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ought not to be laid thicker than six inches. 

 After the fruit is laid on the shelves, it must 

 be covered two or three inches thick with 

 clean straw. It will afterwards be required 

 to occasionally look the fruit over, and any 

 that are damaged must be taken away. 

 Nothing more is necessary than to keep^ the 

 frost from the fruit and to preserve it from 

 damp air. 



