The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-24

1t is done at less cost. The reason
that more homes are not provided with
such conveniences is that the farmers
have grown used to doing without
them. They look forward to retiring
and moving to town, where they can
have all the modern conveniences
When they get there they will pay
dearly for them in the form of house
rent. To have them in the country
means direct cash outlay, and too
often the farmer pleads that he cannot
afford it. A little figuring would con-
vince him that he need not do without
few of these conNeniences that make
life so much more pleasant for the
whole family.
The first consideration in most parts
of the country is the heating system.
Farmers are getting out of the habit
of using stoves. as they are finding
that the added convenience of a fur
mace or hot water heater, together with
the saving of coal or wood, will pay
for the installation. With a heating
system of this kind all the coal and
dust incident to building and keeping
mp the FIRE are in the cellar The whole
house can be heated for about what
1t costs to heat two or three rooms
with stoves. There is no need of crawl
Ding out of bed into cold room in the
morning. A pull on the chain will
open the draft, and in half an hour
or SO the house is warm The kitchen
also can be heated from the cellar, and
an oil stove can be used for cooking.
An oil stove takes up less room, saves
fuel and is much more comfortable to
work over in the summer time
A furnace has the advantage of
eheapness. 1t also furnishes fresh air
to the rooms, If properly put in. For
an eight room house a furnace can be
put ia for about $3.50. A hot water
system for the same house would cost
a trife more than twice as much. The
hot water system has the advantages
of being cleaner and keeping a more
uniform heat. Cheap coal win work
well In the boiler. thus considerably re
ducing the expense for fuel
! The next consideration is the water
system. A good water supply under
pressure is not only convenience, but
also a form of insurance, since each
farm must furnish its own fire pro-
tection. Some farm buildings are
built now of concrete and hollow tile,
but even then there is always some
danger OF fire. An elevated tank Is
one of the best means of supplying
pressure. Some of the modern types
of silos are being built with tank on
top. A method that Is as convenient,
though a little more expensive, is a
pneumatic tank in the cellar. The wa
ter is pumped into this and the air In
side compressed. The air pressure win
lift the water to all parts of the house
For power to pump the water wind
mill may be used, or hydraulic ram II |
running water is obtainable. The most
reliable power Is gasoline engine
Nearly every really up to date modern
farm has its gasoline engine, which can
EASILY be made to combine pumping /
with its other duties. With little
added expense the water system can
be made double, so that both hard and
soft water can be obtained. For the
bathroom and the kitchen sink hot wa
ter is needed also. which can be pro
yided BY d heater In the range or by
separate oil heater.
With good water system Installed
the work Of the housewife Is reduced