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concrete. Vegetables placed on the concrete have a tendency to 

 keep the floor moist, which in time will cause decay of the vege- 



I'lG. 110. — Cross section of a concrete storage cellar, showing the arrangement 

 of ventilators, slat floors, and bins, with provisiou for the circulation of air 

 under and around the slat floors and bins. This cellar is ten feet wide and 

 eight feet high, inside measurement. — U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



tables. Pure air should circulate freely under the vegetables as 

 well as above. The dirt floor is exceptional but is most satisfac- 

 tory. If the soil 

 is dry there is no 

 danger in placing 

 the vegetables on 

 it. Onions may 

 be stored with 

 other vegetables 

 if placed in 

 crates. Shelves 

 may be construct- 

 ed on the walls 

 for winter squash, 

 pumpkins and 

 fruit. Roots and 

 potatoes keep bet- 

 ter if covered 

 with burlap and 



•f j.-^ -»• n n m ic • ^"^" — I'^^oor plan of a storage room in a corner 



li Liie 1 u u lU lb of a basement. The arrangement of the shelving 



kept dark and ^nd bins may be changed to suit conditions. 



r^r^r^^ Qn^li o tt^^,^ While the Construction of the wall may be varied, 



cool. feUCll a Vege- it must be tight.— ?7. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



