SWEET-POTATO 



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By the use of such storage houses, labor is economized, 

 and the loss from decay is very greatly reduced. 



In special potato houses, even in the cotton-belt, arti- 

 ficial heat is advantageous, especially during the sweating 

 period and during the coldest weather in winter. 



Fig. 196. — End View of a HonsE fob storing Sweet-potatoes. 



A, A, A, A, Bins, four feet wide, with slatted floor and walls ; B, B, pas- 

 sageways above and below, with doors at ends ; V, ventilating door ; x, x, 

 loose boards forming floor of upper passageway. 



