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It is not desirable that the building should exceed 9 yards 

 in width, nor that the beets should be piled over 6 yards 

 in height ; these numbers multiplied by the other, give 54 

 yards as the cubic capacity of a transverse section of the 

 store-house in one yard of its length, to find the lohole 

 length required, we have therefore only to divide 2,666 

 i. e. the whole capacity by 54, this gives us (within a frac- 

 tion,) 50 yards as the length wanting. 



But as there is a passage to be reserved the whole length 

 of the building, and some additional room for the brush 

 Avood before mentioned, as necessary for the preservation of 

 the roots, we will consider 60 instead of 50 yards as the 

 suitable length for storing 3,600,000lbs. of beets. 



I do not find that any attempts have been made in France 

 to raise the temperature in the store houses, ahhough it is 

 admitted that in severe winters, the frost has sometimes 

 penetrated into them, and injured the beet ; it seems to me 

 that a steam pipe passing through the buildings might com- 

 pletely obviate any danger from this accident ; in case of 

 need, a small portion of the steam constantly at hand in 

 the factory, might be turned into the pipes, for the purpose 

 of heating the store house with perfect success, and at an 

 inconsiderable expense, as the necessity would probably 

 but rarely occur. 



