Show utilization of straw for insulation board the tit utilization of wheat str straw ay iy for insulation board Is now a practical process and this year one fa factory ctorn nt at st bt joaeph mo has purchased tons of straw which Js Is being manufactured fac lured into insulation board at the rate of square feet da daily ily according to prof 0 R sweeney sceney iowa state college it has been found that w wheat straw after steel fingers in a shredder lin have ve SL 13 abated it prod produces long tough fibers which an can be fabricated into a board vint lias has great structural strength and will provide insulation in building that saves 25 to 49 40 per cent in n fuel used for heating the practical application of insulation Is I 1 s recognized by engineers everywhere and farmers too are learning that insulation of poultry hou houses ks hog houses and other buildings brings d direct I 1 returns in s saving aang of feed and fuel |