Show r- r TOPICS FARM jj I INSULATION WILL VILL SA SAVE VE WINTER VINTER FUEL I Plan Worthwhile in Farm or City Residence By W V A ro Poster Foster fr A Associate cl t Chief Rural Architecture A n of 01 IllinoIs t Service Good Insulation in bl a farm or city home will pay tor for Itself in three years in saving fuel With wInter sure to come homemakers will find i insulation wisely chosen and Intelli Intelligently gently used to be worthwhile It should be paced in every new home and in Sn all old homes as soon as convenient Insulation is heat saving by the use of a construction which red ces the leakage of air and retards the i passage of heat through the walls walts Its value as an Insulator is men mea by the resistance It offers to the heat traveling through the ma material ma- ma material In addition to high resistance to heat hent travel a first class insulating material is one that is fireproof that contains no food tor for rodents or insects that is lIght in weight and inexpensive and that does not de deteriorate with age or moisture Insulating ting ma material is classed in five groups They are aro fills such as sawdust flaked mineral or torn fibers flexible or blanket rigid or board porous and re reflective types Of Ot the many kinds of fill insulators Insulators the fibrous or flake made from mineral or rock will not burn nor provide food for pests insects or rodents This cannot be claimed for sawdust or hair felt The better known flexible or blan blan- blanket blanket blan- blan blanket I ket type of Insulation is made by quilting a grass or fiber between paper sheets It may be placed in walls between floors arid and over ceil cell ceilings ceilings ings where it is protected and out of the way Board or rigid types of Insulation are arc made from waste products such as cane fiber straw cornstalks stump hearts roots and other material Its adaptability makes it one of ot the leading mate mate- materials materials materials rials used for tor Insulation Porous insulation is a cast ma material ma- ma material material sponge like in appearance wIth the holes or bubbles serving to hold the air and slow the heat move move- movement movement movement ment The reflective type is new and not so well wen known It consists of a thin metal or mineral film or foil foll with a tough paper backing The I theory is that the heat waves strike the bright surface and rebound Insulation is of value throughout the year in keeping a house warm In winter and cool and comfort comfort- comfortable comfortable comfort ible able in hot weather |