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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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Greenhouse Heated by Flue. 
J. D. O., Washington, Conn. —Can you 
give me plan for greenhouse with roof of 
hotbed sash 3x6 on each side of ridge run¬ 
ning east and west? Length of house 65 
feet, with flue for hot air running under 
benches. I intend to remove glass about 
June 1, to grow vegetables, replacing glass 
about September 10. 
Ans. —Greenhouses here are used 
mainly for starting tomato plants in 
early Spring, and for this a simple 
structure with a single row of sash on 
each side answers very well. However 
as you wish to use yours through the 
Winter something more substantial 
would be better. There are but two 
houses in this neighborhood built as 
J. D. G. desires his. The diagram shows 
plans of one from which you may get 
a few ideas. The plans have been 
modified so as to use your 6x3 sash and 
also allow sufficient room for raised 
benches. This house can be easily 
erected, the expense and durability de¬ 
fending on the material used for the 
frame and side ,/alls. 
In building use l}^-inch iron pipes 
as supports for the ridge poles and pur¬ 
line plates. These pipes are imbedded 
in cement and those supporting the 
ridge extends 10J4 feet above ground; 
J. D. G. speaks of heating his house 
with hot air by running the pipes under 
the benches. That will be all right pro¬ 
vided he has the hot air. We heat our 
small 18x30 foot houses, used for grow¬ 
ing plants in early Spring (from Janu¬ 
ary 15 to April 1), by having wood 
stoves in either end and running the 
stove pipes under the benches. But in a 
larger house, and for running all Win¬ 
ter such as is desired, I should hesi¬ 
tate before attempting to heat in that 
way. A hot-water heating system is 
used in each of the greenhouses here 
and is, I believe, much the better way. 
The heat is more regular and depend¬ 
able, and it does not require so constant 
attention. 
In the diagram, the width is 19 feet; 
a, lJ/ 2 -inch iron pipe \O l / 2 feet above 
ground; bb, two lj^-inch iron pipes 
each feet above ground; cccc, hot¬ 
bed sash each six feet long, three feet 
wide; d, strong hooks to hold sash in 
place; e, cover of some kind to keep 
out rain; f, cement sills; can follow 
dotted lines for wall if desired; g. 
cement underground in which support¬ 
ing pipes are embedded; h, two-foot 
space above benches to be fitted with 
glazing bars and glazed to admit light 
from the sides; i, brace. w. B. K. 
Swedesboro, N. J. 
Galvanized Roof and Rain Water. 
C. E. H., Point of Rocks, Md .—What ef¬ 
fect will a galvanized roof have on rain 
water? Our shingle roof Is about worn out, 
and as we use water for cooking we would 
be very thankful if you will tell us the 
best material to use for roofing In our case. 
Ans.—I should not hesitate to use 
the water from a galvanized roof, but 
it is good practice —from a sanitary 
ooint of view—where the water from a 
roof is to be used for drinking or cook¬ 
ing to have an outside conductor pipe 
DIAGRAM OF GREENHOUSE. 
the purline supports are each 7)4 feet 
above ground. These pipe supports are 
placed eight feet apart (six feet would 
make it stronger) down the full length 
of the house. The ridge pole and pur¬ 
line plates are ordinary 3x4-inch frame 
stuff and are fastened securely to the 
pipe supports. Plates, sills, end rafters 
and other frame work is mostly 3x4- 
inch stuff. The house is braced by cross 
pieces of pipes joining the purline 
plates. If desired the walls up to the 
benches can be made of cement, and 
would orobably be cheaper in the end. 
i he sides above the benches should be 
fitted with glazing bars, spaced accord¬ 
ing to the size of glass you use, and 
glass put in to admit light from the 
sides as well as the top. The ends of 
the house can be fitted with glass the 
same way. 
With the ends ,and side walls built 
and ridge poles and purlines in place, 
the house is ready for sash. The lower 
row is put on first, and each sash can 
extend three inches beyond the plate, 
and this will allow about six inches for 
lapping at* the purlines. When sash are 
in place each one should be securely 
fastened to the ridge pole and purlines 
with books. Screw four eyes in each 
sash near the corners and have hooks 
fastened to the ridge pole, purlines and 
plates to correspond . (see diagram). 
Two narrow boards can be nailed to¬ 
gether, inverted V-shape, as a covering 
for the top where sash meet. In this 
style house no rafters are used, but if 
you think there is danger of the sash 
sagging it might be well to use them 
where the sash meet. Neither house 
mentioned previously, as being used 
here, have rafters to support the sash. 
One of them as originally built was 
intended for rafters, but the owner, 
after using them two years, has decided 
to ‘discard all but one used as a brace 
after every fourth sash. You can build 
this house any length you desire; 63 
feet will require 84 sash, each 6x3 feet 
for covering. 
that will take the first wash of the 
roof from each shower outside of the 
cistern, after which the pipe can be 
turned to conduct the water into the 
cistern. We have used galvanized pails 
for drinking water and a pump for 
vears with a galvanized pipe in the well, 
and could find no fault with it. 
J. F. V. S. 
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IN THE FIELD - 
NOT ON THE ROAD 
. It frequently happens that feed-crops must be harvested just when 
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at once, with one team. Either the fruit crop or some other crop 
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(Incorporated) 
101 Harvester Bldg. ChicagoUSA 
