, 1882-01-14
A New F..l.

The smartest man I've met n Ioua be
farmer near Fort Dodge. Hh aans =
Bill Rugglsa He hs 40 sas hea, .
splendid dairyr eoAl mine 1ale ~
farm, and fine belt Of hard tinhe ~
in sight Of his house
When l won't into Mr. Re0la' hsDs
sitting room l noticed vsry lasgs slssA
It was the shape Of . parallel oqiPsao-
about four feet lcns. three feet higA, saA
the same broad 1t heated he sifaine
room and hall very nicely.
81 see you burn wood. Mr.. Raeg3sr
| remarked - I held my hAnAs - -
warm them.
'-No, sir; I can't afford to burn seoa
it's too much work to cut It."
"Then coal, I suppose oontiaos1
''No, sir-too much work TO dig ssal
I'm burning something that beats eoal q
wood cheaper than either of thsa.
though have both coal and wood O. ~
farm
''wsll, what can you burn cheaper tAAA
wood or coal = / asked, desiring 70 se,vs
the problem
why, l burn corn stalks, III. Com
stalks are the cheapest and best fuel q
earth. 1t is ten times - easy 10 gthe
corn stalks and tie them into buneAss =
it is to cut down those trsss Why. lea
go into the cornfeld with two nsa, -
In day bundle up eornstalk. ssoosh 70
warm my house all winter"
Let me see you put some oornstalks
into the stove," ssid.
MIR. Ruggles stepped to the door ~
brought in bundle of eornstalks sheut
three feet through. They vsrs bond
tightly together. The bundle vsigAsA
about forty pounds. Then, lifting tAs
top Of the stove, he laid them IN upoa
the glowing embers and closed up Tie
front damper,
How long will they burn 7" aaksd
"Three houra / don't let thsm burn
with fame. My stove closes air tight
let them burn slowly without hamA /
get all the heat there 10 in them. 1hs
stove is large with an immense radiAting
service. 1t doesn't have to Be very bot "
'Now, said Mr.. Ruggles, Five such
bundles day keep my sitting roeo
warm-or 600 bundles for the wintse. I
can bind up 600 bundles Of corn stalks I,
two days alone. l couldn't chop Tie
wood to warm this room in q week. Thsa
in the spring l have Q load Of Strong
ashes for my wheat field. while my nsigh.
bors have to cut up The same ocrn stalks
in the spring to get them away froa ths
harrow. 1t makes me smile whom ! hsar
about those idiots up in Minnesota vAo
have fifty-acre corn6slds, and still 60 cold
or buy coal Why, II rather burn corn
stalks than cut maple wood within sisht
of the house
"How would wheat straw do r. aGksA
"Just a. vol, only ths stoys voah
have to be twice ~ large T1 ksvs n
made of sixteenth Of an inch boiler irea,
four feet long, and four feet high, With
one little damper which could b closed
air tight"
These stoves can be made of shest iron.
Any timer can mako them They should
be large, air-tight vats, with ittls pipsA
and one little damper, which can b closed
tight by drawing . piece Of shsst-isOa
over it. These stoves can bs made three
cornered, and set in corner Of the sooo,
out Of tine way To keep thsm iron
burning the partition, put hysr os Dos.
tar or row of bricks between tie stsvs
and the partitions also, have bFisk -
mortar under them. This thick bfiek -
mortar will serve a . reservoir a ~,
and, once hot, will remain hot for Aoaza
One man in Minnesota showed - .
stove for burning straw, which vas hsi&
of brick 1t was ret into the sids a ths
house so as to warm two rooms, md ~
fed from third room, which ~ -
wood-shed Thus the dirt, aaha -
straw all Uttered up the wood-shsd, Will
the clean heat came into the house. o.
each side of the stove, between ths stsss
and the partition, were Layers Of hsiek .
foot thick, which acted - hsatrsssevoisa