278 VEGETABLE GARDENING 



MATCHED GEORGIA PINE 



71. NEW YORK CABBAGE 

 SHOMTING BIN CONSTRUCTION 



hauling, masonry and car- 

 pentry. With the price of 

 materials 10 years later, the 

 cost would be nearly $3,000. 

 The dimensions of the house 

 are 30 x 60 feet. It has 32 

 bins, 3x11 feet and 14 feet 

 high, each bin holding five 

 tons of cabbage. The drive- 

 way is 8 feet wide and is 

 frequently filled, giving an 

 additional capacity of 40 

 tons, or 200 tons as the 

 maximum capacity. 



The ceiling (which is also 

 the floor of the loft) is of 

 matched Georgia pine, and 

 has eight trap doors over 

 the bins for ventilation, 

 which is very essential dur- 

 ing the first few days of 

 storage. The floor of the 

 lowest bin is 6 inches above 

 the ground, to allow free 

 circulation of air under the 

 cabbage. The floors are 

 made by placing 2x4 cross- 

 pieces between the cleats on 

 the sides of the bins and 

 then laying 12-foot boards 

 lengthwise. These boards 

 should be 6 inches wide and 

 laid with an inch or more 

 space between them to pro- 

 vide for air circulation. 

 Tiles placed in the wall at 



