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tobacco districts. A log or framed barn is erected, with 

 the first tier poles put in about three feet from the sur- 

 face of the ground. The center is then excavated to the 

 depth of seven or eight feet. It is claimed that the fires 

 built in the bottom of such an excavation or cellar may 

 be better regulated, that they are not disturbed by 



FIG. 43. BASEMENT OF SNOW BARN, SHOWING STOVES SET IN BRICK 

 ARCHES, AND PIPES THROUGH WHICH HOT AIR IS DISTRIBUTED. 



winds, and that the danger of setting the barn on fire is 

 greatly lessened. A large amount of valuable space is 

 secured also. It is likewise claimed that the moisture 

 arising from the cellar will bring the tobacco in condi- 

 tion to be handled without the necessity of waiting for 

 rains or humid weather. 



Experiments made as to the best localities for build- 

 ing barns justify the conclusion that low places, free 



