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feet long. A summary of the bill of lumber would therefore be as 



follows : 



4 ps. 2" X 4", 12 ft 32 board feet 



2 ps. 2" X 4", 14 ft 19 board feet 



37 ps. 1" X 12", 12 ft 444 board feet 



4 ps. 1" X 6", 12 ft 24 board feet 



Total 519 board feet 



At $30.00 per M. this lumber would cost $15.57. This is a 

 larger amount than is usually expended for material in the con- 

 struction of a temporary shed; and if other sides were boarded up, 

 the amount would be still greater. This type of shed is better 

 suited to a location at the intersection of the boundaries of three 

 or four fields which are to be used successively for the growing of 

 melons or tomatoes, than to an isolated field where they are to 

 be grown only one season. For the last-named situation it is 

 probable that a shed like the one shown in Fig. 167 would be 

 preferable. The lumber used in the construction of that par- 

 ticular shed was as follows: 



3 ps. 2" X 4", 12 ft., for supporting roof. 

 3 ps. 2" X 4", 5 ft., for supporting table. 

 16 boards 1" x 12", 12 ft., for roof. 



3 boards 1" x 12", 12 ft., for table. 



1 board 1" x 10", 12 ft., for back wall of table. 



4 boards 1" x 6", 12 ft., for shelves, front wall and partitions of table. 



This lumber amounts to a total of 296 feet. At $30.00 per M. 

 it would cost $8.88.* 



For handhng vegetables which need washing during their 

 preparation for market, an ample water supply at the packing 

 shed is essential. For this reason, a shed intended for the handling 

 of a general assortment of vegetables is usually located near the 

 other farm buildings rather than near the field, and is provided 

 with tanks, tubs, and washing tables, as well as being connected 

 with a supply of water, preferably under pressure. Provision 

 must also be made for rapid and complete disposal of the waste 

 water. Such arrangements demand that the packing shed or 

 house be of a more permanent nature than the field packing 

 sheds already mentioned. Also, for the handling of vegetables 

 in winter, such as celery and the root crops, it is important that 



* The specifications and diagrams of packing sheds presented here, as 

 well as certain other portions of the present chapter, have been taken from 

 Bulletin 124 of the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station. 



