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tion of an unusually large and effective storage house 

 owned by his neighbor, Mr. J. S. Smith. 



The house is 60 x 60 feet on the floor, with stud- 

 ding 16 feet high. These are 2x6, and are papered 

 and ceiled on each side and filled with sawdust be- 

 tween. The lower and upper floors are made double 

 and filled between with sawdust the same as the walls. 

 The entire building is placed above ground. There 

 are several intakes for cold air on the east and west 

 sides just above the floor. These are 3^ x 2j^ feet 

 each, and are closed with tight doors like those used 

 on refrigerator cars. There are two warm-air shafts 

 from the upper floor through the roof and extending 

 8 feet above the comb. In each there is a shelf on 

 which a lamp may be set to start the circulation of air 

 when necessary. 



This building, which differs in no essential respect 

 from the apple storage houses more explicitly described 

 in this chapter, and which is a type of the growers' 

 storage houses in the grape districts of western New 

 York state, has been entirely successful in its opera- 

 tions. Grapes, particularly Catawbas, are held here 

 till April or May in perfect condition without the help 

 of any artificial refrigeration whatever. 



VI. STORING VEGETABLES 



Many sorts of vegetables are extensively stored 

 each year. Thousands of bushels of potatoes are car- 

 ried the year round by dealers, and growers often hold 

 their stocks for many months. Cabbages, turnips, 

 carrots, beets, salsify, parsnips, and all similar vege- 



