The Farmer Takes A Roofwas produced by Wilding Pi

there's something going on in the country something wonderful something everybody's interested in Towser picks up word about it up at the house and is off to spread the news he tells his friend Dobbin and soon all the horses know got a long year Jake overhears it but T doesn't have anyone to tell the poultry yard buzzes cackles and crows at the doctor Bessie tells Flossie and she passes it on to the rest of the girls even tabby comes pussyfooting around to see what she can pick up yes it's true something is going on in the country or we should say an old friend on the farm is cropping up in a different way aluminum longtime helper as the milk pail milk cans and many other ways not forgetting its pleasant daily chores in the kitchen but now Aluminum Company of America Alcoa brings to the farm the accumulated knowledge of 60 years of aluminum experience a better protection for farm buildings aluminum roofing Alcoa aluminum groups in every state in the Union hundreds of thousands of them covering those buildings as if in shining armor here on one of the many fine dairy farms of Wisconsin near Fall Creek we meet the owner mr. Albert guess key I like that what you just said the shiny armor because it's that shine that paint look that's one of the best parts about it hot sunshine bounces off I'll call aluminum roofs keep a building cooler and summer and keeps winter weather out my friend mr. them wait and manager the for State Farm down east - yes action against heat and cold is important we also like aluminum roofing because it doesn't have to be painted that is why we used it on our heifer shed we're pretty busy around here we don't have time for painting or patching roofs aluminum we put it on and forget I think you'll find an even temperature is even more important in certain other fields like curing and storing tobacco for instance or in the poultry business as mr. Norman T Whittington of Marion Station Maryland can tell you you're right mr. Waylan here on our farms we find that aluminum roofs on our chicken houses not only cut down our mortality rate in summer heat but the chickens feed better gain weight faster then to aluminum is fireproof and that's a safety factor important on any farm besides we're proud of the looks of our Alcor alumina rule it doesn't get rust streak it stays clean inside and out that's important too and so are some other things we found out in the beautiful Amish country Lancaster County Pennsylvania folks there call it the garden spot of the world we were invited to stop in at the Zuke's mows up Rachel his wife and their children people known for their rugged individualism quaint simplicity of dress native frugality and above all for the fact that they are good farmers I noticed the barn was aluminum roofed I mentioned it to see what he would say a nice are they not I was the first to lay and now my neighbors are putting them on - you didn't find that kind a little expensive it is because we do not have too much money to spend that we have to spend it wisely we would rather put on good roofs once then Scrooge a few dollars now on cheaper ones that we would have to spend a lot more time and money on as long as we had them Sammy and I put this one on he's only 12 but when he takes over the farm when I'm through with it this roof will be as good then as it is now a good boy deserves a good farm and a good farm deserves Dilli a yes sir I think so too speaking of good farms we visited a place the other day any farmer would get a kick out of a famous research farm out in the Midwest on these 738 a KERS they raise all kinds of livestock and poultry to determine the best breeding management sanitation and feeding practices not only the usual farm animals but even fur bearing animals like foxes and mink these alert little creatures are rivaled only by the squirrel like chinchilla from the Andes among other interesting things we learned that hogs do not have to have a mud hole to get along these Porter's in clean quarters with plenty of clean water and with a balanced ration before them at all times grow more meat per pound of feed than the other way the hands on the farm are college trained agricultural graduates let's meet one of them meet Bob Spangler from the University of Illinois AG school one of the men in charge of the farm you're married aren't you Bob yes sir we live here on the farm that's my house over there why that has an aluminum roof hasn't it yes there are five other houses like that here this research farm is dedicated to finding our practical ways of making livestock to poultry production most profitable we think it's practical to have comfortable houses too for our families to live in maintenance is also important here as it is on any farm we know that aluminum will not rust REE and does not have to be painted it's the cheapest in the long run yes aluminum's the answer more and more here for instance is the architects conception of a new office building to be erected in Midland Texas and this is the architect mr. Wyatt Hendrick a leading architect and engineer in Texas he has designed such outstanding buildings as the shamrock hotel in Houston Texas and the Baylor University College of Medicine when he is not designing beautiful buildings he is out running his famed part our ranch for