Citation

Myhrman, M., Hay, Hay! Could this be the answer to the housing problem? Green Revolution 47: 1-3, 1990.

Abstract

In the majority of cases, chicken wire was nailed or stapled to the heads of wooden stakes driven into the bale wall before either type of plaster was applied. The photograph below, taken during my research trip to Nebraska in August, 1989, shows a fine house built in 1925 in Arthur. It confirms, as does the testimony of people still living in these structures, that the technique is quite capable of creating long-lasting, attractive comfortable and energy-efficient dwellings. By the mid-1930's, however, the Nebraska tradition had all but died out.

Country, State, District, etc.

United States, Nebraska

Language

English

Material

wheat straw

Use category

construction materials