530 AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING 



QUESTIONS 



1. What are the four systems of heating farm houses now in use? 



2. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of stoves. 



3. What are the fuels commonly used in stoves, and what are the 

 advantages of each? 



4. What is considered the most satisfactory stove for cold climates? 



5. How may upper rooms be heated with the stoves below? 



6. What are the advantages of a warm-air furnace over stoves? 



7. How durable is the warm-air furnace? 



8. How much will a warm-air furnace installation cost for a six- 

 room house? 



9. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the hot-water 

 system? 



10. Upon what does the capacity of a hot-water furnace depend? 



11. Of what materials are radiators made? 



12. Explain by a practical example how the radiating surface 

 required for a house may be estimated. 



13. How will the cost of a hot- water system compare with a warm- 

 air system? 



14. What are some of the objections to a steam heating system ioi 

 farm houses? 



