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dirt until only an occasional top is exposed, then a cover 

 of manure or leaves is spread and they are left in this way 

 for several weeks in order to sweat the balance of the 

 leaves off before grading. Here is our last danger point 

 if a heavy rain or a late warm spell should come, the bed 



FIG. 20. Storage Cellar in which Apple Seedlings are Handled. 



is liable to heat and the entire crop may burn up. There 

 is no sure preventive against burning, but by using a liberal 

 quantity of dirt between the layers when the seedlings 

 are trenched-in the liability may be lessened 



" Grading begins about December the first, in cellars (Fig. 

 20) built for this purpose. Seedlings are hauled in from the 

 beds, run over the ' Shaker ' to get out the leaves and dirt 