he is also one of the state's leading Stockman here he is with his daughters Mildred and Jean enjoying a ride over this beautiful Texas country the Hedrick specialize in pure strain Brahma cattle brought in for our southern ranges a sturdy breed for hot climates and note that in this hot climate for his farm buildings this combination Rancher and architect chooses aluminum let's ask him why why do I use aluminum as a practicing architect in Texas for the past 25 years I think I know what aluminum will do we've used aluminum on a great many of our buildings and I do believe I'm qualified to pass on aluminum usage when Elcor roofing sheets were introduced for farm buildings investigated it thoroughly that's how I decided it was what I wanted for one thing in this part of the country you know we have some pretty hard blows a hundred lumen of nails per square properly spaced in sound lumber will easily withstand wind of sixty to seventy miles per hour just the other day over the Texas technological college where I've been doing some work there instruments registered wind approximately six to four miles per hour the storm lasted about 12 hours well the alcohol roofing sheets withstood the blow perfectly but I don't know why I should be doing all the talking here my ranch foreman put our roofs on here his bill Nobles yes mister headaches I put our most of them all alone when I did get help it was found my 16 year old son Farrell of we put the first on several years ago you asked me to keep records on them well I've handled a lot of roofing in my time but these are core aluminum sheets gone easier and faster than any ax roofing the tale I've ever used before who showed you how do your first roof bill nobody in every bundle that was an instruction folder and that's all anybody needs in the first place it's easy to handle on your third is heavy as other matter will think of equal thickness this means the lighter roof load do right then it's so adaptable you can use it on any type of farm building old and new those are some of the reasons I like it mister headaches those are some of the reasons we're both like Alcoa aluminum roofing it's long lasting it's good roofing and it's architectural it right out in the great Corn Belt they have their own special reasons for aluminum roofing here is mr. CEO Snedeker manager of the farmers elevator at I paver Illinois out here with the storage of grain is of the first importance we find that Alcoa aluminum makes an ideal role not only on our barns but on our silos corn cribs and elevators aluminum gives positive protection against the elements through the heat of the summer or the storms of the winter like many other aluminum products Alcoa roofing sheet was born of research in this great laboratory the same scientists who developed the aluminum for the b-29s and other fighting planes perfected the aluminum for roofing sheet here's what one roofing expert has to say one of the most important problems in connection with the application of farm roofing has been the holding power and suitability of various roofing nails we have found that for best results with aluminum roofing you should use aluminum nails with weather proof washers like these uncoated steel nails or copper nails set up galvanic action that is likely to cause corrosion supplementing Alcoa basic research is that of fundamental and practical research at a number of our colleges such as Iowa State Washington State University of Illinois and Carnegie Tech aluminum as roofing has recently coming to the farm field in a big way but aluminum is not new in public buildings its history dates back as far as 1884 when the Washington Monument was capped with aluminum that aluminum cap is still there today among the many unpainted Alcoa roofs that have lasted for years are those on the East Liberty Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh the st. Louis Civic Courthouse and the First National Bank building in Oklahoma City all of which helps insure the farmer that he is getting the best roof at the lowest ultimate cost thank you sir that's one reason why mile after mile of this roofing sheet is coming off the world's largest aluminum rolling mill at Alcoa Tennessee to meet that ever spreading demand and it is going out through country wide distribution everywhere farmers everywhere find that Alcoa roofing and accessories are readily available from their local suppliers of course do you want to look for the Alcoa name on every sheet yes something is going on in the country Alcoa aluminum roofs are going on in every state in the Union from Maine to California and from Washington to Florida because men all over the country practical farmers and ranchers like these are saying we would rather put on good roofs once then screw chapada is now on cheaper ones it's good-looking its long-lasting its architectural I write aluminum roofs keep a building cooler in summer and keeps the winter weather out because of aluminum roofs will lose far less chickens during the hot summer months elk or aluminum roofs gone fast and easier than any other material I've ever used doesn't need painting or patching it won't rust wreak it's fireproof it's cheaper in the long run that's the story of Alcoa aluminum roofing be sure it's Alcor be sure it's put on right and it's there to serve you for years to pound