L!iti --f=5i;^^s§*«*- l!Sp*'f' ^ " i^'fvc -i ^fc*^ -^^ ♦K- ^»v Cornell University Library TH 4930.A73 Armstrong Circle A cork brick :f or floor 3 1924 016 058 111