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wooden feet, in which case they may be placed one on 

 another, without any racks or cords being required (Pru- 

 wirth). 



Given efficient ventilation, the cones spread out on these 

 hurdles will be dry in three to five days, and they do not 

 require turning as in floor drying, an occasional gentle 

 shaking of the hurdle (once or twice a day), or slight 

 knocking on the under side, being sufficient to alter the 

 position of the cones. The advantages of this system are 

 very evident : — 



1. The drying is accelerated. 



2. A large drying surface can be obtained in a compara- 

 tively small space. 



3. The cones, being left untouched throughout, retain 

 their form and lupulin content. 



To obtain good ventilation a number of air inlets should 

 be provided near the floor of the room, and outlet openings 

 near the roof, all of which should be left open, except at 

 night or during wet weather. 



Where the available rooms (granaries, etc.) are too small 

 to hold the necessary number of hurdles for drying the hop 

 crop, it may become advisable to erect special drying sheds. 

 These are frequently met with in Wiirtemburg, especially 

 in the Tettnang hop district- They are also to be found in 

 Austro-Hungary at Schassburg (Siebenbiirgen) ; and, accord- 

 ing to Zelinka, a few are in use in Wolhynia (Bussia). 



These drying sheds are all more or less in the same style, 

 the following description by Von Eodiczky referring to one 

 erected at Schassburg :— 



The buildings are 130 to 200 feet long by 22 to 26 feet 

 wide, and are built of wood, there being generally two storeys. 

 The ground floor is used for storing implements and utensils, 

 while the upper room is fitted with racks divided into groups 

 of 10 to 14, so that the drying shed contains altogether 



