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are kept closed at night, moths which lay eggs that pro- 

 duce cut worms or other destructive larva? cannot enter. 

 How to make a cold frame. The size of a cold-frame 

 sash is three hv six feet. The length of the cold 

 frame will depend upon the number of sashes to he 

 used. Make a frame that is six feet wide, eight inches 

 high at the front, and twelve inches high at the hack. 

 Kither one-inch or two-inch lumber should be used. 



KM.. 111. A Lt-an-to C'olcl Frame 



A lean-to cold frame. A lean-to cold frame may be 

 made bv nailing a two-inch by four-inch piece of lumber 

 against tin* south side of a building and then con- 

 structing a frame as indicated in Fig. 111. It is better 

 adapted to early spring and late fall use than the more 

 exposed frame. Keep manure or straw packed around 

 it during cold weather. The frame mav be covered 

 with mats and boards during the winter and used as 

 a place for storing cabbage, carrots, turnips, and other 

 root crops. 



