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jDtT 10, 1913 



three 2-inch returns, running either way 

 from the middle of the end of the house 

 back on the walls to the boiler. At the 

 highest part of the flow attach a 5-gal- 

 lon expansion tank by means of a 

 %-inch pipe. 



WHITEWASHED HEATING PIPES. 



Will you kindly tell me whether it 

 would do any harm to whitewash heat- 

 ing pipes? I mean, would the heating 

 capacity of the pipes be affected t I 

 can make the house much brighter or 

 lighter by whitewashing the walls and 

 the piping. C. A. 



While a thick coat of whitewash 

 would be objectionable, as it would in 

 a measure serve as an insulation, a thin 

 wash would do no appreciable harm, 

 as it would not materially hinder the 

 radiation from the surface of the pipe. 

 A rough surface tends to increase the 

 radiation, and hence a coat of white- 

 wash would answer better than one of 

 paint or anything that would give a 

 smooth surface. 



CTPBESS FOB FASM USR 



The trade will be interested in know- 

 ing that much cypress, which is almost 

 universally accepted as the best wood 

 for greenhouse construction, is em- 

 ployed in the construction of silos for 

 storing green feed. The farmer puts 

 the wood to many uses, in all of which 

 it gives good service. Its lasting prop- 

 erties fit it well for curbs, when ma- 

 terial is needed that resists decay. 

 Watering troughs for farm stock and 

 feed troughs for sheds and barns are 

 made of it; likewise troughs or flumes 

 for conveying water from wells or 

 springs. Resistance to decay fits it 

 for stable floors and timbers near the 

 ground, as well as for fences, gates 

 and especially for fence posts and tele- 

 phone poles. It is one of the best avail- 

 able woods for picket fences, because it 

 shows paint well and holds it for many 

 years. 



''The Superior boiler 

 has them all beat for 

 greenhouse heating 



>> 



is what the growers all 

 say who are using them. 



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