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FUMIGATION METHODS 



This is one of the handiest and best-constru<5led houses 

 in Maryland. 



A single room, suitable for a quarter to a half a 

 million trees, is shown at Fig. 54. This house is con- 

 structed with sliding windows in addition to the small 

 doors. The flue is so arranged that it can be used as 

 a chimney, if necessary, in winter. In fact, this is 

 called the " handy house." In cold weather it is used 

 for grafting. The room is i3x n x8 feet. 



Another single room of smaller size is shown in 



FIG. 57 OUTLINE OF MODEL FUMIGATING HOUSE. (ORIGINAL) 



FIG. 58 PLAN OF SLAT FLOOR. (ORIGINAL) 



Fig. 55. It is a very handy and neatly constructed 

 house. Itisi2xi4xy feet. It is sided up with 

 first-class tongue and grooved flooring, instead of or- 

 dinary boards, and has a corrugated iron roof. There 

 is a small door in the opposite end, wdth a sliding 

 window. This house accommodates a firm handling 

 a quarter of a million trees annually. 



A very handy and economical house is shown in 



