HANDY THINGS ABOUT THE FARM. 



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little damp, so that there is more or less danger of molding, 

 and if the stack can be arranged so as to give ventilation 



through the center, this danger will be 

 greatly reduced. Fig. 39 shows how a 

 cheap frame can be made to be used for 

 this purpose, and Fig. 40 shows how they 

 can be placed one above another and 

 carried up to any 

 desired height. The 



Pio. 89. SECTION OF VENTI- r^ 11 



corner pieces should 



be two inches square, and three-inch strips 



of board will be sufficient to hold them 



together. When once made with care they 



will last for years. 



Fig. 41 shows another cheap way of 

 ventilating a hay or fod- 

 der stack, while Fig. 42 

 shows how two boards 

 nailed together may 

 keep open a passage for 



the air and in- Flo< ^.^ 



sure perfect ventilation. 



Fig. 43 on page 418 illustrates a 

 bushel box. These are not only 

 much cheaper than baskets, but more 

 FIQ. ^.-VENTILATOR FOR STACK, convenient, especially for the market 



gardener, as they pack into a wagon better. They are also 



better than barrels for storing 



winter apples in the cellar, as they 



are light to handle and can be 



placed one above another to the 



ceiling and afford good ventilation. 



To hold a bushel and not be so 



full but that they can be set on 



top of each other, they should be 



made one foot wide, one foot deep, 



and eighteen and a half inches 



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Fiu. 42. BOTTOM VENTILATION. 



