, 1874-07-18
TILE FARM A1snh1 AND GARDEN.

:, '1dlI EAltNl AND GAltDtGN.
Cheap 1,ooi.,,o-Con,-Tar m, ", s,.,nc1o,
"A o. Misunderstanding
Draining - Hilt-isti1trs - Cntlro Of
Failure In NlOIo tlmu Tile-Driains-
joLbing OF Farm ~ edges, md Jobs
hing lll Gcnornl-Gr0svt til OF InvcM.
tioitR. ..,...
From Our Aaricu'tural cprrtsnpndentr
| !.-.., - CHAMPAIGN, Ill.,, July 10, 1874.
We have not as yet rcaohod tho point Of
| CHEAT ROOFING.
Evory farm moods, a largo amount Of ahod-room; 4;
but tho roofing Of this costs 30 mitch Tint most
farmer8 have to do without the stabloa aud open
shets that are 80 much noedol. It appears to
mo TINT something might DO dono III this dtroc-
ton to solvo tho difficulty. Tho papor-folt roofs
arc not durable, and arc moro or loss ]oaky;
board roof Ia not satisfactory; shingles cost too
much; and slato OF tin for this purpose arc out
of the question.
! Thus far, cheap roofing has boon o failure |;
and yot there Ii no roaaon why 1t should not
prove d aucccas. Tho othor day, all old friend
| told mo Of cheap roof that ho had used for
Bovoral yoars, and that gayo no signs Of failure.
It iB Utmost fat and yot It Inns uover leaked, and
Shows no signs Of decay. It waa made rs fol-
| lows:
| ouEAr ROOF.
| Tho foundation WAS made Of old boards,
| fitted closely together; and ovor this was laid
one thcknoss OF Rock River paper.folt.; and
on tl,ls was applied good coat OF oonl-tar,
warmed 30 tint it oould be put On with COM
mon whitowash brush; and over this second
thtcknoBs Of paper-folt. This, WAS battonod
down with lath, tucked on six. inches apart n,d
over all waa another coat of tho oonl tar Vi,
sand, gravel, or other material, VIVA usod; !;
but once q yoar, y cont OF tho warm tar has
boon added, to replace tile loss by washing of,
He has full confidence in this kind Of rooflng};
! mud hayo agreed with him to put mo. up about
yet, boforo proceeding with the work, wish to
hoar from othors, to know il there ia anything
bcttor or cheaper for tho purpose.
llayo ono she'd With span roof Of boards
in It that worry much lossen its value. For oat-
tlo.aheds, this roof would answer . worry good
purpose; but for implements. It Is Of much less
val,lo.. Ny old friend H., who has tho pnpor-
roof, Thinks that tho annual application Of tho
raw .gas~tar Is the saving grace In thta kind Of
roof, and Ia very enthusiastic over it.. He in
about building new dwot1!n.ghousa. and is to
put this kind OF roofing on 1t, with the addition
Of having Tho roof-boards droasod to thick
ncbs. 80 rs to malko tmoro eyon on the surface.
A mechanic at Galesburg who has been largely
engaged Ii, roofing, and who has taken out or
applied for at ]enBt,
Two PATENTS ON CHEAP nooF1Xa,-
one OF Which is composition OF eoal-tar'
sorgh,l1n-Hir'p. and ground aoapHtonc, to bo ap-
Piled to papor-folt, t,--writoa mo aB follows:
GALranuRa, ILL.,, june 1s, 1874.
Nm. RURAL n-srn:~ Yours Of tho 10th IL 1T hand.
IL regar5 to ro9snE: Az exporicncc ia ooaar and
highest eo1n'nendaton; aud should prefer. for
thickness Of tho felt-paper between them would
have tho arpaper covered with mixture Of coal-tur
and common roal;d9st.-one,third in bulk ot the
r XfY{TE nY HIN 1Htta r .+311
ono 'sy oo sooa any eesp n1. st
Thj, sind of roon@ w IT ',at ino 1,;,a a
need no annual IooSlng afer II Vii re'n,,iro *
pounds Of te saturated tar-fcltiug for square Of 100
1ect and this. cent. ror pound will be 80 cons
S"as IL per saaase ING Eoa-ar an dust may
Do st a" ~ E ~ ~ IT, ~ nns IN
oe, Tie n mortar. and is apod to tbo falitng wh
common whitowasl-hrash, and ihe top co,irso Of
boards laid on md nailed down. It s hotter to hayo
the poara run through plancr, in order TINT they
muy Ut Close. Us.
After hearing no mucl, in regard to this cheap
fclt"lrootlng, ald Of its virtues, to have this
na set forth above, il q aaa disappointment. just
now, when Ind decided to put 1t
to use. Whom I roct with such M OBJ
ataclo, I have to resort to my slate and
pencil, in order to get ut tho real facts. l want
one roof to cover a shed al by 10 feet one Of 1G
by DO fect, and two OF 10 y.32 feet. can man.,
ago tho 1G-feet sheds with 18-feet stock boards
but find thai 4 stock~boards cost, at the yartla
in Chicago, s9s B, $50, and G, GIG par m.
poso wo uso B 6tocls-boards at S2G to which
mtst bo added shy 95 per m for freight. no liavo
the coat Of tho boarda for root @I2 felting and
coNl,tar St; Or total Of s0.57 per square OF
100 feet.
IT w'E USE sN1sn1Es,
tho cost will he as follows ILL feet roof-boaras
ut SIT per nj, al2. II 6 lilo III shingles. laid s
INCHES to the weather, will cover tho roof, n,als
L. t.n1.