sq. yd.
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In Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County Agent Monte Hendricks counted up to 50 hoppers per sq. yd., five times the number usually considered to be disastrous.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cost: $2.50 to $8.00 per sq. yd., depending on road surfaces.
From Time Magazine Archive
At an average wage of $2 per day the average labor cost of mixing and placing concrete was 48 cts. per cu. yd. or 8 cts. per sq. yd. of 6-in. foundation.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Gillette, Halbert Powers
For 42,190 sq. ft. the average cost was 26 cts. per sq. ft. or $2.34 per sq. yd., or $4.73 per cu. yd. of block work.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Gillette, Halbert Powers
Assuming an average wage of 20 cts. an hour the cost of mixing and placing the foundation concrete was 3.4 cts. per sq. yd. or 20.4 cts. per cu. yd. for labor alone.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Gillette, Halbert Powers
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