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In the refrigerated building, shown in Figure 121, the walls 

 are relatively very complicated and are correspondingly efficient. 

 Particularly on the outside walls of the refrigerated rooms the 

 insulation is very perfect. These walls consist of the following 

 materials, beginning on the outside: (1) Brick veneer, (2) air 

 space, (3) water-proof building paper, (4) inch boards, (5) 

 2 by 10 inch studs, the space filled -with shavings, (6) inch 

 boards, (7) water-proof paper, (8) inch hair felt, (9) water- 

 proof paper, (10) inch hair felt, (11) water-proof paper, (12) 

 inch boards. 



FIG. 122. Type of apple storage house found in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia. 



An excellent feature of this building, which every storage 

 building should possess, is an ample storage room in the third 

 story for empty packages. 



The frost-proof storage house has been brought to great 

 perfection in the famous Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, where 

 this type is used exclusively. Some of these houses are located 

 on the farms, but most of them are located along the railway, 

 and are either cooperative or are built by large commission 

 houses or by large buyers who operate in the section. One of 

 the farm type is shown in Figure 120 and one of the other type 

 in Figure 122. The walls of these storage houses vary con- 



