CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 



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3. Hard freezing must be prevented. Slight freezing 

 does no harm, but a drop of 10 or 12 degrees below 

 freezing may cause a total loss of the crop. 



4. Although a certain amount of moisture is essential 

 an excessive amount must be avoided, for it causes de- 

 cay, especially if the temperature is high or the ventila- 

 tion poor. 



OUTSIDE 

 'MATCHED SIDING 



i "DEAD AIR SPACE 



I "FURRING 



WALL AROUND 

 ' BOTTOM OF 



BUILDING 



FIG. 70. 



SET IN 

 WALL EVERY 

 12 FT FOR 

 VENTILATION 



PURPOSES 



NEW YORK CABBAGE HOUSE, SHOWING 

 WALL CONSTRUCTION 



Large storage houses are used in the great cabbage- 

 producing districts. The following description of a 

 house near Rochester is typical of the houses used in 

 New York and in Erie County, Pa. 



This house (Figures 69, 70 and 71) was built in 1900 

 at a total cost of $2,000, which includes all materials, 



