For the storage of celery in a house of this kind, place a layer of loose, moist 

 soil 4 to 5 inches deep on the bottom. A sandy loam is best for this purpose and 

 should be thoroughly moistened. As is shown in Fig. 13, beds 6 to 8 feet wide are 

 made to run the length of the storage, being bordered by 6-inch boards held. 4 or 5 

 inches above the surface of the soil by stakes. 



The celery is then carried into the storage from the field and transplanted in 

 the soil so that the plants will almost touch when in place. This usually demands 

 a space of 4 inches between plants. After the plants have been transplanted keep 

 the temperature low, the air fresh, and the soil moist, although in doing so care 

 must be taken not to allow the tops of the celery to remain wet. 



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Fig. 13. Diagram showing the section of a celery storage. This building may be adapted 

 to the storage of other vegetables by installing floor and bins. 



This house may be used for potatoes and root-crops as well as for celery. If 

 so used, bins should be built with slatted floors, allowing the air to pass underneath 

 and up through the vegetables. 



ONION STORAGE. 



Although onion storage is a difficult problem, still in many trucking regions 

 there are successful onion storages. The main requisites of onion storages are to 

 have frost-proof construction; the floors are made of 1%-inch material, leaving 

 ^-inch space between each floor-strip and keeping the floor 6 to 8 inches above tlie 

 earth bottom to provide good circulation of air. 



In storing onions much depends on handling and storing. They must be 

 thoroughly ripe and well cured. They must. not be stored in tight boxes, barrels, 



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