CONSERVATION OF THE SUGAR BEET. 257 



sii Impose four stories, the distance between each rafter is 

 2.00 m. (6.56 feet), and every 3.00 m. (9.84 feet) we have 

 vertical suppoils, between which, we suppose, basket 

 work ; the latter is constructed in a very rough manner 

 during the filling of each compartment (A and B, for 

 example). This has a double advantage : 1st, keeping 

 A separate from B, and at the same time permitting 

 the air to circulate at will. The flooring is constructed 

 in exactly the same manner. 



The beets ai-e to be brought in carts and emptied 

 through the door d. As this total height is 32.8 feet, 

 the fall would be considerable, and for that reason we 

 would advise the use of a series of slanting boards, 

 which are taken away as the floors are filled. 



To facilitate the carrying of the beets from one por- 

 tion of the building to the other, we propose a track, 

 on which circulates a car which can be brought to any 

 horizontal by the means of a windlass; this being 

 placed in the upper portion of the roof. As for the 

 ventilation, it is as nearly perfect as can be, the heated 

 air making its escape through C, whilst the cool air 

 can enter by O. If it be required to make a complete 

 change of air in the house, this can be done by kind- 

 ling a small fire in the chimney. The efiect thus pro- 

 duced may be easily undei'stood. The roof, as shown, 

 is covered with earth. 



