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ing of the grapes,—and is not used for the storage 
of the fruit. 
One of the best of the storage type of packing- 
houses (used for holding the fruit until winter or 
later) may be described as follows:* It is built on 
a side hill, and the basement or cellar is used 
for the storage of grapes, the first floor is used 
for packing, and the second floor or attie for the 
storage of baskets, crates, and the like. This build- 
ing measures 25x60 feet over all. The foundation 
walls are 24 inches thick, and the cellar is pro- 
vided with ample means of ventilation by outside 
windows, and also by means of a chimney which 
runs from near the middle of the cellar up through 
the roof. The floor is of dirt. By means of eare- 
ful attention to ventilation, this cellar ean be kept 
to 50° or below during September and October, and 
is frost-proof during the winter. The windows are 
provided with close-fitting sereens, to keep out rats 
and scuirrels. This cellar will hold easily fifty tons 
of grapes in the picking trays. The first floor is 
divided into two rooms, the front one being a_pack- 
ing-room 25 feet square, and the back room being 
a storage and shipping department 25x35 feet. 
This packing-room is provided with heat, and is 
lighted by seven large windows. The floor above 
the cellar is double and made of 1)4-inch matched 
pine, with an abundant air space between the two 
layers. This, therefore, protects the cellar from 
* Bull. 117, Cornell Exp. Sta. 
