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HOKTICULTURE 



November 18, 191b' 



Note the way the cypress vent header 

 is supported by the purlin and the 

 ■way the purlin is serured to the rafter 

 by a good husky flttini;. 



Whether solid Rlazing^ or side sasli are 

 used, we always use a cypress mem- 

 ber beneath the plate. The sash are 

 l)inee<] t(» it. We will gladly tell you 

 why other methods are not what they 

 are cracked up to be. 



Some Differing Differences In Our Wide Spaced House 



BY wide spaced, wo mean that the distance he- 

 tween rafters is 12 feet 6 inches instead of the 

 old 8 feet 4 inches. 



There are several concerns who have now followed 

 our lead in this wide space, but none of them con- 

 struct their construction to take care of the shift of 

 strains the way we do. 



None of them feel they can safely use glazing with 

 20 inch glass. They stick to 10 inch. So they have 

 nine bars between rafters, while we need only seven. 



If there was the least doubt about the practicalness 

 of our method of using 20 inch glazing; the growers 

 who have given it several years test certainly would 

 not have built additional houses as they have year 

 after year. 



Surely a careful, surely sure man like L. B. Cod- 

 dington wouldn't Imiid four houses this year each 

 61 feet X 500 feet, if those four we built for him 

 several years ago were not entirely satisfactory. 



Knowing full well the additional strain put on the 

 extra length purlin used in the wide spacing, we 

 designed a special long extended knee fitting that 



bolts to the rafter and the purlin, giving it the ad- 

 ditional supporting strength that our engineers 

 proved was needed. 



Then instead of using excessively heavy purlins to 

 prevent a sag downward towards the eaves, we put in 

 our intermediate pony rafter between the vent purlin 

 and ridge and then from it ran a sag rod to the 

 eave; anchoring each purlin to it. You can see It 

 on the fourth spacing above. 



When it comes to making a decision about whether 

 you will bu.v our house or some other; don't allow 

 the argument of weight or quantity of iron to over- 

 influence you. 



It is not so much how much iron, as how that much 

 is used. 



For example, a wooden automobile wheel looks a 

 lot stronger than the wire ones; but tests prove that 

 one is exactly as strong as the other. 



Our Supply Book goes thoroughly into every con- 

 struction point of our construction. Send for it. 



You know we go anywhere for business. Or to 

 talk business. 



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