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were laid on the ground for the barrels to rest on. 

 The apples are put into barrels as fast as picked 

 and are taken directly to the storage room. Here the 

 barrels are piled up one above another, standing on 

 end and unheaded. They are allowed to remain undis- 

 turbed in this position till shipping time, when the 



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IIG. 48 — WOODSHED CONVERTED INTO STORAGE HOUSE 



fruit is resorted, packed, headed, marked, and sent to 

 market. The house has been only fairly satisfactory, 

 and Mr. Hill thinks he could improve it considerably 

 by making some alterations in the light of his several 

 years' experience. 



A small home storage house. — A small storage 

 house, holding fruit for home use only, is owned and 

 operated by Mr. Joe A. Burton, of Orleans, Ind. 

 This house holds 115 barrels of apples when quite full. 



