FRUIT STORAGE 89 



portant storage for small farmers or fruit growers is 

 what is usually designated as a "dug-out" (Fig. 77). 

 This consists of a small cellar dug into the side of a slop- 

 ing bank. It may be constructed simply as a cellar or as 

 a basement under the packing-house previously men- 

 tioned. 



Two principles must be kept in mind for this kind of 

 a storage house. In the first place, it must be well in- 



Fig. 78. SMALL STORAGE AND PACKING-HOUSE 

 This is built from hollow tile. The outside finish is to be stucco. 



sulated against the low temperatures during the cold 

 winter weather. Secondly, it must be arranged for 

 proper ventilation and for the purpose of keeping the 

 room as cool as possible without freezing. A small 

 cellar 18 x 24 feet will easily accommodate 200 to 250 

 barrels of apples. It can be constructed of stone or 

 cement and lined with wood, leaving a ' i dead air space ' ' 

 inside in which is put some special insulating material ; 



