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of two lengths meeting each other on the centre 

 of the pit; where it should have an interior height 

 of six feet. Enough loam is thrown out from the 

 inside, in forming the pit, to embank the sides 

 and ends. 



In setting the celery, commence at one end of 

 the pit; dig a trench about three inches deep, and 

 set in the celery as closely as you can in the row. 

 In taking up loam for covering the roots of one 

 row, another trench is obtained for setting down 

 the next. Be careful to make it stand up perfectly 

 straight; and, either in the field or in the pit, the 

 yellow leaves should all be removed before the 

 packing in. 



The pit can be extended to any length desired, 

 and partitions may be employed : so that portions 

 of the stock can be kept cooler, and so held back; 

 or can be kept warmer and ripened off. 



The boards covering the pits must be put on as 

 fast as the celery is got in. Small ventilators, 

 about one foot square, are constructed along the 

 centre, about twenty feet apart. These are opened 

 in clear and moderately cold weather; and thus 

 the temperature is kept at about 35 to 40 Fahren- 

 heit, until a supply is wanted for market when 



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