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The Principles of Fruit-growing. 



have three eighteen -inch windows on east and west 

 sides of building in the cellar, and three large win- 

 dows in west side, next to store room. Both floors 

 are double, with paper between, and the second room 

 is ceiled overhead with matched spruce, and painted. 

 The two windows on east side show in cut, with the 

 outside doors. 



"About picking time, we begin to cool off the 

 building by keeping open during westerly winds or 

 cold waves, and closed as much as possible when it 

 is warm. We try not to put in any fruit when the 

 fruit is warm, but have it cool, if possible. In this 

 way the air in the building is cool all the time. I 

 have kept a partial daily record of the temperature in 

 the cellar this winter (1896-7) since December 28, the 

 results of which are as follows: 



