UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION BERKELEY 4, CALIFORNIA LABOR-CAMP EQUIPMENT L. W. NEUBAUER' and H. L. BELTON 2 This plan is one of a series prepared to aid farmers in the selection of suitable farm-labor housing and equipment during the war emergency. The equipment is simple and economical, requiring a minimum of critical materials, and can often be constructed of lumber and accessories already available on the farm. The drawings are not in complete detail, but are merely suggestive and can be complemented and revised according to the builder's experience and the supplies available. When constructed as shown and properly located, these facilities conform with the State Labor Housing and Sanitation Act. Restrictions on Materials Farmers planning to build should familiarize themselves with available local materials. They should make certain, through county war boards and other federal agencies, that they are obeying regulations regarding critical materials. The use of substitute materials may sometimes be necessary. Wash Trough of Lumber A convenient and economical piece of equipment to encourage personal cleanliness and provide sanitary washing facilities is the wooden wash trough. It may be attached to the wall of a bathhouse or other building that provides roof shelter. Desirable height and other dimensions are given. The trough may be built in any length and sloped slightly to drain waste water into a cov- ered ditch line or cesspool. Water faucets are placed at 4- foot centers, each serving two persons. Individual wash basins should be provided for each washing area, and soap dishes conveniently spaced along the trough. Concrete Wash Trough The concrete trough has advantages over the wooden in that it will not check or shrink when not in use. It may be constructed as a single or double unit. When intended for summer use only, it need not be located under shelter. The faucets are 4 feet apart. For the double unit, they should be placed above the center line, so that washing space is provided from two sides. Concrete for such work should be prepared with especial care. For the footings and walls, a l-2s-4 mixture may be used. Reinforcing rods if Assistant Professor of Agricultural Engineer- ing and Assistant Agricultural Engineer in the Experiment Station. Associate in Agricultural Engineering. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA r i LIBRARY COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE DAVIS available should be placed as shown to tie the trough bottom, which is poured later, to the side walls. When this portion is complete and cured, the forms are removed, and damp earth is tamped into place between the walls to a level within 10 inches of the top. The trough bottom is then poured, using the same mix. Cement mortar, mixed I-I2, may be immediately plastered over the walls and bottom of the trough to provide a smooth in- terior. A slight slope of the trough bottom to a 1J- inch pipe in the end wall will provide drainage for waste water to a covered ditch line or cess- pool. Drinking Fountains Two novel principles are illustrated by the sketches of driDking fountains. The first view simply indicates the importance of catching waste water from a fountain bubbler. A funnel is con- venient for this purpose, and must be connected to a drain carrying the water away, to prevent pools or mud underfoot. The State Division of Immigration and Housing specifies: "An adequate supply of pure drinking water must be provided.... Whenever possible, drinking fountains should be installed." The second fountain has proved economical of water; little is wasted with this type of unit. The bubbler on flexible hose is simply lowered un- til water spouts high enough for drinking. When not in use, it is hung near the top of the tank, and water ceases to flow. If a funnel drain is not feasible, a bed of gravel should be provided on the side where the fountain is used. Dining Tables A particularly satisfactory table is the slant- leg type with seats attached. This unit is com- plete in itself. Slanting the legs stiffens the framework and provides better balance for the seats. Dimensions are shown on the drawing, to- gether with standard heights of tables and seats. For tables 12 feet or more in length, three sets of legs are necessary. A detail for standard corner construction of the more common vertical-leg tables is also illus- trated. The principal feature is a 1* 6 inch di- agonal brace placed across the inside of each corner and firmly screwed to leg and sides. This strengthens and stiffens the leg. The several boards of the table top should be securely cleated together, and nailed or screwed to the top rails of leg frames to insure a durable table-top surface. This precaution is particularly important if a common flexible type of composition board or linoleum is applied over the wood top. ] 5m-ll, '43(8324)