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SQUASHES, HOW TO GROW THEM, ETC. 



of a bushel basket, or barrel. The bins, (J5, .Z?, j??,) are 

 about 5 feet wide, 26 inches high, and 5^- feet long. The 

 uprights, which support the series of bins, are small joists, 

 2><4 inches, with cross-ties of inch or inch and a quarter 

 board sunk into them, on which the several platforms are 

 laid. These uprights are the length of the bins apart, 

 viz. : 5|- feet. At the edges of the bins, boards, 6 inches 





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SECTION OF SQUASH-HOUSE. 



wide, are laid, to prevent the squashes from rolling out. 

 These boards should be planed on the inner, upper edge, 

 that they may not cut into the squashes that lean upon 

 them. The series of floors are made of strips of board, 

 from four to six inches wide, nailed about half an inch 

 apart, to allow a circulation of air. It is well to have 

 the lower floor a sufficient distance from the floor of the 

 squash-house, to permit a cat to go under. The cellar wall 

 should be carried close up to the floor, by filling in front 

 of the timbers with brick, or small stones and mortar ; 

 this will prevent rats from working through. As the 

 building is designed to support much weight, it should be 

 strongly braced by timbers crossing from plate timber to 

 plate timber, to prevent spreading, while the cross-timbers, 

 in the cellar, require props of masonry, or joist. To eco- 



