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BULLETIN 277, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



larger number when the compartment exceeds the standard. A 

 sufficient number of casks filled with water should be kept outside 

 the door of each compartment, and three casks of water should be 

 placed mside of each compartment. A watchman should be con- 

 stantly on duty day and night, and should be provided with an 

 approved watch clock, or report to an approved central station. 



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Fig. -) -Cotton w rehouse with open courl or yard. 



Samples. — Sample- of cotton on storage should be kept entirely 

 away from the warehouse, so as to more certainly Insure theirpreser- 

 vation in case of loss of col ton. 



Smoking. — No smoking in or about the warehouse will be war- 

 ranted in the insurance policy. 



Cum press. — Where a compress is connected with the foregoing 

 standard warehouse, the boiler and machinery should be separated 



