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closing a drawing which shows the house 

 as I should like to build it, 



I intend to grow lettuce and radishes 

 in winter, and geraniums and tomatoes 

 in the spring. Would such a house as 

 I have described be cheap and practi- 

 cal! What would be the necessary pip- 

 ing for steam, in this Illinois climate, 

 and what ventilation would be needed? 

 I would divide the house halfway, so 

 as not to have to heat the whole space 

 xintil it was all planted. Perhaps, with 

 your experience, you can suggest a bet- 

 ter plan than mine. G. H. C. 



As stated in the letter, and as indi- 

 cated by the sketch, the intention is 

 to have the walls of the house entirely 

 below the level of the ground, with only 

 the roof exposed. This plan is not 

 advisable, especially for a house as much 

 as thirty-six feet in width, as there 

 should be some means of ventilation 

 in the south wall of the house. 



The height proposed for the walls is 

 not shown, but I would have not less 

 than three feet of glass, and four would 

 be better if the south wall is more 

 than five feet in height. Not only is 

 this necessary to provide for ventila- 

 tion, but unless light as well as air is 

 provided it would not be possible to 

 grow good crops near the wall of the 

 house. Besides, there would be unend- 

 ing trouble from plant lice and other 

 inseett, as well as mildew, rot and other 

 fungous diseases, in the south si^|^$f 

 the house near the wall. The sketgfi~ 

 shows a height of eight feet for the 

 ridge, above the level of the plates, but 

 if the side walls are six feet in height 

 I would make the ridge sixteen feet 



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 would plan to use 16-foot sambars for 

 the north side of the roof. 



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To heat such a house to 50 degrees 

 ith steam, I would use one 2%-inch 

 "" , run about four feet below the 



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